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Hospital Announces Temporary Orthopedic Surgeons

January 21, 2021

Community Hospital welcomes two orthopedic surgeons who specialize in general orthopedics and sports medicine to the Medical Specialists Center. Melissa Koenig, M.D. and Ryan Sieg, M.D. will provide part-time temporary orthopedic services through at least June 2021.

Both orthopedic surgeons will be assisted in surgery by board-certified orthopedic physician assistant Kaitlyn Redding. She joined Community Hospital’s team in 2019. In addition to assisting in surgery, Kaitlyn supports orthopedic patients during follow-up appointments, orders and refills prescriptions, orders exams, tests, and rehabilitation.

Patients should call 308-344-8285 to make an appointment for orthopedic services. A physician’s referral is not required.

Melissa Koenig, M.D.

Dr. Koenig’s services in McCook begin January 26 at Community Hospital’s Medical Specialists Center.

Dr. Koenig is comfortable with general orthopedic conditions. She is very proficient in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, knee, and ankle. She treats common hand and foot conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, and arthritic conditions. She will also provide trauma care. She does not perform hip or knee replacement.

Her medical training includes a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; residency from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.; fellowship in sports medicine from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and fellowship in foot and ankle at the Foundation for Orthopaedic, Athletic, and Reconstructive Research in Houston, Texas. She is board certified in orthopedic surgery. 

Ryan Sieg, M.D.

Dr. Sieg’s services begin at Community Hospital’s Medical Specialists Center on February 10. He specializes in general orthopedics with experience and interest in sports medicine and total joint replacement.

Major Sieg is military trained and completes his military career this year, serving since 2004. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. He completed a transitional internship and orthopedic residency from William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas. He is board-certified with the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons.