Nine Loyola Medicine Physicians Named to Chicago Magazine's 2020 list of 'Top Docs for Fitness Junkies'
October 5, 2020Categories: Loyola Medicine, Orthopaedics, Awards & Recognitions
Tags: Orthopaedics
MAYWOOD, IL – Nine Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Chicago magazine’s 2020 list of "Top Docs for Fitness Junkies."
The list of orthopaedic specialists, compiled by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. and published in the October 2020 issue, were “chosen as the best locally by their peers.”
“Loyola’s team of exceptional orthopaedic specialists has long been recognized for their comprehensive musculoskeletal care and experience in treating common to complex bone and joint disorders and diseases,” said Richard K. Freeman, MD, Loyola Medicine regional chief clinical officer.
Hand Surgery
- Michael S. Bednar, MD – brachial plexus injury; carpal tunnel syndrome; hand and wrist surgery
- Terry Light, MD (retired) – congenital hand deformities; pediatric hand injuries and reconstruction; thumb absence
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Douglas Evans, MD – hip and knee surgery; sports injuries
- Nickolas Garbis, MD – elbow, minimally invasive and shoulder surgery; sports injuries
- William Hopkinson, MD – arthritis; hip, joint and knee replacement; sports medicine
- Harold Rees, MD – hip and knee replacement
- Dane Salazar, MD – elbow and shoulder surgery; shoulder replacement
- Pietro M. Tonino, MD – arthroscopic surgery; elbow, knee, and shoulder surgery
- Karen Wu, MD – hip and knee replacement and revision
Loyola University Medical Center Orthopaedics is ranked “high performing” in the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital rankings. High-performing specialties rank among the top 10% of programs in the nation. Loyola Medicine was also named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s current list of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopaedic Programs, with Loyola University Medical Center being recognized as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center+ in Spine Surgery.
Castle Connolly’s selection process, under the direction of a medical doctor, involves surveying hundreds of thousands of physicians, as well as academic medical centers, specialty hospitals, and regional and community hospitals across the nation. Online nominating is open to all licensed physicians. Educational and professional experience is screened before final selection is made among those physicians most highly regarded by their peers. Doctors cannot pay to be selected.
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
Established in 1961, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park that includes the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care, Loyola Cancer Care & Research at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center, acute rehabilitation, a transitional care center, childcare center and fitness center. Founded in 1919, MacNeal Hospital is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services and a 68-bed behavioral health program.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).