Baton Rouge Orthopedic Center

Whit will have his surgery in Birmingham according to reports.

Dr Andrews group?

I think Dr. Andrews is the Bama doc even though he is an LSU alum according to Wikipedia.

But the ortho docs on staff are from Baton Rouge Orthopedic Center.

Saban made Andrews and his clinic the Bama docs.

The players can go where ever but sometimes you just trust a doctor because “they are a doctor and we are not” not realizing they may not be the best they may have just negotiated a contract that nobody questioned

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I think Dr. Andrews is the Bama doc even though he is an LSU alum according to Wikipedia.

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James Andrews formally retired a couple of years ago.
He is well into his 80s now.

Bama still uses the HealthSouth/Andrews' Sports Medicine Center, sans James Andrews. Lyle Cain is an Andrews protégé there whom I don't know, but he is the Bama team physician. Along with OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, ASMOC one of the better centers for sports-related foot and ankle work in the country.

The Andrews group is also the team docs for Auburn and Samford. They do a lot of big name athletes surgeries. I’m pretty sure whit is going there.

I am not sure what surgery he is getting but Chip and Winder and some of the other guys are some of the best in the South. They literally get patients from all over Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi regularly. They do preform LSU athlete surgeries regularly but the patient can select to have surgery where ever they want. The will rehab at the LSU facility under their care for the most part but can see other trainers and PT's if they are traveling or stay out of town for the summer etc.

Well. See Bo Nix last night. Where do you think he had his ankle surgery? Andrew’s Clinic Birmingham.

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Dr. Andrew’s I think became popular starting with Bo Jackson.

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sorry for so lengthy, but interesting facts about the LSU alumni, Dr. James Andrews.

Dr. James Andrews became known as "The Sports Medicine Doctor," and highly recommended after performing TJ surgery on Roger Clemons around 1985. Clemons returned to the mound, striking out 20 in 1 game and winning the Cy Young. Clemons recommended Andrews to other MLB players, confirming the doctor saved his career. Approximately 318 of Clemons 354 career Wins came after Dr. Andrews' surgery. Andrews and his orthopedic group likely performed over 3,000 TJ surgeries.

Here are a few famous athletes he did orthopedic surgery on and saved their careers: Roger Clemens, John Smoltz, Drew Brees, Adrian Peterson, Bo Jackson (shoulder and hip), Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Andy Petite, Peyton Manning, Bruce Smith, Charles Barkley, Yu Darvish, and hundreds of others. LSU related athletes - Paul Byrd, Brian Wilson x2, Derrius Guice x2, and Kevin McGlinchey.

Post Dr. Andrews' performed surgery, athletes returned to their respective sport, and signed contracts valued at over $2 Billion collectively. (It was either Sports Illustrated or ESPN the Magazine did an article on Dr. Andrews and reported the aforementioned numbers)

My brother played QB at Troy State (early 90's) and jacked up his throwing shoulder/rotator cuff. Dr. Andrews did the surgery, as everything was paid for by TSU.

I know a retired orthopedic surgeon who confirmed that Dr. Andrews was wild and crazy at LSU during his undergraduate years. Andrews cut up so much he almost got expelled from school because he was often in trouble. He was a pole vaulter on the Track team who won both indoor and outdoor SEC Championships. That pretty much saved his arse from serious discipline.

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Dr. Andrew’s I think became popular starting with Bo Jackson.

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I believe he became famous for creating the Tommy John surgery for baseball pitchers.

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I believe he became famous for creating the Tommy John surgery for baseball pitchers.

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Dr. Frank Jobe performed the first "Tommy John" surgery on a Dodgers pitcher named .... Tommy John. Andrews learned the technique from Jobe.

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But they no longer take our insurance so we're looking for another one.

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Everyone is dropping Humana, thats your insurance is my guess. Burnham does good work at Ocshner here as well or go see Godshaw at the Elmwood location.