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Dharmesh Vyas, MD, Pittsburgh Penguins team physician, operated on defenseman Olli Maatta's shoulder on Wednesday, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

These sports medicine physicians have recently moved to other positions:

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center named Peter Sabonghy, MD, as the 2014 Physician of the Year, according to a Your Houston News report.

It's not so atypical for a NFL quarterback to have special hand symbols to convey various types of information to his teammates, but this past Sunday might be the first time a quarterback and his team doctor have established a…

Washington Capital's defenseman Nate Schmidt has been working with Kevin Black, MD, on getting back in his skates after breaking his shoulder blade, reports the Patriot News.

Officials with Clayton State University (Ga.) recently inducted their team physician, Joseph S. Wilkes, MD, to the second class of their sports hall of fame, says The Citizen.

When the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Oregon Ducks, 42 to 20, on Monday night, a family story was realized: a current player and his dad, now a physician, both have earned National Champion titles.

Harlan Selesnick, MD, team physician of the Miami Heat, in a Q-and-A with the Miami Herald, said that "skier's thumb" may require surgery.

As the Green Bay Packers advance to the National Football Conference championship this Sunday to face the Seattle Seahawks, they'll be taking mainstay Pat McKenzie, MD, with them.

Jeffery Lymen, MD, and Thomas Halvorson, MD, recently opened two locations of their new Orthopedic Specialty Institute after joining forces, according to a report by the Coeur d'Alene Press.