Andrew M. Pepper, MD

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Pepper, please call 844-407-4070.

Dr. Andrew M. Pepper is a fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in all aspects of hip and knee replacement surgery including total and partial primary knee replacement, primary total hip replacement, as well as complex and revision total joint replacement. Dr. Pepper is a native of Florida, growing up around the Tampa Bay area and received his medical degree from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He then completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI and went on to pursue fellowship training in Adult Joint Reconstruction at New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital/Insall Scott Kelly Institute in New York, NY. During his residency and fellowship training, Dr. Pepper learned a variety of surgical techniques allowing him to individualize patients’ care to obtain the best outcome for each patient. Dr. Pepper aims to provide patients with exceptional individualized care that returns patients to the quality of life they desire.    

Dr. Pepper has been interested in clinical research throughout his career and his current research interests include: multimodal pain management after total joint replacement, improving outcomes after total joint replacement, and managing costs associated with joint replacement.  He has authored numerous publications and is committed to advancing the science of and access to joint replacement surgery.  

Dr. Pepper and his wife, Rachel, both grew up around Tampa Bay and are dedicated to giving back to their home community in Central Florida. They enjoy time with family, kayak fishing, golf, and following the Tampa Bay Lightning.  

The joint replacement surgeons at Rothman Orthopaedics collectively perform over 17,000 hip and knee procedures each year in both an inpatient and outpatient capacity. They continue to lead the way in advanced technologies and procedures, providing our patients with the safest, most effective methods to get you back to what you were.  Services offered include:

Hip:

    Total Hip Replacement
    Anterior Hip Replacement
    Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
    Rapid Recovery Hip Replacement
    Revision Hip Replacement
    Posterior Hip Replacement
    Computer Assisted Hip Replacement
    Robotic Hip Replacement
    Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
    Anterolateral Approach
    Direct Lateral Approach
 

Knee:

    Total Knee Replacement
    Partial Knee Replacement
    Revision Knee Replacement
    Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
    Rapid Recovery Knee Replacement
    Computer Assisted Knee Replacement
    Robotic Knee Replacement
    Quad Sparing Knee Replacement
    Outpatient Total Knee Replacement

Egresado de un programa de postgrado (fellowship) que le permitió un profundo entrenamiento en todos los aspectos del reemplazo de cadera y rodilla, incluyendo reemplazos parciales y totales, así como la revisión de reemplazos totales y operaciones complejas de las articulaciones de la cadera, el Dr. Pepper es originario de Florida, habiendo crecido en Tampa Bay y sus alrededores.  Egresó  del Colegio de Medicina Morsani de la Universidad del Sur de Florida, terminando su
residencia en Cirugía Ortopédica en el Hospital Henry Ford de Detroit, MI, para posteriormente realizar su entrenamiento de Postgrado en reconstrucción articular de Adultos en el New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital/Insall Scott Kelly Institute en Nueva York, NY.

Durante sus estudios de postgrado, pudo adentrarse en una variedad de técnicas quirúrgicas, cuyo conocimiento le ha permitido individualizar el cuidado de sus pacientes, logrando encontrar las mejores soluciones para cada uno de sus padecimientos y, con ello mejorar notablemente la calidad de vida que sus pacientes esperan.

Durante toda su vida profesional ha mostrado gran interés en la investigación clínica, cuyos intereses actuales incluyen el manejo multimodal del dolor después del reemplazo total de articulaciones, mejorando el resultado posterior a los reemplazos totales y logrando manejar el costo asociado con dichas cirugías.

Es autor de numerosas publicaciones y está comprometido con el avance de la ciencia y el acceso de los pacientes al reemplazo articular, cuando este es necesario.

El Dr. Pepper y su esposa, Rachel, crecieron alrededor de Tampa Bay y están dedicados a servir a su comunicad en el Centro de Florida.  A ambos les gusta pasar tiempo en familia, la pesca en kayak, el golf y apoyar al Tampa Bay Lightning.