SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― Regional West Physicians Clinic-Orthopaedics is pleased to welcome board certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons and certified physician assistants to the clinic. They join Timothy Friedlein, MD, FAAOS, and Abbie Cross, PA-C, in providing the area’s leading resource for orthopaedic care, including hand, shoulder, sports medicine, knee, foot, joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery, trauma, and more.

Kevin Anderson, MD, FAAOS, earned a medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, and completed orthopaedic surgery residency training at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He completed an orthopaedic foot and ankle fellowship at Michigan International Foot and Ankle Clinic, Pontiac. Dr. Anderson is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Austin McPhilamy, MD, earned a medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, and completed orthopaedic surgery residency training at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. He completed an orthopaedic trauma surgery fellowship at Reno Orthopedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada.

David Samani, MD, earned a medical degree from the University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, and completed orthopaedic surgery residency training at University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita. He completed an orthopaedic trauma surgery fellowship at the University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento. Dr. Samani is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Brian Aston, PA-C, earned a Doctor of Medical Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia. He is certified as a physician assistant with special recognition in surgery by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.

Barbara Elias, PA-C, earned a degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. She is certified as a physician assistant by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.

At Regional West Physicians Clinic-Orthopaedics, the orthopaedic surgeons have received extensive training in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons in order to provide a full spectrum of orthopaedic care for children and adults. To learn more about orthopaedics, visit rwhs.org.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 188-bed regional referral center and the only Level II Trauma Center in Nebraska west of Kearney. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative healthcare services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.