Dr. Andrew C. Messer, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Messer practices Orthopedic Surgery in Seminole, Clearwater, and Trinity, Florida.

Physician Profile for Dr. Andrew C. Messer, MD

Addresses:: 8839 Bryan Dairy Road Suite #240; Seminole, FL 33777; 430 Morton Plant Street Suite #301; Clearwater, FL 33756

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Male

Years Since Graduation: 23

Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time

Awards and Honors:

2003-2004, Voted as One of America’s Top Surgeons

2004, Nebraska’s Small Business of the Year Award (Presented by President, George W. Bush)

2002, 2003, Who is Who in Medicine

Five-Star Doctor at Mease Countryside Hospital in Hip and Knee Surgery.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:

Southern California Sports Medicine, Interim Spine Surgeon (1993-1994)

Virginia Beach Orthopedic Associates

Lincoln Orthopedic and Sports Medicine

Lincoln Spine Center

Canadian National Rowing and Olympic Team, (1976-1980)

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

North American Spine Society

American Medical Association

Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons(Canada)

Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

International Spinal Injection Society

Publications:

1994, Posterior Stabilization of the Pelvis, International Journal of Orthopedics

1994, Evaluation of 3-D, Coronal, Sagittal, and Axial CT Scans as a Method of Imaging Acetabular Fractures, Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research

Physician Treats:

Fractures, Spinal trauma, Spine (Back) Diseases & Disorders

Physician Performs:

Kyphoplasty - vertebral augmentation, Microdiscectomy, Minimally invasive surgery, Neck surgery, Spinal surgery, Spine (Back) & Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dr. Messer is experienced in advanced spinal surgical techniques including, but not limited to the following procedures: Anterior Lumbar Fusions, Microscopic Disectomies and Kyphoplasty Vertebral Body Fractures. He specializes in the treatment of injuries and disorders of the spine including trauma-related injuries.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Orthopedic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Andrew C. Messer, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine
Halifax, NS 1986
Internship:: Dalhouse Medical School
Halifax, 1987
Residency:: Dalhouse Medical School
Halifax, 1991
Fellowship:: Carolinas Medical Center
CHARLOTTE, NC; Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Downey, CA
Other Education or Training/Positions:: Oxford University, Psychology/Physiology
Oxford, 1982
Undergraduate School:: Yale University
New Haven, CT
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/Partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Kyphoplasty - vertebral augmentation	-
Microdiscectomy	-
Minimally invasive surgery	-
Neck surgery	-
Spinal surgery	-
Spine (Back) & Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)	-

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Andrew C. Messer, MD as of 11/22/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Andrew C. Messer, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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