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High-Profile Surgeon Warns of Athletic Injuries in Youth

06/18/2012

Dr. James AndrewsThe 40th annual Arts & Science of Sports Medicine Conference, held at the Curry School June 4-8, featured keynote speaker Dr. James Andrew.  Dr. Andrews is a nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon who has operated on a slew of professional athletes, including Drew Brees, Troy Aikman, Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson.

His work now focuses on the increasing prevalence of professional-level injuries in youth sports. You can read more about Dr. Andrew’s talk in the June 17 Daily Progress article, Expert tells UVa audience the rewards, challenges of athletic medicine.