When Ryan Sieg, MD, was younger, his whole life revolved around sports. His action-packed lifestyle occasionally found him in the local hospital with a broken arm or fractured ankle. As he received care, he became fascinated with how the orthopedic doctors evaluated and treated their patients effectively with compassion. Today, Dr. Sieg serves his community as a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Avera Orthopedics in O’Neill, NE. “The patient is the one who guides me,” said Dr. Sieg about his approach to care. To him, he isn’t treating a problem or an X-ray — he treats people so they can return to their passions and lifestyle.