Dr. Frederick Azar is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine in Memphis, Tennessee. He is Professor and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program in the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering. He previously served as the Residency Program Director.
For more than 25 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 Senior Director for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS), in addition to maintaining an active role in several other national and international professional societies. He also continues to see patients at Campbell Clinic, with appointments available to book online.
Dr. Azar previously served as the team physician for the Memphis Grizzlies for 22 seasons and was selected as the 2012 Team Physician of the Year. He is a former President of the NBA Physicians Association and a current consultant to the NBA. He also serves a team physician for the University of Memphis, the UFL Memphis Showboats, the Christian Brothers University, Lemoyne Owen College and Christian Brothers High School.
Dr. Azar has authored and edited numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and other publications. He is co-editor of Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics and Campbell’s Core Orthopaedic Procedures. He is editor-in-chief of Orthopaedic Clinics, Campbell’s Orthopaedic Journal, Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Sports Medicine surgery, and the AAOS Orthopaedic Knowledge Update – Sports Medicine, 6th Edition.
An active participant in a number of community philanthropic organizations, Dr. Azar currently serves as Co-Chair of the ALSAC/St. Jude Board of Directors and Governors.
