Dr. Frank McCormick MD is a board-certified orthopedic sports medicine surgeon specializing in arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder, hip, and knee with further sub-specialization in sports medicine and cartilage/joint preservation. Dr. McCormick obtained his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. 

Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy where he performed his surgical internship at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, followed by serving as an F/A-18 Fighter Jet Flight Surgeon for United States Marine Corps VMFA-314 squadron.

Subsequently, he completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program where he was selected as a Chief Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.

He then completed an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at the world-renown Rush Sports Medicine Fellowship followed by the prestigious International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) Sanofi travelling fellowship in joint preservation and cartilage regeneration.

Dr. McCormick has achieved regional, national and international recognition for his clinical research endeavors. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers published in top orthopedic and sports medicine journals while speaking at regional, national or international conferences over 200 times.

Dr. McCormick served as an orthopedic sports medicine specialist within the Harvard medical faculty physician group at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital. He led the sports medicine program, called SportSmart, which provided athletic care coverage to 12 local high schools, a community college athletic program, and a summer league baseball program. Dr. McCormick also served as the hospital’s surgical safety  officer, which was integral in the department’s safety cultural norms and care delivery via lean based approach, that based on the department’s scorecards–met or exceeded the surgical outcomes of the top Boston-based institutions.

Dr. McCormick’s surgical practice centers around complex shoulder, knee, cartilage and hip arthroscopy procedures, with a special interest in joint preservation. He regularly tracks his surgical outcomes and is keen on process improvement, value-based care delivery, and education and training. He leads a medical student research group, and they are successful in implementing numerous pathways that have outlined the benefits our lean based surgical care.

Dr. McCormick is currently commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserve. He has also served as assistant team physician for the Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago White Sox (MLB), and Depaul University (Division I) Men’s and women’s basketball and soccer teams. He has also provided medical care for the New England Patriots (NFL), CrossFit World Competitions and Professional Volleyball.

Dr. McCormick is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Florida International University and Central Florida University with a previous academic appointment at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Milad Alam, a fellowship-trained Board Certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, has specific training in minimally invasive surgical techniques and motion preservation (nonfusion) surgeries. He is dedicated to working directly with his patients in creating customized non-surgical and surgical plans of care for their individual needs and lifestyle.

Dr. Alam completed his medical school training at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Jackson Memorial/University of Miami hospital. He completed a combined Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine fellowship at the University of Southern California (USC) Spine Center with a focus on minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery for treatment of adult degenerative conditions. He has also complemented his fellowship training as a visiting spine fellow at Bern University Hospital in Switzerland.

After completing his graduate medical training, Dr. Alam served as the Chief of Orthopedic Spine Surgery at Riverside Orthopedic Institute (Rutherford, New Jersey), where he helped develop a comprehensive program offering surgical and nonsurgical treatments for degenerative neck and back conditions. Additionally, he served as an Associate Director of spine surgery at Hudson Regional Hospital (Secaucus, New Jersey), where he helped develop an award-winning Robotic Spinal Surgery program.

Dr. Alam has presented at major national spine conferences and written multiple peer-reviewed journal articles about spine conditions and surgical techniques. He is an active member of multiple professional societies, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, AOSpine, and the North American Spine Society.

Shawn Suchdeve, PA-C obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from the University of Central Florida and graduated with honors from Nova Southeastern University with a Master of Medical Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies.

 Shawn values the time he spends with his patients and focuses on making sure they have all the resources they need to help them along their recovery. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family as well as exploring the outdoors.