Episode 1 - The Most Important Man in Sports

The Sports Medicine Podcast

In the very first episode of The Sports Medicine Podcast, Dr. Dold sits down with legendary orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, Dr. James Andrews. Dr. Andrews has been considered "the most important man in American Sports." Dr. Andrews graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1963, where he was Southeastern Conference indoor and outdoor pole vault champion. He completed LSU School of Medicine in 1967 and completed his orthopaedic residency at Tulane Medical School in 1972. He had surgical fellowships in sports medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1972 with Doctor Frank McCue, III and at the University of Lyon, Lyon, France in 1972 with the late professor Albert Trillat, M.D., who is known as the Father of European Knee Surgery. At present, Dr. Andrews serves as Medical Director and Orthopaedic Surgeon for Auburn University Intercollegiate Athletics and Senior Orthopaedic Consultant at the University of Alabama. Dr. Andrews serves on the Medical and Safety Advisory Committee of USA Baseball and on the Board of Little League Baseball, Inc. In the professional sports arena, Dr. Andrews is Senior Consultant for the Washington Redskins Professional Football team and Orthopaedic Medical Director for the Tampa Bay Rays Professional Baseball team. Dr. Andrews is also the Medical Director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). For more information on Dr. Andrews, please visit: https://www.andrewssportsmedicine.com/physicians/james-r-andrews-md Host: Dr. Andrew Dold, MD FACS FRCSC DoldMD.com https://www.instagram.com/dr.dold.md/ https://www.instagram.com/thesportsmedicinepodcast/ Questions and Comments: [email protected]