Lincoln Orthopaedic Center congratulates Dr. Doug Tewes for being awarded his Sports Medicine Board Certification in February.  Dr. Tewes is the only orthopaedic surgeon in the Lincoln area with this Sports Medicine Board Certification.

In addition to passing the exam prescribed by the American Board of Orthopaedic  Surgery.  Dr. Tewes was required to submit a list of sports medicine operations performed in a 12 month period.  This list included more than 115 cases with at least 75 including arthroscopy.  Ten additional cases involved patients with non-operative treatments which required Dr. Tewes to manage their sports injury or condition for at least four weeks.

Lincoln Orthopaedic Center provides sports medicine for athletes at all levels.  They are the team physicians for; Lincoln Midget Football League, Lincoln Junior and High School Hockey Leagues, Lincoln Lutheran, Lincoln Christian, Seward Public Schools, Wesleyan, Concordia, Doane, Lincoln Stars and Lincoln Saltdogs.

For more information about Lincoln Orthopaedic Center or how to become a part of their Sports Medicine Program please call (402) 436-2900 or go to www.ortholinc.com.