DHR Health is pleased to announce that Orthopedic Sports Surgeon Dr. Daniel Romanelli has achieved his 100th MACI procedure. He was the first orthopedic surgeon to perform the MACI procedure in the Rio Grande Valley, an advanced cartilage restoration procedure for treating certain knee cartilage injuries.

The significance of DHR Health Transplant Institute’s latest recognition extends far beyond a hospital ranking. It raises a larger question for South Texas: Has the Rio Grande Valley reached the point where patients can look to the region not only for local healthcare, but for nationally competitive transplant medicine?