Michael Gitelis, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Undergraduate Education: University of Illinois (Urbana, IL): B.S.

Medical School: Chicago Medical School (Chicago, IL): MD

Internship/Residency: Rush-Presbyterian–St. Luke’s Medical Center (Chicago, IL): Orthopedic Surgery Internship/Residency

Fellowship: Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship with Lanny Johnson, MD

Academic Appointments: Rush-Presbyterian–St. Luke’s Medical Center (Chicago, IL): Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

James R. Seeds, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Undergraduate Education: Miami University (Oxford, OH): B.A.

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (Chicago, IL): MD

Internship/Residency: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center/Cook County Hospital: General Surgery Internship

Hamot Medical Center (Erie, PA): Orthopedic Surgery Internship/Residency

Fellowships: American Sports Medicine Institute (Birmingham, AL): Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (Boston, MA): Clinical Orthopedic Fellowship

Biography: James R. Seeds, MD is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon who is fellowship trained in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. He received his medical degree from the academically acclaimed University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a 5-year Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Hamot Medical Center (Erie, PA)

Anthony W. Savino, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Undergraduate Education: John Carroll University (Cleveland, OH): B.S.

Medical School: Rush University (Chicago, IL): MD

Internship/Residency: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center (Chicago, IL): Orthopedic Surgery Internship/Residency

Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center (Chicago, IL); Shriners’ Hospital for Children (Chicago, IL): Spinal Surgery Fellowship

Academic Appointments: Shriner’s Hospital for Children (Chicago, IL): Attending in Orthopedic Surgery

Michael G. Kogan, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS)
Board Certified in Orthopedic Sports Medicine by the ABOS

Undergraduate Education: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL): B.A.

Medical School: University of Illinois (Chicago, IL): MD

Internship/Residency: Ohio State University (Columbus, OH): Orthopedic Surgery Internship/Residency

Fellowship: University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada): Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship

Biography: Michael G. Kogan, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has been in practice with Midwest Bone & Joint since 1995. Dr. Kogan specializes in both general orthopedics, which includes fractures (broken bones) to sprains and strains. In addition, he is a specialist in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery. This specialty requires completing a 1-year fellowship concentrating in this area after completing a 5-year orthopedic surgery residency. During residency, Dr. Kogan served on the medical team treating athletes at The Ohio State University.

Joshua M. Alpert, MD
Board Eligible

Undergraduate Education: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, IL): B.S.

Medical School: Chicago Medical School (North Chicago, IL): MD

Internship/Residency: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center (Chicago, IL):
Orthopedic Surgery Internship/Residency

Fellowship: Massachusetts General/Harvard (Boston, MA):
Sports Medicine Fellowship

Biography:
Joshua M. Alpert, MD joined the Midwest Bone & Joint Institute in 2008 after completing an Orthopedic Surgery fellowship at Harvard’s Sports Medicine Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Alpert grew up in Highland Park, Illinois and obtained an undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Illinois-Champaign. He earned his MD at the Chicago Medical School and completed his residency at Rush University Medical Center. During his sports medicine fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, he served as a team physician for the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox and the Boston Bruins.