James Andrews (physician)
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.
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