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frank jobe wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 early life 2 career toggle career subsection 2 1 early years 2 2 tommy john surgery 2 3 shoulder reconstruction surgery 2 4 later years 3 personal life 4 legacy toggle legacy subsection 4 1 hall of fame consideration 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents frank jobe 4 languages español 日本語 русский simple english edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia american orthopedic surgeon and co founder of the kerlan jobe orthopaedic clinic frank jobe jobe at dodger stadium in 2008 born frank wilson jobe 1925 07 16 july 16 1925 greensboro north carolina u s died march 6 2014 2014 03 06 aged 88 santa monica california u s education la sierra university loma linda university occupation orthopedic surgeon known for inventor of tommy john surgery spouse beverly jobe children 4 frank wilson 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 the procedure has become so prevalent an estimated one third of all major league pitchers have undergone it 1 jobe also performed the first major reconstructive shoulder surgery on a big league player in 1990 which allowed dodger star orel hershiser to continue his career jobe served as a special medical adviser to the dodgers until his death early life edit frank jobe was born in 1925 in greensboro north carolina after graduating from collegedale academy in collegedale tennessee in 1943 he enlisted in the united states army 2 and reported to camp barkeley for training 3 serving in world war ii as a medical staff sergeant in the army s 101st airborne division he landed by glider at normandy 4 and later was briefly captured during the siege of bastogne in the battle of the bulge 2 successfully escaping he went on to be awarded the bronze star medal combat medical badge and glider badge with one star 5 career edit early years edit after the war jobe enrolled in southern missionary college with help from the g i bill he completed his bachelor s degree at la sierra university and went on to medical school at loma linda university receiving his md in 1956 3 he worked for three years as a general practitioner before completing a residency in orthopedic surgery at the los angeles county hospital 2 6 in 1964 jobe began to consult with the los angeles dodgers he teamed with robert kerlan to specialize in the developing field of sports medicine the duo co founded the southwestern orthopaedic medical group in 1965 later renamed the kerlan jobe orthopaedic clinic 2 jobe officially joined the dodgers medical staff in 1968 2 7 along with the dodgers the clinic supervised medical treatment for the california angels of major league baseball the los angeles rams of the national football league and the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association they eventually worked for the los angeles kings and the anaheim ducks of the national hockey league as well as a large number of other professional and amateur athletes from across the country 8 tommy john surgery edit tommy john in 1981 on september 25 1974 jobe made sports medicine history when he performed the first reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow ucl using a revolutionary procedure he had devised what has since become commonly known as tommy john surgery rescued the career of los angeles dodger pitcher tommy john a 12 year veteran who went on to pitch an astonishing 14 more seasons after a year off recovering 2 in 1982 he performed the procedure on japanese baseball hall of fame pitcher choji murata the first such procedure in japan 9 jobe was unsure the procedure s benefits would last so he waited two years before performing the second ucl reconstruction after success with several more baseball players and a javelin thrower jobe became confident in its lasting benefits the findings of ucl reconstruction were published in the journal of bone and joint surgery in 1986 3 in the four decades since its inception elbow ligament replacement has become common practice for pitchers and players at all levels of baseball 2 with an estimated one third of all major league pitchers in 2014 having undergone it 1 what jobe had estimated as a 1 in 100 prospect of a complete recovery for john had risen to 85 92 percent by 2009 10 for baseball players full rehabilitation takes about one year for pitchers and about six months for position players players typically begin throwing about 16 weeks after surgery 11 prior to his surgery john had won 124 games he won 164 after surgery retiring in 1989 at age 46 2 other pitchers to extend their careers after tommy john surgery include stephen strasburg david wells a j burnett francisco liriano chris carpenter tim hudson john smoltz joe nathan brian wilson billy wagner and matt harvey sandy koufax once asked jobe why didn t you do that on me 2 jobe s response was that if he had only invented the procedure ten years earlier it would have been known as the sandy koufax surgery the initial tommy john surgery john s return to pitching success and the relationship between the two men was the subject of a 2013 espn 30 for 30 shorts documentary 12 shoulder reconstruction surgery edit in 1990 jobe performed major reconstructive surgery on the shoulder of dodgers pitcher orel hershiser s throwing arm the first time this procedure was used on a major league player 13 in this surgery he pioneered a new procedure that reduced the amount of trauma suffered by tissue during the surgery the surgery allowed hershiser to continue his career and the procedure continues to be used 2 later years edit jobe served as clinical professor department of orthopedics for the keck school of medicine at the university of southern california for 40 years jobe served as the team physician for the los angeles dodgers remaining on their medical staff through 2008 7 at the time of his death he was a special advisor to the chairman of the dodger organization he had also been the orthopedic consultant for professional golf s pga tour pga