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Andrew W. Gottschalk, M.D. trained in sports medicine at both Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. His extensive experience includes treating athletes of all levels of competition, including those in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NCAA Division I.
As Ochsner’s Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine, Dr. Gottschalk serves as Head Medical Team Physician for the NBA New Orleans Pelicans. Dr. Gottschalk is a member of the NBA’s Board of Athlete Health and is involved in several other sports medicine associations and initiatives. Dr. Gottschalk is also an avid writer, his multiple publication projects include his regular newspaper column, “The Sports Medicine Doctor.” Dr. Gottschalk is the current Musculoskeletal Health Editor for the medical journal Evidence-Based Practice
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Education and Training
Medical School
Case Western Reserve Univ. Sch. of Med
Residency
Mayo Clinic
Field of Study: Family Medicine
Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Field of Study: Sports Medicine
Certifications
- American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine
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Ochsner Patient Verified Reviews
All patient experience ratings and comments are submitted by Ochsner Health patients through post-care surveys. Only surveys administered by Ochsner Health are displayed, and reviews are confidential to ensure privacy. Not all reviews submitted from patients included a comment.
He's the best!
The assistance was great
Excellent
These individuals listen to your concerns
Not only will we recommend the doctor we have called him to recommend other specialists who treats their patients the way he does.
We see Dr Gottschalk regularly throughout the year. Always a concerned, great demeanor, great doctor
My experience was very good
Excellent
Dr Gottschalk is wonderful. He listens . He discusses diagnosis and plan. He is open to ideas in the discussion and plan . He is thorough and extremely knowledgable. I recommend him to my friends and everyone I have referred to him speak highly of him as well
Dr. Gottschalk performed the Tenjet procedure on me. This was a 3-month follow-up.
Very informative
Very impressive bedside manner knowledgeable & comforting.
Always Dr. Gottschalk is explaining and teaching me about my condition. Never in a hurry. He is my favorite doctor & very kind! Excellent.
Dr. Gottschalk was candid about my knee condition & what the options are & let me participate jointly in treatment decisions.
The doctor explained the issues and gave me options. Also, Dr. Gottschalk was very personable & a joy to be treated as a person not a number. I really like him.
