Dr. Andrew G. King MD, Orthopedist
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Dr. Andrew G. King MD

Orthopedist

4/5(26)
1542 Tulane Avenue 6th Floor, Room 615 New Orleans Louisiana, 70112
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About

Andrew G. King, MD, MBChB, FRACS, FACS, is Department Head of Orthopedic Surgery at Louisiana State University in New Orleans.  He is an accomplished researcher and is deeply connected to New Zealand and the University of Otago, where he studied.  Most of his residency was spent there and in Exeter, England. His clinical interests lie in the field of scoliosis and other deformities of the spine. Dr. King's methods of spinal instrumentation are widely used today, and in 2007, he served as President of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association.

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Education and Training

University of Otago

Univ of Otago, Med Sch, Dunedin, New Zealand 1971

University of Otago Faculty of Medicine 1971

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery;

Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 50 years of experience
Dr. Andrew G. King MD
Dr. Andrew G. King MD's Expert Contributions

Expert Publications

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Areas of expertise and specialization

Pediatric Spinal Surgery

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Vice Chairman of the Alumni of the University of Otago in America -
  • Speaks for Peers and Continued Medical Education -

Awards

  •  2011 New Orleans Super Doctors 

Treatments

  • Back Pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Birth Defects
  • Pain

Fellowships

  • Louisiana State University (Spinal Surgery)

Professional Society Memberships

  • Scoliosis Research Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, American Orthopedic Association

Articles and Publications

  • 70 Publications

What do you attribute your success to?

  • A Genuine Interest and Love of what he Does

Hobbies / Sports

  • Hiking in New Mexico

Favorite professional publications

  • Spine, Journal of the Scoliosis Research Society

Dr. Andrew G. King MD's Practice location

1542 Tulane Avenue 6th Floor, Room 615 -
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118
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