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Neal ElAttrache, MD, performed Tommy John surgery on Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale March 30, The Athletic reports.

Sports medicine specialist Jason Smith, DO, is already clocking long hours as the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Health Board's new part-time medical director, according to The Toledo Blade.

Sports medicine physicians are in the middle of a conundrum as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates: Are the injuries professional athletes suffer considered elective surgeries or not?

New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard is scheduled to have his Tommy John surgery performed at HSS Florida in West Palm Beach March 26. However, the state postponed all elective procedures March 20 — so how is Mr. Syndergaard going…

All Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care facilities, including the Andrews Institute ASC, postponed all elective procedures after Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order halting elective procedures, NorthEscambia.com reports.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told all 32 franchises to close club facilities by 6 p.m. local time March 25, according to USA Today.

COVID-19 testing in the U.S. lags behind other countries, except when it comes to the NBA, where the league has been testing players with ease, SBNation reports.

Superior Performance Center recently opened a sports medicine facility in New Hope, Minn., reports the Sun Post.

Here are three sports medicine physicians who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in the past month:

Daniel Worrel, MD, surgically repaired a torn labrum in the right shoulder of Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson, the team announced.