Brandon Lawrence,
MD
Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Service
Languages Spoken: English
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 a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Utah. His primary clinical interests are cervical and lumbar spine disorders, complex spinal deformity reconstructive surgery, minimally invasive surgery and microscopic spine surgery. Dr. Lawrence’s research interests are centered on spinal biomechanics, improving fusion technologies through stem cell research and patient outcome related research.
Dr. Lawrence grew up in Vermont and attended medical school at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut and completed his fellowship training in Spinal Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
Dr. Lawrence practices at the University Orthopaedic Center and sees patients in the office on Tuesdays and Friday mornings. He operates at the University Orthopaedic Center and at the University Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City.
Please call (801) 587-5451 if you would like to make an appointment or visit our website to request an online appointment.
Clinical Locations
801-587-5451
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Orthopaedics
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Professor Neurosurgery - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Adult Neurosurgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.9/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.8/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.8/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.4/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.8/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
November 20, 2022
University Orthopaedic Center
All good
UofU Patient
November 19, 2022
University Orthopaedic Center
Excellent & clear communication.
UofU Patient
November 18, 2022
University Orthopaedic Center
As I never really had a "real" talk surgery these questions don't really apply
UofU Patient
November 07, 2022
University Orthopaedic Center
He was compassionate understanding
UofU Patient
October 27, 2022
University Orthopaedic Center
110 percent for the whole hospital
UofU Patient
October 26, 2022
University Orthopaedic Center
He was giving me a prescription but never wrote it in the notes. I had to call four days later to try to get approval again. Frustrating
UofU Patient
October 24, 2022
University Orthopaedic Center
Dr Lawrence and associates were excellent, couldn't ask for better care
UofU Patient
October 21, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Doctor Lawrence should have prescribed a muscle relaxer to help with the damage caused by Doctor Krandell's botched injection in my neck
UofU Patient
October 10, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Loved Doctor Lawrence and his team
UofU Patient
September 24, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
All helpful counsel!
UofU Patient
September 09, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Dr Lawrence is a highly skilled surgeon and has corrected my lower back problems. I have been asked several times for his name and phone number by people putting off back surgery because of my amazing results.
UofU Patient
September 03, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Very impressed with Dr. Lawrence.
UofU Patient
September 01, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Dr. Lawrence held off on treatment options until he reviews the MRI results.
UofU Patient
August 30, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Dr. Brandon Lawrence has been working with our family for more than 8 years, has done a multi-level fusion and laminactomy several years apart for my husband with great results. He is the only one I trust to do surgery on my neck and back.
UofU Patient
August 07, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Have already referred friends to Dr Lawrence and they were happy with his care.
UofU Patient
August 05, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Best care and concern for emergency situation. Stephanie, RN, goes above and beyond and gave me peace of mind and reassurance of my situation.Thank you so much!
UofU Patient
August 02, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Very happy at the likely result
UofU Patient
July 20, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
I would recommend him to anything. He is a excellent doctor & surgeon
UofU Patient
July 08, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Very efficient team
UofU Patient
June 15, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
We received helpful information.
UofU Patient
June 09, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
I have recommened Dr. Lawrence to 2 members of my extended family who have serious back problems. Whether they will pay any attention to my recommend is another thing.
UofU Patient
June 01, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Answered all my concerns
UofU Patient
May 27, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
I have seen a lot of providers for different conditions, and Dr Lawrence is the most caring, professional, and willing to take as much time as needed to explain things to me. He is an exceptional surgeon with amazing bedside manner.
UofU Patient
May 18, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Really really liked Dr. Lawrence
UofU Patient
May 16, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Good experience
UofU Patient
May 15, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Took time with me and explained things !!
UofU Patient
May 13, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
Good
UofU Patient
May 13, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
The providers and the clinic and all the doctors teamwork was really spectacular and I really appreciate the fact that the doctors did a very good job on my mom's surgery so that would make me follow through with my I hope my surgery goes well and there's no complications.
UofU Patient
May 11, 2022
ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
I was very impressed by the professional and personal attitudes while working with me.
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 a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Utah. His primary clinical interests are cervical and lumbar spine disorders, complex spinal deformity reconstructive surgery, minimally invasive surgery and microscopic spine surgery. Dr. Lawrence’s research interests are centered on spinal biomechanics, improving fusion technologies through stem cell research and patient outcome related research.
