Dr. Richard C. “Chad” Mather III, MD, MBA
Hip arthroscopy · Duke Orthopaedics · Optum
Dr. Mather is a Duke orthopaedic surgeon whose clinical practice focuses on hip arthroscopy, including femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and extra-articular hip endoscopy. He is a health-services researcher and decision scientist at Duke, and a former vice chair of practice transformation in the Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of Optum Specialty Care. He earned his M.D. and M.B.A. at Duke, where he also completed his orthopaedic residency, and he is a past president of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association.
He was one of the featured speakers at the 2025 NDOS meeting, and GolfDoc was proud to bring him to South Bend.
Sources: Duke Orthopaedics · Optum Health Education · 2025 speaker list (Chip Taunt)
Dr. Jason L. West, MD
General & trauma surgeon · San Antonio, Texas
Dr. West is a board-certified general surgeon in San Antonio, affiliated with Methodist Hospital Stone Oak and Methodist Physician Practices. His practice includes trauma surgery, surgical critical care and acute care (emergency general) surgery.
He earned his M.D. at UT Southwestern Medical School, where he and GolfDoc were medical-school classmates, and completed his surgery residency at LSU Health Shreveport. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Sources: U.S. News · Doximity · WellMed directory
Dr. Jeff Yergler, MD
Hip & knee replacement surgeon · South Bend Orthopaedics
Dr. Yergler is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at South Bend Orthopaedics who specializes in minimally invasive hip and knee replacement, including robotic and outpatient joint replacement. A South Bend native, he is continuing a family legacy: his father was one of the original founders of South Bend Orthopaedics.
He graduated from the University of Michigan, earned his M.D. at Indiana University School of Medicine, completed his orthopaedic residency at Duke University Medical Center and an adult reconstruction fellowship at Rush. He is a developer for Zimmer Biomet and Canary Medical (the Persona IQ “smart knee”) and a consulting physician for the University of Notre Dame.
Sources: South Bend Orthopaedics · Dr. Yergler’s site