tour champions and senior pga championship for 26 years and named the emeritus physician for the pga tour 14 jobe mentored lewis yocum who was one of the best orthopedic surgeons in baseball when he died in may 2013 2 jobe authored over 140 medical publications wrote 30 book chapters and edited seven books he received three honorary doctorates two from the united states and one from japan 8 personal life edit jobe met his future wife beverly anderson while working as a general practitioner and she was referred to him as a patient rather than treat her himself he had another doctor treat her so the pair could date 3 they had four sons who had eight grandchildren 15 jobe underwent coronary artery bypass surgery on four arteries in 2002 and had a defibrillator implanted in 2010 3 he died on march 6 2014 at the age of 88 in santa monica california jobe was a lifelong member of the seventh day adventist church 16 17 18 legacy edit baseball commissioner bud selig issued a statement on jobe s death saying i was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of dr frank jobe a great gentleman whose work in baseball revolutionized sports medicine since 1974 his groundbreaking tommy john surgery has revitalized countless careers especially those of our pitchers 15 steve dilbeck of the los angeles times referred to jobe as a legend and said it could be argued that jobe is the greatest orthopedic surgeon in history while james andrews called jobe one of the premier fathers of modern sports medicine saying that without his influence baseball players sports medicine care would probably still be in the dark ages 19 jobe was inducted into the baseball reliquary s shrine of the eternals in 2012 20 hall of fame consideration edit jobe s name has periodically been informally mentioned by sportswriters fans and players alike as worthy of a nomination for the national baseball hall of fame 21 22 23 in august 2012 an official campaign web site to have frank jobe honored by the national baseball hall of fame was launched 24 jobe was honored during hall of fame weekend on july 27 2013 in cooperstown new york hall of fame president jeff idelson said jobe s work is a testament to the positive role of medicine in baseball s growth tommy john attended 25 praising jobe by saying i think there should be a medical wing in the hall of fame starting with him 2 references edit 1 2 renck troy e march 7 2014 dr frank jobe brought pitchers new life with tommy john surgery the denver post according to an espn study last season of 124 active pitchers one third had undergone the procedure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 goldstein richard march 6 2014 frank jobe surgeon who saved pitchers careers dies at 88 the new york times retrieved march 7 2014 1 2 3 4 5 frank jobe s hall of fame life major league baseball july 22 2013 retrieved march 7 2014 perry dayn june 11 2008 jobe obit cbssports com retrieved march 7 2014 gurnick ken march 6 2014 famed surgeon jobe dies at 88 mlb com retrieved march 6 2014 dilbeck steve september 24 1999 miracle worker dr jobe gives players back their arms daily news archived from the original on june 3 2013 retrieved july 19 2012 1 2 tommy john surgery pioneer frank jobe dies baseball wires miamiherald com sports network march 7 2014 retrieved march 7 2014 1 2 biography drjobehof org archived from the original on october 30 2012 retrieved september 10 2012 hall of fame pitcher murata pays tribute to dr jobe the japan times march 7 2014 retrieved february 18 2021 rosenhek eric july 1 2009 the gory details of tommy john surgery the good point archived from the original on november 20 2011 retrieved july 3 2006 dodd mike july 29 2003 a year of rehab for tommy john patients usa today retrieved march 7 2014 grantland staff july 23 2013 30 for 30 shorts tommy and frank grantland retrieved august 17 2013 hershiser comeback a miracle sun sentinel may 30 1991 archived from the original on march 10 2014 retrieved august 26 2013 quevedo jane frank jobe society for american baseball research retrieved june 23 2023 1 2 gloster rob frank jobe surgeon who repaired pitchers elbows dies at 88 businessweek retrieved march 7 2014 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link their faith still speaks notable adventist deaths in 2014 adventist review december 31 2014 retrieved october 17 2018 frank jobe renown sports doctor passes away adventist review march 13 2014 retrieved october 17 2018 llu school of medicine alumnus frank w jobe remembered at dodger stadium adventist review april 11 2014 retrieved october 17 2018 dilbeck steve march 7 2014 remembering dr frank jobe los angeles times retrieved march 7 2014 shrine of the eternals inductees archived september 19 2020 at the wayback machine baseball reliquary retrieved 2019 08 14 hoffarth tom april 24 2012 what would it take for dr frank jobe to knife his way into the baseball hall of fame daily news retrieved september 10 2012 isidore chris july 27 2007 surgeon should make cooperstown cut cnn money archived from the original on january 5 2008 retrieved september 10 2012 lopresti mike july 19 2010 cooperstown needs to take another look at these influences on the game usa today retrieved september 10 2012 dr frank jobe for the national baseball hall of fame archived from the original on october 30 2012 retrieved september 10 2012 national baseball hall of fame 2013 induction ceremony archived march 7 2014 at the wayback machine retrieved march 6 2014 external links edit frank jobe at the society for american baseball research sabr bioproject portals biography medicine sports authority control databases international isni viaf worldcat national united states japan netherlands norway israel other yale lux retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title frank_jobe oldid 1371080401 categories 1925 births 2014 deaths people from greensboro north carolina united states army personnel of world war ii united states army officers la sierra university alumni loma linda 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