Orthopedic surgeon, Pat Connor, MD, serves as the head physician for the Carolina Panthers and will travel with the team to the 2016 Super Bowl at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., according to Charlotte Business Journal.
Here are five takeaways:
1. On Feb. 1, Dr. Connor inserted a plate into Panthers line backer Thomas Davis' broken forearm.
2. Dr. Connor specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery.
3. He has served as the Panthers' head physician for the last 19 seasons.
4. Dr. Connor works alongside orthopedic surgeon, Robert Anderson, MD, who also practices at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, N.C.
5. During the mid-1980s, Dr. Connor was an All-American tennis player at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
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