When Rachel Frank , MD, associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine , performs surgery on a patient with a knee injury, it's more than professional. It's personal. Frank played goalkeeper on the University of Illinois women's soccer team for four years, and the rigors exacted a painful toll. She underwent seven knee surgeries on the same knee, including during medical school at Northwestern University. "I learned what it means to be on the patient side of things and how challenging that can be, particularly if your whole life revolves around soccer or any sport, as mine did," said Frank, who practices as an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at CU Sports Medicine.

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