About Fred Flandry
Dr. Flandry graduated from Tulane University College of Arts and Sciences and earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed a flexible internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans and then a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery through Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals across the United States. After his residency, he completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery at the Hughston Clinic. After entering practice, he continued his education by taking multiple sabbaticals to study Orthopaedic Traumatology at major academic centers in the United States, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Amsterdam.
Dr. Flandry holds dual board certification in Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and certification in Pain Management from the American Academy of Pain Management. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, and American College of Sports Medicine. He is an oral board examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and teaching faculty for AO North America. He holds academic appointments from Tulane University as Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and from Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery.
His clinical practice focuses on Sports Medicine, treatment of fractures and musculoskeletal injuries, total joint replacement, deformity correction, amputee care, and treatment of non-healing fractures, Orthopaedic infections, and revision Orthopaedic operative procedures.
Commonly Treated
Conditions/Injuries
- Sports-related injuries
- Fractures and musculoskeletal injuries
- Joint conditions requiring replacement
- Deformities
- Amputee care
- Non-healing fractures
- Orthopaedic infections
Commonly
Performed Procedures
- Sports medicine procedures
- Fracture treatment
- Total joint replacement
- Deformity correction
- Revision orthopaedic operative procedures
Education
RESIDENCY:
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine
UNDERGRADUATE:
Undergraduate degree from Tulane University College of Arts and Sciences
Titles, Honors, Awards
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Medical Association of Georgia
- President of the Clinical Orthopaedic Society
- Inducted into the Georgia Southwestern Sports Hall of Fame as a team physician
- Honored by the Mayor of Columbus Georgia for work with citizens with disabilities
- Honored by the government of Colombia for teaching efforts in Orthopaedic healthcare
Associations
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Association
- Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
- Member of sixteen national and international specialty societies
Research/Training
- Published over thirty scientific journal articles, reviews, and textbook chapters
- Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for the Fellowship in Sports Medicine at Hughston Foundation
- DIO and teaching faculty for the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital