Elevate Your Game: Expert Orthopedic Care in Shreveport & Bossier City
Meet Dr. Andrew Patton
Leading with Compassion. Delivering with Confidence.
Dr. Andrew Patton is a fellowship-trained and board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine in his hometown of Shreveport, LA.
He attended Louisiana State University and achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then completed medical school at LSU Health Shreveport, orthopedic residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and an orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at the University of Missouri Kansas City.
Following fellowship, Dr.Patton returned home to Shreveport to join FLEX Institute. He specializes in sports medicine and particularly enjoys knee and shoulder pathology. He also performs total knee and shoulder replacements, MAKO Smart Robotic Knee, as well as general orthopedics.
Louisiana Native
He believes that “anything can be a sport” and puts an emphasis on functional restoration, improved quality of living, and maintenance of independence. He has a strong sense of compassion and states the most rewarding aspect of orthopedics is helping his patients return to living the lifestyle they desire.
Dr. Patton is married to his high school sweetheart, Suzanne, and they have three active boys. He enjoys spending time with his family and helps coach recreational soccer, a sport he and his wife both played at Magnet High School. They are members at Norris Ferry Community Church. When time allows, he can be found out on the golf course, often with his family in tow.
What to know about Dr. Patton
1. Anything can be a sport.
Dr. Patton treats patients of all ages and all activity levels. Whether it is the young athlete who is recovering from an injury and trying to back out onto the field or the older adult trying to maintain independence.
2. Patient success is his reward.
Dr. Patton says the best part of his job is seeing his patients out and about in the community or at their follow-up appointments, and they are BETTER. Having a patient say, “Doc, I hit a homerun last week…” or a patient drop some fresh vegetables off from their garden, thrilled that they are to get their hands back in the dirt, is a perfect day for him.
3. Patients come first.
The FLEX scheduling team calls Dr. Patton their “angel.” It doesn’t matter if he is two steps out the clinic door or has just left the OR; if a patient needs to be seen, he will change his schedule to accommodate them. Additionally, he maintains an open level of communication with his FLEX partners and referring physicians in the Ark-La-Tex.
Expertise
Specialist Areas
Sports Medicine
Total Joint Replacement
— Knee & ShoulderMako Smart Robotics
— KneeHand & Wrist
Education & Training
Undergraduate Studies: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Medical School: LSU Health-Shreveport, Shreveport. Louisiana
Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Fellowship: University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri