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James Rheuben Andrews (born 1942 in Homer, Louisiana) is an American orthopedic surgeon who practices in Birmingham, Alabama at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center. He also practices one day a week at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Andrews is arguably the most renowned orthopedic surgeon in his profession for knee, elbow, and shoulder injuries. He has also been credited with performing some of the earliest arthroscopies. Some of the most common procedures performed by Andrews are Tommy John Surgery and the repair of knee damage, and generally he is considered a top specialist in repairing damaged ligaments.

In 1986, Andrews and his partner Larry Lemak, M.D., founded the Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center (ASMOC) as well as the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham. He practiced at ASMOC until 2005 when he moved to St. Vincent's Hospital from the HealthSouth Medical Center. ASMOC and ASMI had had a long lasting relationship with Birmingham-based HealthSouth Corporation and its downtown medical center, where it had been since 1986. His new practice at St. Vincent's Hospital is called Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center.

In 2007, Andrews, along with Baptist Health Care, opened the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Florida. This new facility is all-inclusive housing diagnostic imaging, an ambulatory surgery center, an outpatient rehabilitation center, and is home to Athletes' Performance Florida. Andrews also appointed Dr. Lonnie Paulos as the medical director for his research and education division located at the Andrews Institute. The Andrews-Paulos Research & Education Institute focuses on research and education on prevention of injuries in various types of athletics.

Career and Education

Andrews received his degree from Louisiana State University, and served his residency at Tulane Medical School. He also has fellowships at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the University of Lyon. Andrews is well known for performing orthopedic surgery on high-profile athletes from a wide array of sports. He created the HealthSouth Sports Medicine Council and was the driving force behind the successful Go For It! Roadshow. He was also an athlete himself, winning a Southeastern Conference Championship in polevaulting at Louisiana State University. Andrews was the subject of an ESPN.com article that praised his talents and listed some of his notable clients. One excerpt from the magazine stated that " is the alpha doc at the center of a sports-medicine network that extends well beyond doctors. Every athletic trainer, physical therapist, strength-and-conditioning coach in the land seems to have Andrews' cell phone number". "As far as I know he's like the Jay-Z of the rap world. He's the best. He's smooth. He's smooth as butter." remarked Kevin Smith, Lions running back, on surgeon Dr. James Andrews who performed his ACL reconstruction. He consulted on Tom Brady after his third knee surgery, Brett Favre with his shoulder surgery, and most recently worked with Albert Pujols surgery on his right elbow. He also did a surgical repair of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees's throwing shoulder when he sustained a 360 tear of the labrum and additional rotator cuff damage. He has also worked with professional wrestlers such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, John Cena, Edge, Randy Orton, and CM Punk. He also consulted U.S. women's national soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo on her major shoulder surgery. Andrews serves as the team doctor for Alabama, Auburn, and the NFL's Washington Redskins.

Andrews' patients also include Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, Emmitt Smith, John Smoltz, Troy Aikman, Charles Barkley, Roger Clemens, Andrei Markov, Bo Jackson, Adrian Peterson, Curt Casali, Marcus Lattimore, Robert Griffin III, Brett Favre, Ryan Broyles, Rajon Rondo, and Michael Morse among others.

Andrews' career has enjoyed notable press coverage.

References

1. Jervey, Gay (September 1, 2005). "The Secret Capitals of Small Business". Fortune / CNN. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
2. ^ "Dr. James Andrews: Lessons for the Public From a Leading Pioneer". Shoulder1 Heros. Shoulder1. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
3. Anderson, Steve (2002). "Blading for real: Dr. James Andrews—the surgeon to the superstars—talks about how he puts all your favorite wrestlers back together again". Wrestling Digest. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
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6. Farmer, Sam (2008-10-24). "Dr. Andrews says Brady getting better". The Los Angeles Times.
7. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4582672
8. "Renown orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews updates the WWE Universe on @CMPunk's condition". 1/6/2013. WWE. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
9. Anderson, Lars. "How Dr. James Andrews went from sports fan to the sports surgeon". Sports Illustrated.
10. Dr. James Andrews still works on the cutting edge - ESPN.com
11. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3024046

External links

• Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center
• Andrews Institute

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• 1942 births
• American surgeons
• People from Birmingham, Alabama
• Sports medicine
• Living people
• Louisiana State University alumni