Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – Orthopedic Surgeon Jonathon Gurule, D.O., has joined the surgical team with Jonesboro Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (JOSM) and St. Bernards Healthcare, specializing in sports medicine and the treatment of bone, joint and muscle injuries.
Dr. Gurule arrives at St. Bernards after completing a sports medicine fellowship at the University at Buffalo, where he helped care for professional football and hockey players with the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres.
Now as an orthopedic surgeon, he performs shoulder, hip and knee replacement surgeries, along with minimally invasive and arthroscopic procedures to repair or reconstruct ligaments, cartilage and tendons.
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Dr. Gurule first spent time in Jonesboro while earning his doctorate of osteopathic medicine from NYITCOM-Arkansas, graduating top of his class. Following medical school, he completed an Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Oklahoma State University before pursuing his fellowship.
JOSM Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Jeremy Swymn said that Dr. Gurule joins Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri’s most established orthopedics practice that now includes two locations, eight physicians and six advanced practice providers.
“We are excited to have Dr. Gurule join our orthopedic team,” Dr. Swymn said. “He spent his fellowship taking care of professional athletes, and he brings that experience back to Northeast Arkansas. Our goal is to continue providing cutting-edge surgical technology with outstanding patient care to our region.”
Dr. Gurule emphasizes compassionate care and treatment plans tailored to each patient, helping people regain mobility and return to the activities they enjoy. He lives in Jonesboro with his wife, Dr. Hallie “Frederick” Gurule, an Internal Medicine Physician with St. Bernards Clopton Clinic. They are expecting their first child, a son, in February.
More information, including appointment requests with Dr. Gurule, is found here or by calling JOSM at 870-932-1820.
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