Welcome to the ANCHOR Group
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Our Mission

ANCHOR is a multicenter clinical research group investigating adolescent and adult hip disorders. We are focused on improving patient care through research, education and mentorship.

Improving Hip Surgery Outcomes through Research

  • beaumont
  • boston childerns hospital
  • The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
  • childerns hospital of philadelphia
  • chu-de-quebec
  • Cedars Sinai
  • hospital for special surgery
  • mayo clinic
  • Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
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  • northwestern medicine
  • Orlando Health Logo
  • Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
  • san-antonio mimlitary medical center
  • University of Colorado logo
  • scotish rite hospital
  • Texas Children's Hospital
  • twin cities orthopedics
  • university of michigan
  • university of Pennsylvania Medical Center
  • UW Medical Center
  • university of iowa
  • u ottawa
  • washington-university-Medicine
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison logo

Andrea Spiker, MD

Andrea Spiker, MD

University of Wisconsin – Madison Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Andrea M. Spiker is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and subspecialty certified sports medicine specialist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she serves as the Dr. William G. Clancy Jr. Professor in Sports Medicine, Director of the UW Hip Preservation Program, and Program Director of the Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship. Dual fellowship-trained in orthopedic sports medicine and hip preservation, she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of athletic injuries, with expertise in hip arthroscopy, hip preservation including periacetabular osteotomy, and complex knee and hip procedures. Dr. Spiker is a team physician for UW Badger Athletics and has served as head orthopedic physician for the Badger Men’s Basketball Team. A nationally recognized educator, researcher, and speaker, she has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters focused on sports medicine and hip preservation. She earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, completed her orthopedic surgery residency at Johns Hopkins University, and pursued both sports and hip preservation fellowship training at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Clinical link: https://ortho.wisc.edu/physicians/andrea-spiker

Research works: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Spiker%20AM%22[Author]