Bone Doc for the Joes and the Janes
Dr. Philip Chandler is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Clarksville, TN and Hopkinsville, KY area. Dr. Chandler has extensive experience with hand and upper extremity, sports medicine, and trauma.
Dr. Chandler is originally from Louisiana. He completed his Orthopaedic surgery residency in the combined William Beaumont Army Medical Center and Texas Tech University Program in El Paso, TX. He earned his Doctorate or Medicine from LSU in New Orleans, Masters of Science degree from LSU in Baton Rouge, and Bachelors of Science degree from Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge.
Dr. Chandler has unique experience in Orthopaedic Surgery due in part to his military career. Dr. Chandler served as the sole Orthopaedic surgeon at Fort Irwin, California, the home of the US Army's National Training Center. After this duty station, he was reassigned to work at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In addition to his practice, Dr. Chandler was recognized and personally requested to be the Orthopaedic surgeon to the infamous 160th SOAR, known as the Nightstalkers. Dr. Chandler draws on his unique experience entering the military at age 18, joining the United States Marine Corps where he attained the rank of Sergeant. Dr. Chandler joined the U.S. Army just prior to entering medical school.
Dr. Chandler is able to connect with his patients on a personal level through his own experience with sports and sports medicine, being an athlete and avid weightlifter himself. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with heavy weights, hunting, fishing, and at home with his wife and sons.