Dr. Lawrence grew up in Vermont and attended medical school at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut and completed his fellowship training in Spinal Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
Dr. Lawrence practices at the University Orthopaedic Center and sees patients in the office on Tuesdays and Friday mornings. He operates at the University Orthopaedic Center and at the University Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City.
Please call (801) 587-5451 if you would like to make an appointment or visit our website to request an online appointment.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Orthopaedics
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Professor Neurosurgery - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Adult Neurosurgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Research Interests
- Spinal Deformity Surgery
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Utah Spine Surgery Fellow, 2010 |
| Chief Resident | Yale-New Haven Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Chief Resident, 2009 |
| Residency | Yale-New Haven Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, 2008 |
| Internship | Yale-New Haven Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Intern, 2005 |
| Professional Medical | University of Vermont College of Medicine M.D., 2004 |
| Research Fellow | University of Vermont Research Fellow, 2001 |
| Undergraduate | University of Vermont Biology and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics B.S., 1997 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Shaw JD, McEntarfer R, Ferrel J, Greene N, Presson AP, Zhang C, Lawrence BD, Spiker WR, Spina N, Brodke DS (2020). What Does Your PROMIS Score Mean? Improving the Utility of Patient-Reported Outcomes at the Point of Care. Global Spine J, 12(4), 588-597.
- Hendrickson NR, Zhang Y, Amoafo L, Randell Z, Rasmussen M, Zeidan M, Shorten P, Brodke DS, Spina N, Lawrence BD, Spiker WR (2022). Risk Factors for Postoperative Ileus in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery. Global Spine J, 21925682221075056.
- Stover JD, Lawrence B, Bowles RD (2020). Degenerative IVD conditioned media and acidic pH sensitize sensory neurons to cyclic tensile strain. J Orthop Res, 39(6), 1192-1203.
- Owen RJ, Quinlan N, Poduska A, Spiker WR, Spina NT, Brodke DS, Lawrence BD (2021). Preoperative Fluoroscopically Guided Regional Erector Spinae Plane Blocks Reduce Opioid Use, Increase Mobilization, and Reduce Length of Stay Following Lumbar Spine Fusion. Global Spine J, 21925682211010740.
- DeKeyser GJ, Brodke DS, Saltzman CL, Lawrence BD (2020). Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic by the Spine Division at a Level-I Academic Referral Center. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 28(24), 1003-1008.
- Turtle J, Kantor A, Spina NT, France JC, Lawrence BD (2020). Hangman's Fracture. Clin Spine Surg, 33(9), 345-354.
- DeKeyser GJ, Brodke DS, Saltzman CL, Lawrence BD (2020). Response to COVID-19 Pandemic by the Spine Division at a Level-1 Academic Referral Center. J Am Acad Orthop Surg.
- Tobert DG, Davis BJ, Annis P, Spiker WR, Lawrence BD, Brodke DS, Spina N (2020). The impact of the lordosis distribution index on failure after surgical treatment of adult spinal deformity. Spine J, 20(8), 1261-1266.
- Goz V, Martin BI, Donnally CJ 3rd, Brodke D, Spina N, Lawrence B, Spiker WR (2020). Potential Selection Bias in Observational Studies Comparing Cervical Disc Arthroplasty to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 45(14), 960-967.
- Chavez JL, Porucznik CA, Gren LH, Guan J, Joyce E, Brodke DS, Dailey AT, Mahan MA, Hood RS, Lawrence BD, Spiker WR, Spina NT, Bisson EF (2020). The Impact of Preoperative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Postoperative Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disease: 3-Month and 12-Month Results of a Pilot Study. World Neurosurg, 139, e230-e236.
- Spina N, Schoutens C, Martin BI, Brodke DS, Lawrence B, Spiker WR (2019). Defining Instability in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Surgeon Views. Clin Spine Surg, 32(10), E434-E439.
- Stover JD, Farhang N, Lawrence B, Bowles RD (2019). Multiplex Epigenome Editing of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neuron Receptors Abolishes Redundant Interleukin 6, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, and Interleukin 1β Signaling by the Degenerative Intervertebral Disc. Hum Gene Ther, 30(9), 1147-1160.
- Farhang N, Ginley-Hidinger M, Berrett KC, Gertz J, Lawrence B, Bowles RD (2019). Lentiviral CRISPR Epigenome Editing of Inflammatory Receptors as a Gene Therapy Strategy for Disc Degeneration. Hum Gene Ther, 30(9), 1161-1175.
