Drew E. Warnick, MD

Dr. Warnick is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins University. He graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL, followed by a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and pediatric sports medicine at the Atlanta Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Dr. Warnick was awarded the Charles M. Schwartz traveling fellowship and studied at the Adidas Sports Medicine Clinic in Auckland, New Zealand after finishing his fellowship.

Dr. Warnick is the surgical director of Sports Medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He trains orthopaedic surgery residents and is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the USF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery residency program and Sports Medicine and of the Largo Medical Center Orthopaedic residency program. He is also the team physician and surgeon for many local high schools including the world’s largest and most advanced multi-sport training and educational institution: IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Dr. Warnick is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries in the pediatric and young adult athlete. He is trained in arthroscopic surgery of the hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, and ankle. He is trained in complex knee ligament reconstructions including multi-ligament knee reconstruction and pediatric ACL reconstruction in the growing athlete. He is trained in cartilage restoration procedures and meniscal preservation techniques. His hip preservation training includes specialized techniques that include surgical dislocation of the hip and the periacetabular osteotomy. These complex procedures are done at a few specialized pediatric hospitals in Florida.

Dr. Warnick is board certified and a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Arthroscopy Association of North America, and PRISM (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Warnick’s treatment philosophy is to treat every patient as if they are his own child. He was a Big Ten athlete and understands the desire of every athlete to return to sport after an injury. He believes his greatest strength is his surgical technical ability.