Dr. Frederick Azar is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training in sports medicine. He specializes in treating injuries of the elbow, knee, and shoulder, and is currently accepting new patients at his office located in Germantown, TN.
Dr. Frederick Azar is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training in sports medicine. He specializes in treating injuries of the elbow, knee, and shoulder, and is currently accepting new patients at his office located in Germantown, TN.
Dr. Frederick Azar is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine in Memphis, Tennessee. He is Chief of Staff at the Campbell Clinic, as well as Professor and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program in the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering.
Dr. Azar attended the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate degree. After earning his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine, he completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering and a fellowship in sports medicine at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Azar has been a volunteer in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), where he served as President, Treasurer, and Board Member-at-Large. He is currently a Director-Elect for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS), in addition to maintaining an active role in several other national and international professional societies.
He has authored and edited numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed articles, and is a participant in a number of community philanthropic organizations.
Specialities:
Elbow
Knee
Shoulder
Sports Medicine
Locations
Education:
University of Notre Dame, 1982
Med School: Tulane University School of Medicine, 1989
Residency: UT-Campbell Clinic, 1994
Locations:
Germantown
Joined Staff:
August 1995
Fellowships:
Sports Medicine, 1995, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, Alabama
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship, 1999
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Leadership Fellows Program, 2002
Board of Certification:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Dr Azar came highly recommended & did not disappoint! I sustained a knee injury Pickleballing. He was very clear & confident in his diagnosis & provided a plan B if not better in 30 days. AND he spent time listening & I never felt rushed, just important!! Thx for your excellent expertise Dr Azar. Anthony
Always positive, pleasant, and professional!
Great bedside manner
Compassionate caring doctor
Great doctor and super helpful with my problem.
Excellent caring Doctor!
Very informative of diagnosis and treatment. Patient and reponsive to questions
dr azar was very nice
Very good listener. He asks very pertinent questions that helps the patient to get to the root of the problem. Dr. Azar is very helpful and very informative about your problems.
Extremely thorough and not the least bit Pushy, rushy,nor is he impatient.... He handled my son with good care, very detailed and educated us both on the before and after scenario of what needs to be done.Also,more open and available then your usual doctors for after hours and out of office concerns regarding things we may have been uncertain on how to handle after treatment....... Thank you, Dr. Azar