Dr. Rutledge graduated from The University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree and received his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Rutledge completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Rutledge is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a member of most area hospital staffs and the Alabama Orthopaedic Society.