Surgeon Dr. James Andrews will not perform Tommy John surgeries at his Florida office during the coronavirus pandemic.
A spokesperson for the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Florida–the facility where Andrews performs his procedures–confirmed his decision in a statement to The Boston Globe.
"We are not performing any non-urgent or non-emergent procedures, including Tommy John surgery, in compliance with the governor's executive order," the spokesperson said. "We are adhering to these restrictions and all such cases are suspended at this time."
On March 20, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order for all non-essential elective procedures in the state to be postponed amid the pandemic.