We are honored to have Dr. Andrew Ira Spitzer as a featured speaker for this year’s Angels Luncheon. Dr. Spitzer has volunteered with Operation Walk Los Angeles on two missions: General Santos City, Philippines, 2024, and Havana, Cuba, 2025.
Dr. Andrew Ira Spitzer is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction of the hip and knee. He is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of Value-Based Arthroplasty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is also the inaugural chairholder of the Leanse Family Endowed Chair in Adult Orthopedics in Honor of Ted Goldstein, MD.
Dr. Spitzer is deeply involved in medical staff leadership at Cedars-Sinai, where he serves as Vice Chief of Staff and incoming Chief of Staff, as well as Co-Chair of the Physician Wellness Committee. He also serves on numerous hospital-based committees.
His clinical and research interests focus on hip and knee replacement surgery, implant design, and advances in arthroplasty care, including robotic-assisted surgery, enhanced surgical techniques, blood management, and the prevention of thrombosis following total joint replacement. He also has a strong interest in the nonoperative treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis and is recognized as a key opinion leader in injection therapy for osteoarthritis.
Dr. Spitzer is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has authored and coauthored numerous peer-reviewed and invited publications and has contributed chapters to textbooks on hip and knee replacement. He is an internationally recognized speaker and has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad on topics related to adult reconstruction and arthroplasty.
In recognition of his dedication to education and professional service, Dr. Spitzer was awarded honorary membership in the Israel Orthopaedic Association following a decade of teaching and commitment to the organization. He is also a recipient of the Golden Apple Award from the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Residency Program for outstanding teaching.
Dr. Spitzer serves as a consultant reviewer for numerous leading orthopaedic journals, including The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopedics, and The Journal of Knee Surgery.
