PITTSBURGH, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) today announced that Volker Musahl, MD, one of the world's foremost orthopaedic sports medicine surgeons, researchers and physician leaders, will be joining the organization next February to serve as Chief Sports Medicine Officer, Medical Director of International Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, and Chief of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Research.
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