Andrew I. Spitzer, MD is Associate Director of the Cedars-Sinai Institute for Joint Replacement. As a member of the Cedars-Sinai/USC Dance Medicine Center, Dr. Spitzer specializes in the treatment of hip injuries.

Dr. Spitzer is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Dr. Spitzer has written numerous articles for peer-reviewed publications and contributed chapters to textbooks on hip and knee replacement. He has lectured extensively and presented scientific papers throughout the United States and around the world. He also serves as a consultant reviewer to many of the major orthopedic journals, including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research.

Dr. Spitzer is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Western Orthopedic Association, California Orthopedic Association, Los Angeles Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Dr. Spitzer received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at McKay Laboratories for Orthopedic Surgery Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a surgical fellowship in joint replacement surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston.