Fourteen Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush physicians have been named to Newsweek’s America’s Leading Doctors list for 2025. The rankings are based on doctor performance data, peer recommendations, and certifications from American medical and surgical certification boards. This ranking recognizes 2,845 outstanding specialists across 15 critical fields, including orthopedics.

The honored MOR physicians include:

• Mark Cohen, MD (hand surgery)
• Brian Cole, MD, MBA (sports medicine)
• Gregory Nicholson, MD (sports medicine)
• Matthew Colman, MD (spine surgery)
• John Fernandez, MD (hand surgery)
• Brian Forsythe, MD (shoulder surgery)
• Grant Garrigues, MD (shoulder surgery)
• Vasili Karas, MD (hip surgery)
• Gregory Lopez, MD (spine surgery)
• Johnny Lin, MD (foot and ankle surgery)
• Scott Sporer, MD (hip surgery)
• Nikhil Verma, MD (sports medicine)
• Robert Wysocki, MD (hand surgery)
• Adam Yanke, MD, PhD (sports medicine)

To view the full list, click here.