Dr Frank McCormick, MD
Dr Frank McCormick, MD
INTRODUCTION
Why the SIGMA System Was Built
1. Precision Over Volume
Every diagnosis, injection, and surgery is tailored to the individual patient — not the insurance code.
2. Outcomes Over Activity
What matters is not what was done — it is what improved. Pain, motion, strength, function, and performance are measured at every phase.
3. Accountability Over Fragmentation
One surgeon. One coordinated team. One recovery pathway. No handoffs. No lost information.
Why the SIGMA System Was Built
After treating thousands of patients across hospital systems, academic centers, and private practice, Dr. McCormick recognized a hard truth: modern orthopedic care was optimized for billing — not healing.
Patients were shuffled between disconnected providers, surgical decisions were rushed or delayed by insurance constraints, and outcomes were rarely measured beyond whether a procedure was “approved.”
SIGMA was designed as the opposite.
It is a surgeon-led, outcomes-driven ecosystem that integrates diagnosis, imaging, biologics, surgery, rehabilitation, and recovery tracking into a single, accountable pathway — with one physician responsible for the entire result.
Unlike traditional insurance-driven practices, SIGMA operates on a physician-directed care model that allows Dr. McCormick to choose the best treatment — not the cheapest or most reimbursable.
This enables:
advanced biologic therapies
precision surgical planning
longer consultation time
personalized recovery programs
and continuous outcome tracking through the SIGMA Scoreboard
The result is fewer failed treatments, fewer repeat surgeries, and faster, more reliable return to function.
CLINICAL FOCUS & UNIQUE SKILL SET
Dr. McCormick is a Harvard-trained orthopedic sports medicine surgeon with elite clinical, academic, and operational experience. His career spans academic medicine, military aviation medicine, and high-performance sports surgery.
His background in:
- Harvard-based orthopedic training
- U.S. Navy medical operations
- Fighter pilot aviation safety systems
- Six Sigma process engineering
- Advanced sports medicine and joint preservation
EDUCATION & ELITE SURGICAL TRAINING
Dr. McCormick’s training reflects the highest levels of orthopedic and sports medicine education worldwide:
- Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program
- Chief Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Rush University Sports Medicine Fellowship
- Trained under Bernard Bach, MD, one of the world’s leading sports medicine surgeons
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS)
- Sanofi Traveling Fellowship in Joint Preservation & Cartilage Regeneration
His surgical foundation combines academic rigor, technical excellence, and innovation in joint preservation and minimally invasive care.
MILITARY & AVIATION MEDICINE EXPERIENCE
Dr. McCormick served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy Medical Corps, completing his surgical internship at Naval Medical Center San Diego before serving as an F/A-18 Fighter Jet Flight Surgeon.
This experience profoundly shaped his approach to orthopedic care—introducing aviation-based principles of:
- Risk mitigation
- Redundancy reduction
- Error prevention
- Performance optimization under pressure
These principles are embedded directly into the SIGMA System to enhance patient safety and surgical reliability.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Dr. McCormick has achieved national and international recognition for his contributions to orthopedic surgery and sports medicine:
- 200+ peer-reviewed publications and invited lectures
- Multiple best paper and international research awards
Former assistant team physician for:
- Chicago Bulls (NBA)
- Chicago White Sox (MLB)
- New England Patriots (NFL)
- Medical coverage for elite athletics, including professional and international competition
Academic appointments at:
- Harvard Medical School (former)
- Florida International University
His research focuses on value-based orthopedic care, surgical decision-making, and the clinical outcomes of biologic and minimally invasive treatments.
OUTCOMES THAT MATTER
At SIGMA, every patient enters a measured recovery pathway. Pain, strength, motion, function, and performance are tracked through digital patient-reported outcome tools and clinical checkpoints.
This allows Dr. McCormick to apply Six Sigma methodology — the same system used in aviation and high-reliability engineering — to continuously improve surgical and non-surgical care. If it isn’t measured, it isn’t accepted as success.
Who SIGMA Is For
SIGMA serves patients who demand more than “standard of care.”
We care for:
- Athletes and high-performance professionals
- Patients with complex injuries
- Individuals with failed prior treatments
- Executives and self-pay patients
- Workers’ compensation and personal injury cases
- International and concierge patients
If you want the highest level of orthopedic precision and recovery certainty, SIGMA was built for you.
Experience the SIGMA Difference
This is not volume medicine.
This is precision-engineered recovery.
From first consultation to full return of function, SIGMA is designed to deliver one thing:
Predictable, measurable, elite outcomes.