Photo: Courtesy of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Philip F. Skiba Medical director for sports medicine at Advocate Health Care The injury:ACL Tear The prevention:Bend your knees “With a complete rupture, where you tear the sucker through and through, it’s typically a one-shot deal, like trying to make a one-step stop, a sudden change in movement, … Read more
Prasant Atluri Elbow, hand, shoulder, and wrist surgery. Elmhurst Hospital. 847-956-0099 Michael S. Bednar Brachial plexus injury; carpal tunnel syndrome; hand and wrist surgery. Loyola Medicine. 708-216-5825 Anup A. Bendre Carpal tunnel syndrome; reconstructive hand, elbow, endoscopic carpal tunnel, and upper extremity surgery; hand and wrist injuries; hand and wrist microsurgery; tendon and nerve lacerations. … Read more
Kris J. Alden Arthroscopic knee surgery; hip and knee replacement; hip revision; minimally invasive surgery. Elmhurst Hospital. 708-387-1737 Joshua M. Alpert Ankle, elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, and wrist arthroscopy. Advocate Sherman Hospital, Elgin. 847-931-5300 Haluk Altiok Clubfoot; foot deformities; hip disorders and dysplasia; limb lengthening and reconstruction; pediatric orthopedic surgery; spina bifida. Shriners Hospitals for … Read more
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Related: Top Disease Doctors Photo: Courtesy of UChicago Medicine The Cancer Dismantler Hedy Kindler, an oncologist at UChicago Medicine, may have found the Achilles’ heel of pancreatic cancer. The drug olaparib is given to breast and ovarian cancer patients who have mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes because it targets cells with those variations. … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: As of April 7, COVID-19 had become the leading cause of death on a daily basis in the United States. Specialties key to the fight against the virus — infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary disease — have been relisted here. Subspecialties Infectious Disease Cardiovascular Disease Pulmonary Disease Infectious Disease Frederick S. Alexander Silver Cross Hospital, New … Read more
