Dr. Neal ElAttrache diagnoses Angels’ Zack Cozart’s torn shoulder, to undergo season-ending surgery

Neal ElAttrache, MD, confirmed Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zack Cozart tore the labrum in his left shoulder, MLB.com reports.

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Here’s what you should know:

1. Mr. Cozart will have the labrum surgically repaired. Rehabilitation takes six to eight months.

2. Mr. Cozart visited Dr. ElAttrache to confirm the diagnosis.

3. Dr. ElAttrache is an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. He is the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Foundation board chairman and program director for the Kerlan-Jobe fellowship.

4. He is the head team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Rams. He is also an orthopedic consultant to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks and the PGA Tour.

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