Lindsay Andras, MD

Lindsay Andras, MD, is Associate Division Chief and Director of the Spine Program at the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center. She also serves as the Surgical Director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic and as Assistant Fellowship Director for Orthopedics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She is an Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

After receiving her undergraduate and medical degrees from Emory University, Dr. Andras completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Emory. Following this, she completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and spinal deformity at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and has been on the faculty since 2012.

Dr. Andras has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters. She has a particular interest in early onset scoliosis and neuromuscular scoliosis, and this has been the focus of much of her research. She also helped develop and institute enhanced care pathways for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis to lead to an optimized surgical experience.

Dr. Andras is active in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and the Scoliosis Research Society. She is a member of the research council for the Pediatric Spine Study Group and was Co-Chair of the International Congress for Early Onset Scoliosis in 2017 and 2018. She was Chair for the Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting in 2020 and has also served on its core curriculum committee. Additionally, she is a member of the advisory board for the International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium.