GULF BREEZE — Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Adam Anz recently traveled to Alberta, Canada, to serve as the covering physician for Team USA at the 2016 Lake Louise Alpine Ski World Cup.
The alpine ski-racing event annually showcases the top racers in the world and kicks off the 2016-17 World Cup season.
Anz, who also leads the Andrews Research and Education Foundation’s Regenerative Medicine Center, became involved with Team USA during his fellowship at Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, in 2011.
“During my fellowship I covered several training events, one in New Zealand, one in Chile and then some in the (United States),” Anz said. “That experience allowed me to enter into the physician pool. There's a group of 10-20 physicians in the physician pool. They match us up with one event per year but the same physicians take care of the athletes year in and year out.
“In the past three years, I have covered three events, one in Germany and two in Canada.”
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Gulf Breeze doctor serves Team USA at ski race