Frank Jobe – Wikipedia

Frank James Jobe (July 16, 1925 – March 6, 2014) was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players.. In 1974, Jobe performed the first “Tommy John surgery” on then-Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John. …

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