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Dr. David Altchek Performs Elbow Surgery on New York Met Jenrry Mejia

Dr. David Altchek, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, recently performed elbow surgery on the New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jenrry Mejia, according to a Fox Sports report.

Carrie Pallardy

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

Dr. Altchek performed the procedure to remove bone spurs from the player’s elbow.

Dr. Altchek is the co-chief of sports medicine and shoulder service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

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