Five orthopods establish Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

A group of five orthopedic surgeons last week launched The Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

The surgeons -- Mark Cohen, MD, John Fernandez, MD, Robert Wysocki, MD, Xavier Simcock, MD, and Nitin Goyal, MD -- are team doctors for the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls.

"We are thrilled to be able to introduce The Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute with some of the nation's most experienced surgeons providing leading-edge, personalized treatments for patients with upper extremity orthopedic conditions, including shoulder conditions," said Dr. Cohen, director/professor, Section of Hand and Elbow Surgery at Rush University Medical Center.

Said Dr. Fernandez, "Our physicians work as a team -- sharing research, consulting on cases, and often performing surgery in the OR together to treat some of the nation's most complicated surgical cases. Our association with RUMC gives us access to cutting-edge research and the opportunity to train the surgeons of tomorrow."

The Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute has seven clinic locations in Chicago, Naperville, Oak Brook, Westchester, Park Ridge and Joliet, Ill., and Munster, Ind.