Gregory V.  Hickman, M.D.

Gregory V. Hickman, M.D.



Medical Director, Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Gregory V. Hickman, M.D. graduated from the Univ. Of Tennessee College Of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Pharmacy in 1982 and completed his medical degree at the East Tennessee State Univ. College of Medicine in 1986. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at UAB in 1990. In 1990, Dr. Hickman began performing interscalene blocks for post-op shoulder surgery pain relief. As a pioneer of leading-edge pain management techniques, Dr. Hickman began working with Dr. James Andrews and joined him in opening the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL. Dr. Hickman serves as the Medical Director of the surgery center where he played an instrumental role in establishing the Institute. He has also led a specialized program designed to enhance pain management techniques for ambulatory surgery that benefit patients in their homes as well as through rehabilitation. Dr. Hickman is a board-licensed anesthesiologist certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Academy of Pain Management.