Rush Health Systems has announced that Meridian native, Lane Rush, MD, is joining Irvin Martin, MD, David Pomierski, MD, Gus A. “Sonny” Rush, MD, James Watson, MD and the staff of Rush Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

He will begin seeing patients at the Rush Professional Office Building located at 1800 12th street in Meridian on Aug. 6.

Dr. Rush received his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, and completed his fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction at Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in Greenville, South Carolina. 

“Growing up in Meridian, medicine was always a big part of my life. My grandfather, Dr. Gus Rush, practiced in Meridian for several years, and my father, Dr. Sonny Rush, continues to practice Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine,” said Dr. Lane Rush. “I am proud to be returning home to practice orthopaedics. I look forward to delivering personal and compassionate care that has always been a part of my family’s legacy, while also delivering new and innovative techniques and technologies to my patients.”

Dr. Lane Rush is fellowship-trained in sports medicine, and specializes in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee, as well as shoulder and knee reconstruction surgery. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 601-703-9231.

Rush Health Systems is the largest, most diverse medical system in East Mississippi and West Alabama. With a 103-year legacy of medical innovation, quality care and service to others, Rush Health Systems is comprised of 7 hospitals and more than 30 clinics, with 250 staff and contracted physicians and 95 advanced-practice providers. Rush is the largest non-governmental employer in the region. Rush Health Systems includes Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, The Specialty Hospital of Meridian, Medical Foundation, Inc., Laird Hospital, Union, H.C. Watkins Hospital, Quitman, Scott Regional Hospital, Morton, John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital, DeKalb, and Choctaw General Hospital in Butler, Alabama.