Neal ElAttrache

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Neal ElAttrache
Occupationorthopedic surgeon

Neal ElAttrache is an American orthopedic surgeon who operates on sportspeople and celebrities, specializing at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] [3]

ElAttrache graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 and completed a medical degree in 1985 from the University of Pittsburgh. [1]

Some of ElAttrache's patients include Aaron Rodgers, Kobe Bryant, [4] Tom Brady, Shohei Ohtani, [5] Zack Greinke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlize Theron, Ringo Starr, Joe Burrow, Conor McGregor, and Jung-Hoo Lee. [1]

He is also the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Dodgers' team physician. [3]

Personal life

ElAttrache was raised in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania and was an amateur boxer in college. [6] ElAttrache was mentored by sports surgeons Robert Kerlan and Frank Jobe. [7]

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