Frank Jobe, MD, made the ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction procedure famous after performing it for the first time on former MLB pitcher Tommy John; the surgery is now common among elite and professional athletes.
Here are 28 providers performing Tommy John surgery.
This list is not comprehensive. To submit a name to the list, email Eric Oliver at eoliver@beckershealthcare.com.
Christopher Ahmad, MD, of Columbia Orthopedics in New York City.
Ken Akizuki, MD, of Sports Orthopedic and Rehabilitation in Redwood City, Calif.
David Altchek, MD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
James Andrews, MD, of the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Michael Banffy, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
J. Michael Bennett, MD, of Houston, Texas.
E. Lyle Cain Jr., MD, of Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala.
Mark Cohen, MD, of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago.
Patrick Connor, MD, of Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina
Jeffrey Dugas, MD, of Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
Benton Emblom, MD, of Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala.
Doug Freedberg, MD, of Phoenix-based OrthoArizona
Tom Hackett, MD, of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo.
John Victor Ingari, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.
Steve Jordan, MD, of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Timothy Kremchek, MD, of Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Cincinnati
Steven J. Lee, MD, of NY Orthopedics in New York City.
Orr Limpisvasti, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
Karim A. Meijer, MD, of Dallas-based Texas Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Group
Keith Meister, MD, of Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery in Arlington.
Edward George McFarland, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.
Carl Nissen, MD, of Hartford, Conn.-based Connecticut Children's Elite Sports Medicine
Roger Ostrander, MD, of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
George Paletta, MD, of Orthopedic Center of St. Louis.
Christos Photopoulos, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
Brian Schulz, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
Nikhil Verma, MD, of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago.
Gary Waslewski, MD, of Phoenix-based OrthoArizona