Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PhD, performed knee surgery on Tanner Howe, a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins, at UPMC St. Margaret Harmar Outpatient Center in Pittsburgh.
The procedure was to repair Mr. Howe’s anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was performed April 23, according to an April 24 news release from the team.
The expected recovery time for the surgery is nine months.
Dr. Vyas is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at UPMC Sports Medicine and is the Penguin’s head team physician.
