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By Trish Yerges, for Grande Ronde Hospital & Clinics and Karrine Brogoitti, Director of Communications and Marketing, Grande Ronde Hospital & Clinics

In a rural community, an orthopedic injury can affect much more than just a knee or shoulder. It can mean missed work, missed games, long drives for appointments, and added stress for families already juggling busy lives. That’s part of what makes the addition of John B. “Jeb” Reid III, M.D., to Grande Ronde Hospital’s Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic so meaningful for Northeast Oregon.

Dr. Reid is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in sports medicine. He brings a background that includes caring for athletes at every level, from high school and college competitors to elite performers, while also treating everyday patients who want to move better, hurt less, and get back to their normal routines.

For local patients, that means greater access to specialized orthopedic and sports medicine care closer to home.

“There were so many reasons to say yes to Grande Ronde Hospital,” Dr. Reid said. “It’s an amazing community with friendly people and natural beauty. A free-standing hospital like Grande Ronde Hospital, run the way it is by quality individuals, is something special.”

Before joining GRH, Dr. Reid served as Chief of Surgery at Asante Ashland Community Hospital and as Medical Site Director for Asante Ashland Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Over the course of his career, he has built a reputation not only as a surgeon but also as a teacher, mentor, and innovator in orthopedics.

Originally from Massachusetts, Dr. Reid completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware before earning his medical degree with honors and being inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at Taos Orthopaedic Institute in New Mexico. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

His expertise includes arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, sports-related injuries, cartilage biomechanics, joint replacement techniques, and evidence-based injury evaluation and treatment.

Still, for many patients, the most important part is simpler than that: access.

In rural areas, specialty care often comes with added challenges. Traveling out of town for appointments, procedures, and follow-up care can create extra stress, expense, and time away from home. When more of that care can happen locally, patients benefit in meaningful ways.

That is one reason GRH sees Dr. Reid’s arrival as an important step forward for the community.

“I’ve been in a sports medicine practice throughout my entire career,” Dr. Reid said. “I’ve cared for high-level athletes, but also for everyday patients who want to get back to work, back to their activities, and back to living without pain.”

His career reflects that range. Over the years, he has worked with numerous high schools, colleges, and universities, and for 20 years traveled internationally with the U.S. Ski Team as a team physician. He has also spent years training and mentoring sports medicine fellows from across the United States and abroad.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Reid has contributed to orthopedic research, publications, and surgical innovation. He has consulted with industry leaders, including Smith+Nephew and Arthrex, and has helped develop surgical instruments and techniques used in orthopedic care.

Since arriving at GRH, he has already been making connections locally. He sees athletes at the EOU training room on Wednesday mornings before clinic and has been present on the sidelines at many Mountaineer events.

That visibility matters in a community like this one. It shows patients, students, coaches, and families that specialized care is not only available here, but also invested here.

“Being able to offer more of this care here matters,” Dr. Reid said. “It means patients can stay closer to home for evaluations, treatment, and follow-up, which is better for them and better for the community.”

For Grande Ronde Hospital, adding Dr. Reid to the orthopedic team is about more than bringing in another provider. It is about continuing to strengthen local access to care and making sure patients in Northeast Oregon do not have to go farther than necessary to receive the specialized treatment they need.

Dr. Reid is currently accepting new patients and athletes through the GRH Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic. Patients interested in scheduling an appointment should discuss a referral with their primary care provider.