Bruce Ziran, MD joined Shepherd Center’s medical staff as the medical director of orthopedics, providing comprehensive orthopedic services, including surgical procedures.

Before coming to Shepherd Center, Dr. Ziran was involved in orthopedic trauma program salvage and development and helped take Atlanta Medical Center to Level I status. He then went to Gwinnett Medical Center to develop their Orthopedic Trauma Program while working with The Hughston Clinic. Most recently, he started a medical device company that makes orthopedic products, most notably, for the military.

A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Ziran earned his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and his M.D. at Case Western Reserve University. He also completed training in orthopedic surgery at Case Western, followed by a fellowship in trauma surgery at the University of California, Davis Medical Center with one of the founders of the Orthopedic Trauma Association, Michael W. Chapman, M.D. He subsequently finished an AO fellowship at the University of Bern, Switzerland, under Reinhold Ganz, M.D. Thereafter, he traveled to Russia and Italy to study the Ilizarov technique of bone lengthening and regeneration.

Dr. Ziran is the second medical director of orthopedics in the hospital’s history, following Herndon Murray, M.D., who has been with the hospital since its founding and retired at the end of 2025.

“Dr. Ziran is an excellent addition to Shepherd’s medical staff,” said Michael Yochelson, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer at Shepherd Center. “His more than 30 years of experience working with patients with traumatic injuries will allow us to expand the services we offer our patients.”

“After working in every type of practice, and having seen the changes in U.S. healthcare, becoming more corporate, less personal, and frustrating, I saw at Shepherd what caring for patients ought to be,” said Dr. Ziran. “From the individual talents of all, to the involvement of the administration, Shepherd Center represents what healthcare should be. Dr. Murray has developed and delivered remarkable orthopedic care to Shepherd patients, and he will certainly be missed. I hope to continue his legacy and am honored to be part of the team.”