Mets name Dr. Kathryn McElheny head team physician

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Kathryn McElheny, MD, is the new head team physician for the New York Mets.

She was promoted from her role as the Mets' non-operative medical director, a role she served for two years, according to a March 30 announcement. She succeeds Struan Coleman, MD, PhD, who is moving to Washington, D.C., and will continue as a consultant with the Mets medical team.

Dr. McElheny has dual board certification in pediatrics and sports medicine. She received her medical degree from Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Stritch School of Medicine and completed her residency at New York City-based Weill Cornell Medical Center. She received fellowship training at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

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