Paul N. Andrews, M.D.

Interventional Spine | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound | Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr. Paul Nielsen Andrews specializes in advanced interventional spine procedures, including spinal cord stimulator trials and implantation, basivertebral nerve ablation, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty and peripheral nerve stimulator implantation. He also provides platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) injections, as well as other conventional interventional spine procedures under fluoroscopy and ultrasound, including transforaminal and interlaminar epidural steroid injections, facet injections, medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablation.

While completing his undergraduate degree, Dr. Andrews was an NCAA All-American football player and team captain at Davidson College. He later lived for two years in Beijing, China, and worked as a sports marketing coordinator during the Beijing Olympics. He was awarded for Excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation while at UNC Medical School. Following an internship at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC, he did his residency at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte, NC, focusing on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He then completed an Interventional Spine Fellowship at Emory University.

Dr. Andrews is a native of Hillsborough, NC, and is pleased to serve his community at UNC-Cary Orthopaedics. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter and retired racing greyhound, exploring the Triangle, BBQing, exercising and watching sports.

  • Davidson College, Davidson, NC (undergraduate degree)
  • North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (master’s degree)
  • University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (medical school)
  • Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC (internship)
  • Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC (residency)
  • Emory Musculoskeletal Institute and Spine Center, NASS Interventional Spine Fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • NCSU Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • UNC Excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • AAPM&R Annual Assembly 2021 Research Spotlight Selection – Pandemic
  • North American Spine Society
  • International Pain and Spine Intervention Society
  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists
  • North Carolina Spine Society
  • North Carolina Medical Society
  • Schultz, W, Andrews, PN, Crawford, K. Complete Tear of the Proximal Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus: A Rare Case of Non-Operative Recovery [abstract]. Abstracts of Scientific Papers and Posters Presented at Physiatry ’23: February 21–24, 2023. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 102(4S):p A1-A234, April 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002184
  • Stillwagon MR, Feinstein S, Nichols B, Andrews PN, Vergun AD. Pain Control and Medication Use in Children Following Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Are We Still Overprescribing Opioids? J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Nov/Dec;40(10):543-548. doi:10.1097/BPO.0000000000001639. PMID: 33044375