You've Been Scheduled to See The Doctor!

Many are crying foul as the list of children’s sports injuries grow longer each year.

Evergreen Park Elementary School D124 would like to protect your child or student by helping you prevent an injury, while also arming you with a proper care plan when it’s necessary to treat one.

Dr. Sujal Desai, Bone and Joint Specialist and Orthopedic Surgeon, through Little Company of Mary Hospital, has generously agreed to offer community members a complimentary two-hour sports injury clinic.

As a former team physician of California State University- Northridge, who completed a sports medicine fellowship at The Los Angeles Orthopedic Institute, Dr. Desai has a wealth of clinical knowledge and firsthand experiences to share. The lecture will focus on common sports injuries: Topics will include diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

In addition to our local community parents, ALL athletic directors from the SWIC interscholastic athletic conference, superintendents, and staff from neighboring districts, are highly encouraged to attend.

When featured in an article at LCMH, Dr. Desai shared how he came to be so passionate about his specialty. “I was involved in sports from an early age. I sustained many injuries ranging from sprains/strains to dislocated joints. I was a patient of physicians in many specialties including family medicine, emergency medicine, and orthopedic surgery. I decided to pursue orthopedic surgery as a specialty because it provided me the opportunity to focus on and treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system of the body both conservatively and through surgical intervention if necessary. I wanted to help people the same way as my orthopedic surgeon helped me return to my level of play.”

Please come out and get a firsthand account of Dr. Desai’s expertise. The clinic will take place from 4-6pm, Tuesday, October 6th, at Central Middle School, inside the newly refurbished gymnasium, located at 9400 South Sawyer Avenue, Evergreen Park, 60805.