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Dr. LawrenceBoard Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Dr. Lawrence is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in adult and pediatric cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine disorders. Dr. Lawrence focuses his practice in degenerative and traumatic conditions of the spine including disc degeneration and herniation, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity, spinal trauma, spinal tumors and spinal infections. He serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Utah.

Cutting-Edge Spine Surgery

Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is the latest technology available to perform spinal surgeries through small, less than one-inch-long incisions. It involves the use of special surgical instruments, devices and advanced imaging techniques to visualize and perform the surgery through such small incisions.

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  • An extremely knowledgeable and capable surgeon and a very nice person. I would highly recommend him for any spinal care (including surgery) needed!
  • Best surgeon I've ever seen and would definitely go back to him if anything else is needed He has great bed side manner, is very knowledgeable about his profession, and won't perform surgery just to stuff his pockets. He weighs the pros and cons against each other and was straight forward about his ...
  • Dr. Lawrence and his team are the best. I spent months in agony before my surgery .I'm so grateful for his caring professionalism. He changed my life for the better.
  • Publication 1
    Potential Selection Bias in Observational Studies Comparing Cervical Disc Arthroplasty to Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion.

    Goz V, Martin BI, Donnally CJ 3rd, Brodke D, Spina N, Lawrence B, Spiker WR (2020).

  • Defining Instability in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

    Spina N, Schoutens C, Martin BI, Brodke DS, Lawrence B, Spiker WR (2020). Defining Instability in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Surgeon Views. Clin Spine Surg, 32(10), E434-E439.

    Publication 2