• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Shoulder SLAP tear repairs
• Elbow UCL repair and reconstruction (Tommy John Surgery)
• Ruptured triceps and biceps tendon repairs
• Surgical treatment of lateral epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
• Elbow arthroscopy
• Endoscopic hip gluteus medius (abductors) repairs and trochanteric bursectomy
• Endoscopic and open hamstring repairs
• Knee arthroscopy
• ACL reconstruction including revision ACL reconstruction
• Patellar stabilization surgery for patellar dislocations
• Patellar and quadriceps tendon repairs
• Fracture fixation

Dr. Austin Hardaway is a fellowship-trained sports medicine orthopedic surgeon. He was born and raised in the Memphis area and graduated from Arlington High School. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Campbell Clinic during which time he helped take care of multiple high schools in the area and The Memphis Redbirds. He then completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Clinic in Birmingham. During fellowship he served as one of the team physicians for The University of Alabama athletics including the football, basketball, and baseball teams. He gained experience taking care of athletes at all stages ranging from middle school to the professional level.

He specializes in taking care of injuries to the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee. He has a special interest in treating shoulder and elbow injuries in throwing athletes including elbow UCL tears. Although well trained in sports injuries, he is experienced in treating chronic, non-athletic related conditions in all age groups such as rotator cuff tears, shoulder impingement, and degenerative knee meniscus tears.

He currently serves as the head team physician for The Memphis Redbirds, Briarcrest Christian School, and Hutchison School. He also is a team physician for The University of Memphis and Rhodes College athletics.

Professional Societies

• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Consultant Reviewer:

• American Journal of Sports Medicine

Clinical & Research Interests

• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Rotator cuff repairs
• Shoulder instability including arthroscopic labral repairs and open bone block procedures (Latarjet)
• Shoulder SLAP tear repairs
• Biceps tendonitis and shoulder impingement
• AC joint injuries
• Clavicle fractures
• Shoulder and elbow injuries in the throwing athlete
• Elbow UCL repair and reconstruction (Tommy John Surgery)
• Ruptured triceps and biceps tendon repairs
• Surgical treatment of lateral epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
• Elbow arthroscopy
• Endoscopic hip gluteus medius (abductors) repairs and trochanteric bursectomy
• Endoscopic and open hamstring repairs
• Knee arthroscopy
• ACL reconstruction including revision ACL reconstruction
• Multi-ligament knee injuries including PCL, LCL, and MCL injuries
• Meniscal tears including meniscal repair
• Knee cartilage injuries
• Patellar stabilization surgery for patellar dislocations
• Patellar and quadriceps tendon repairs
• Fracture fixation