Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.
James Andrews is an American orthopedic surgeon. He is a surgeon for knee, elbow, and shoulder injuries and is a specialist in repairing damaged ligaments. Practicing in Gulf Breeze, Florida, Andrews has become one of the best-known and most popular orthopedic surgeons and has performed on many high-profile athletes. He also is the team doctor for the Tampa Bay Rays, Auburn Tigers, and Washington Commanders.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) promotes sports medicine education, research, communication, and fellowship and includes national and international orthopaedic sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Formed in 1972 as a forum for education and research with 100 members, the AOSSM today has to more than 2,000 members.
William James Mallon is an American orthopedic surgeon, former professional golfer and a leading authority on the history of the Olympic Games.
Evan Flatow is an American orthopaedic surgeon-scientist. As of 2023, he is President of Mount Sinai West, part of the Mount Sinai Health System. He published more than 400 book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. Flatow is indicated as principal or co-principal investigator for nine research grants and listed on six patents for influential shoulder implant systems.
Tarek Omar Souryal is an orthopedic surgeon in the field of sports medicine, known for his research on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He currently practices in Dallas, Texas, at Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Group. He was previously the Head Physician for the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team and also served as the President of the NBA Physicians Association. He hosted a weekly radio show Inside Sports Medicine heard in the Dallas area. Souryal also provides medical advice and support to underprivileged high school athletes through his Texas Sports Medicine Foundation.
Sean E. McCance is an American orthopedic surgeon and Co-Director of Spine Surgery in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Additionally, he is an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Attending Spine Physician at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Robert F. LaPrade is a knee surgeon, practicing at Twin Cities Orthopedics in Edina, Minnesota. He is a specialist in treating posterolateral knee injuries. He has received the 2013 OREF Clinical Research Award for his research in improving outcomes for these injuries, and is the author of a textbook on the subject.
Hans Pässler was a German knee surgeon and college lecturer. Pässler published three books and made numerous book contributions, as well as over 200 publications in journals.
Leigh Curl is an orthopedic surgeon who was the first female team physician in the National Football League (NFL).
Christopher S. Ahmad is the head team physician for the New York Yankees and a member of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association. He is a professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an attending orthopaedic surgeon at the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. In 2013, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Ahmad, which he subsequently dropped.
Joshua A. Siegel is an American orthopaedic surgeon and director of sports medicine. He is known for engaging arthroscopic surgical techniques in treating professional athletes and sports teams. He has been listed as Top Doctor six times by New Hampshire magazine. He is listed among the "59 Orthopaedic Surgeons Recommended by Healthcare Leaders". He is also listed among the "125 Knee Surgeons and Specialists to Know".
Joseph D. Zuckerman is an American orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder, hip and knee replacement surgery.
Armin M. Tehrany is an American orthopaedic surgeon, assistant clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and film producer.
Bryan L. Reuss is an American orthopaedic surgeon. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology with distinction from the University of Kansas in 1996 and graduated with honors with an M.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2000. From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Reuss was an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Physician in the Orlando Regional Healthcare System. In 2004-2005 he was awarded the "Resident of the Year" for Orlando Regional Healthcare chosen from all the hospital system's Resident Doctors. He completed an Orthopaedic Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati/Wellington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Fellowship in 2006. In 2010, Dr. Reuss was awarded the Sports Medicine Person of the Year from the Athletic Trainers Association of Florida.
Augustus A. White III is an American surgeon who is the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Distinguished Professor of Medical Education and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and a former Orthopaedic Surgeon-in-Chief at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. White was the first African American medical student at Stanford, surgical resident at Yale University, professor of medicine at Yale, and department head at a Harvard-affiliated hospital.
Rick Wayne Wright is an American orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. He was the Jerome J. Gilden Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine before becoming the Dan Spengler, M.D., Chair in Orthopaedics at Vanderbilt University.
Matthew Joseph Matava is an American orthopedic surgeon. Matava is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Physical Therapy, the head team physician for the Washington University Bears athletic teams, as well as a team physician for the St. Louis Blues. He is also the president of the National Football League (NFL) Physician Society.
Brian J. Cole is an American orthopedic surgeon, professor and associate chairman of the department of orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and the chairman of surgery at Oak Park Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois. He is the managing partner of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, a top-ranked orthopaedic department in the United States. He is a sports medicine clinician-scientist specializing in shoulder, elbow, and knee injuries and has an interest in arthroscopy, cartilage restoration, and the use of OrthoBiologics. He is well known for his work with professional and university sports teams, working as the head team physician for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Dogs, Joffrey Ballet Chicago, and DePaul University and co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Fire. He frequently treats professional athletes and is asked for second opinions by his colleagues to help with the care of high-profile athletes from virtually every sport both nationally and internationally.
Dana Curtis Covey is an American military veteran, orthopaedic surgeon, and professor. He is a clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, San Diego.
