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, and Michael Morse among others.
Andrews' career has enjoyed notable press coverage.
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