Friday, February 20

Josh Rosen expects full recovery after successful surgery


(Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


Josh Rosen underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder Monday morning, per a press release from UCLA football.

The sophomore quarterback was not admitted to the hospital for the procedure, which treated a soft tissue injury that will keep Rosen out for the rest of the season.

[Read more: Josh Rosen’s 2016 season comes to an end with injury]

Dr. Ranjan Gupta – a professor of orthopedic surgery at UC Irvine and a shoulder, elbow and hand specialist – performed the surgery.

Rosen sustained the injury in the Oct. 8 game against Arizona State, a 23-20 loss. UCLA expects a full and complete recovery from Rosen, per its press release.

Gottlieb joined the Bruin as a freshman in 2014 and contributed until he graduated in 2018. He was the Sports editor for the 2017-2018 academic year, an assistant Sports editor for the 2016-2017 academic year and spent time on the football, men's basketball, baseball, softball, women's volleyball, men's golf and women's golf beats.


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