Dr. Craig Morgan to perform shoulder surgery on Phillies righty Jonathan Pettibone: 4 quick points

Craig Morgan, MD, will perform shoulder surgery Philadelphia Phillies’ right-handed pitcher Jonathan Pettibone on July 22, according to Fox News.

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Here are four quick points:

 

1. Dr. Morgan will perform interval closure surgery on Mr. Pettibone’s throwing shoulder.

 

2. Mr. Pettibone underwent surgery last year to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

 

3. Dr. Morgan, of Morgan Kalman Clinic in Wilmington, Del., holds many patents on arthroscopic surgical instruments and developed many of the arthroscopic techniques used today.

 

4. Dr. Morgan is a previous associate editor of the Journal of Arthroscopy.

 

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