Star Power: Dr. Andrews' Patient List is a Veritable Who's Who of Sports

26. CHRIS CARPENTER, elbow surgery;

Andrews operated on the pitcher's elbow in 1999. Although his arm problems have persisted (he visited Andrews this season), he won the Cy Young Award in 2005 with the Cardinals and has earned more than $33 million since his operation 9 years ago.

27. KERRY WOOD, Tommy John;

Tommy John surgery in 1999. In 2001, he went 12-6 with a 3.36 ERA. Fifty-three million in salary and some further arm problems later, he's now very effective in his role as the Cubs closer.

28. MICHAEL IRVIN, shoulder surgery;

Andrews operated on Irvin's shoulder in 1994. The next year he led the team in receiving with over 1,600 yards on the way to the Cowboys' Super Bowl XXX win, clinching his spot in the Hall of Fame alongside teammate Troy Aikman and banking another $20 million before he retired.

29. MATT MORRIS, Tommy John;

Had Tommy John in April 1999 and returned to pitch the best season of his career in 2001, with 22 wins, 185 strikeouts, and a 3.16 ERA. The righty, now with the Pirates, has earned more than $55 million since his surgery.

30. ANDY PETTITTE, elbow tendon surgery;

Andrews operated on Pettitte's elbow in August 2004. The lefty went on to a career-low 2.39 ERA with the Astros in 2005, and returned to the Yanks in 2007 for $16 million per year.

31. ALEX SMITH, shoulder consultation;

The former #1 overall NFL draft pick has struggled in the league, and last year's expected breakout season was derailed by a separated shoulder in week 4. He underwent an MRI and Dr. Andrews helped interpret the results. Smith missed three games, returned to the lineup, played poorly, and clashed with his head coach over whether he should be playing or not. Andrews helped determine that Smith's shoulder wasn't healing as expected and would require surgery. Smith now finds himself in a battle for his job with Shaun Hill, and we'll see if Smith can return to live up to his promise.

32. STEVE CARLTON, shoulder surgery;

Dr. Andrews treated the press-shunning lefty after he strained his rotator cuff in a game in 1985. Carlton returned to the game for just over two more seasons but racked up another 500 strikeouts, which currently ranks him No. 4 all-time for career strikeouts.

33. JONATHAN PAPELBON, biomechanics program;

The dominating Sox closer with 105 saves at presstime in less than three seasons has never seen Dr. Andrews, but consistently benefits from his research into preventing injuries thanks to the biomechanics program Boston employs.

34. JACK NICKLAUS, knee surgery;

Andrews says he's only been nervous once in his career: when performing arthroscopy on Nicklaus' knee in 1984. Nicklaus rebounded to win one more major -- the Masters in 1986, and played competitively until 2003, winning 10 tournaments and more than $3 million in prize money on the seniors tour.

35. Cecil Fielder, shoulder surgery;

The details and timing of Fielder's procedure are unfortunately lost to time. One educated guess, though, is that Dr. Andrews worked on Fielder early in Big Daddy's career when he came up with the Toronto Blue Jays in the late 1980s before blossoming as a home-run star in Detroit. Andrews had a relationship with the Jays during its successful run in the '80s and early '90s, working on every major contributor to those great teams, such as ace pitchers Juan Guzman and Dave Stewart.

36. TIM RAINES, shoulder surgery;

The speedy outfielder was no longer so lightfooted at age 41, when he injured his left shoulder sliding into first base in May 2001. He spent months recovering from tendon and labrum surgeries, and his return to the field was short-lived.

37. ANDRE DAWSON, knee surgery;

Dr. Andrews performed knee surgery on the perpetual Hall of Fame bridesmaid (Dawson's 11th!) in May 1996 to start his last season in the Majors. He only played 42 games that year, but his .276 batting average was not too shabby -- especially for his 21st season.

38. CHRIS WEBBER, knee surgery;

Chalk it up to the "curse": Chris Webber seriously injured his knee during a 2003 game while running through the lane untouched. After microfracture surgery, he returned to the court but never regained his signature agility. Even with a bum knee, he has made over $44 million in salary since the operation.

39. BRUCE SMITH, knee surgery;