Shepherd Center Welcomes Bruce Ziran, M.D., to Medical Staff
Dr. Ziran to serve as medical director of Orthopedics.
Bruce Ziran, M.D., recently joined Shepherd Center’s medical staff as the medical director of orthopedics, providing comprehensive orthopedic services, including surgical procedures.
A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, he 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. Before coming to Shepherd Center, he 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.
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.”
Dr. Ziran moved from the Pittsburgh/Cleveland corridor to Atlanta in 2008 and has since called Atlanta home. In his free time, he spends time with family, tends to a farm, and plays in his workshop. As a cancer survivor, he says he relishes every day, and most of all, the journey with his family.
With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.