Dr. Felix Henry Savoie MD
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
202 Mcalister Ext New Orleans LA, 70118About
Dr. Felix Savoie is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in New Orleans, LA. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Savoie is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry 1978
Louisiana State University School of Medicine M.D.
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow.
- Arthroscopic treatment of posterior elbow impingement.
- The role of arthroscopy in the diagnosis and management of cartilaginous lesions of the wrist.
- Arthroscopic treatment of multidirectional instability.
- Nonabsorbable versus absorbable suture anchors for open Bankart repair. A prospective, randomized comparison.
- Thermal versus suture treatment of symptomatic capsular laxity.
- Repair of the rotator cuff. Mini-open and arthroscopic repairs.
- The pain control infusion pump for postoperative pain control in shoulder surgery.
- Basics of elbow arthroscopy.
- Arthroscopic treatment of arthritis of the elbow.
- Laser-assisted capsulorrhaphy for multidirectional instability of the shoulder.
- Arthroscopic repair of partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff.
- Osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow.
- Arthrofibrosis and complications in arthroscopy of the elbow.
- Arthroscopic capsulodesis of the lunotriquetral joint.
Awards
- Louisiana Life Magazine’s Best Doctors Award 2014 Louisiana
- Charles Neer Award 1992 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting
- Best Paper, Trauma Category 1984 National Resident's Conference, Richards Medical Company
- Beckett Howorth Award 1984, 1986 Best Resident Paper
Treatments
- Revision Instability Rotator Cuff Repair
- Arthroscopic and Open Elbow Reconstruction
- Shoulder & Elbow Revision Replacements
- Tommy John Surgery
- Release Stiff Shoulder and Elbow to Restore Motion
Professional Memberships
- Professional Member American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Professional Member American Medical Association (AMA)
- Professional Member American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
- Professional Member American Shoulder & Elbow Society (ASES)
- Professional Member Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
- Professional Member Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE)
- Professional Member Greater New Orleans Orthopaedic Society (GNOOS)
- Professional Member Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA)
- Professional Member Louisiana Orthopaedic Association (LOA)
- Professional Member Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS)
Fellowships
- Dr. John Gould, Medical College of Wisconsin Hand and Microvascular 1987
- Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, VA Arthroscopy 1988
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