Andrews Institute Welcomes Interventional Pain Medicine Physician Michael T. Harris, M.D.

GULF BREEZE, Fla., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ---The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is happy to announce that interventional pain medicine physician Michael T. Harris, M.D. has joined their team of specialists. Dr. Harris is a fellowship-trained physician with clinical interests in acute and chronic pain management, headache and neuropathic facial pain, sports medicine, and non-operative orthopaedic care.

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Dr. Harris completed medical training at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, La. He then completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., and an ACGME-accredited pain fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Dr. Harris treats a wide range of painful disorders through outpatient procedures at the Andrews Institute as well as Gulf Breeze Hospital. Treatment plans are tailored to each patient's specific needs ranging from muscle trigger point injections and ultrasound guided peripheral joint and nerve injections to interventional spine procedures.

Dr. Harris is now welcoming new patients at the Andrews Institute. To make an appointment, call 850.916.8700 or go online to TheAndrewsInstitute.com.

About the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Located minutes from Pensacola, Fla. in Gulf Breeze, the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine provides world-class care and service for the athlete in everyone. The Institute boasts more than 40 physicians and medical experts providing top-notch service in specialties ranging from orthopaedics and podiatry to ophthalmology, joint care and neurology, and is accessible to everyone. It is the world's only facility offering surgery, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and athletic performance training all on one campus. The one-of-a-kind center focuses on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries while using the expertise of nationally and internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon James Andrews, M.D. Dr. Andrews is best known as physician to some of sport's greatest professional athletes. For additional information, visit www.TheAndrewsInstitute.com.

The Andrews Institute is a facility of Baptist Health Care, a community-owned, not-for-profit health care organization committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in Northwest Florida and South Alabama. A 2003 Malcolm Baldrige recipient, Baptist continuously strives to be a national leader in quality and service. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Baptist Manor, Baptist Leadership Group, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Lakeview Center and Baptist Medical Group. With more than 5,000 employees and employed physicians, Baptist Health Care is the largest non-governmental employer in northwest Florida. For more information, please visit www.eBaptistHealthCare.org.                              

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