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
University Appointment:
Other:
- Past President, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, UT-Campbell Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Editorial Board, American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Secretary, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member, ALSAC/ St. Jude Board of Directors and Governors
Professional Societies:
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Association
- American Orthopaedic Society
- American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- Herodicus Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Society
- 20th Century Orthopaedic Society
- Interurban Orthopaedic Society
- Magellan Orthopaedic Society
- Society of NBA Team Physicians
- American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society
- Willis C. Campbell Club
- International Cartilage Research Society
- Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
- Southern Orthopaedic Society
- Tennessee Medical Society
- Tennessee Orthopaedic Society
- Memphis Orthopaedic Society
- Memphis-Shelby County Medical Society
Team Physician Coverage:
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. 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.
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, USL Memphis 901 FC, 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.