12 orthopedic surgeons treating professional athletes

Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons who have treated or will soon treat professional athletes.

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Travis Maak, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Utah Jazz’s Alec Burks.

 

Harlan Selesnick, MD, performed knee surgery on Miami Heat forward Josh McRoberts.

 

Koco Eaton, MD, performed elbow surgery on Tampa Bay Rays closer Jake McGee.

 

Bryan Kelly, MD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, is slated to perform arthroscopic hip surgery on the Minnesota Timberwolves center/forward Ronny Turiaf.

 

Brian Cole, MD, was tapped to perform knee surgery on Chicago Bulls’ Doug McDermott.

 

Walter Lowe, MD, the team orthopedic surgeon for the Houston Texans, performed knee surgery on the team’s rookie outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney.

 

Gary Waslewski, MD, and Doug Freedberg, MD, performed ACL surgery on Arizona Cardinals’ Carson Palmer.

 

Thomas Byrd, MD, performed hip surgery on Oakland A’s first baseman and outfielder Brandon Moss.

 

Thomas Graham, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, performed wrist surgery on Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kevin Martin.

 

James Andrews, MD, performed knee surgery on Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Phil Taylor.

 

Michael Terry, MD, performed knee surgery on Chicago Fire Soccer Club midfielder Patrick Nyarko.

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