- Goz V, Spiker WR, Lawrence B, Brodke D, Spina N (2019). Odontoid Fractures: A Critical Analysis Review. JBJS Rev, 7(8), e1.
- Martin BI, Mirza SK, Spina N, Spiker WR, Lawrence B, Brodke DS (2018). Trends in Lumbar Fusion Procedure Rates and Associated Hospital Costs for Degenerative Spinal Diseases in the United States, 2004 to 2015. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 44(5), 369-376.
- Goz V, Anthony C, Pugely A, Lawrence B, Spina N, Brodke D, Spiker WR (2018). Software-Based Postoperative Communication With Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery. Global Spine J, 9(1), 14-17.
- Bateman AH, Larouche J, Goldstein CL, Sciubba DM, Choma TJ, Lawrence B, Cheng J, Fehlings MG, Paquette SJ, Yee AJM (2018). The Importance of Determining Trainee Perspectives on Procedural Competencies During Spine Surgery Clinical Fellowship. Global Spine J, 9(1), 18-24.
- Spiker WR, Brodke DS, Goz V, Lawrence B, Teerlink CC, Cannon-Albright LA (2017). Evidence of an Inherited Predisposition for Spinal Cord Tumors. Global Spine J, 8(4), 340-344.
- Colman MW, Guss A, Bachus KN, Spiker WR, Lawrence BD, Brodke DS (2016). Fixed-Angle, Posteriorly Connected Anterior Cage Reconstruction Improves Stiffness and Decreases Cancellous Subsidence in a Spondylectomy Model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 41(9), E519-23.
- Haller J, Bice M, Lawrence B (2016). Mediating the Secondary Effects of Spinal Cord Injury Through Optimization of Key Physiologic Parameters. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 24(3), 160-71.
- Hung M, Cheng C, Hon SD, Franklin JD, Lawrence BD, Neese A, Grover CB, Brodke DS (2015). Challenging the norm: further psychometric investigation of the neck disability index. Spine J, 15(11), 2440-5.
- Smith MW, Annis P, Lawrence BD, Daubs MD, Brodke DS (2015). Acute proximal junctional failure in patients with preoperative sagittal imbalance. Spine J, 15(10), 2142-8.
- Goz V, Rane A, Abtahi AM, Lawrence BD, Brodke DS, Spiker WR (2015). Geographic variations in the cost of spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 40(17), 1380-9.
- Mazur MD, Ravindra VM, Schmidt MH, Brodke DS, Lawrence BD, Riva-Cambrin J, Dailey AT (2015). Unplanned reoperation after lumbopelvic fixation with S-2 alar-iliac screws or iliac bolts. J Neurosurg Spine, 23(1), 67-76.
- Annis P, Brodke DS, Spiker WR, Daubs MD, Lawrence BD (2015). The Fate of L5-S1 With Low-Dose BMP-2 and Pelvic Fixation, With or Without Interbody Fusion, in Adult Deformity Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 40(11), E634-9.
- Abtahi AM, Brodke DS, Lawrence BD, Zhang C, Spiker WR (2015). Association between patient-reported measures of psychological distress and patient satisfaction scores after spine surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 97(10), 824-8.
- Daubs MD, Tyser A, Lawrence BD, Sinclair SK, Patel AA, Adams J, Brodke DS (2015). The effect of aging on posterior intertransverse lumbar fusion: a New Zealand white rabbit model. J Spinal Disord Tech, 28(2), E115-20.
- Hung M, Stuart A, Cheng C, Hon SD, Spiker R, Lawrence B, Neese A, Brodke DS (2014). Predicting the DRAM mZDI using the PROMIS anxiety and depression. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 40(3), 179-83.
- Calvert GC, Lawrence BD, Abtahi AM, Bachus KN, Brodke DS (2015). Cortical screws used to rescue failed lumbar pedicle screw construct: a biomechanical analysis. J Neurosurg Spine, 22(2), 166-72.
- Lawrence BD, Patel AA, Guss A, Ryan Spiker W, Brodke DS (2014). Malaligned dynamic anterior cervical plate: a biomechanical analysis of effectiveness. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 39(25), 2057-61.
- Annis P, Lawrence BD, Spiker WR, Zhang Y, Chen W, Daubs MD, Brodke DS (2014). Predictive factors for acute proximal junctional failure after adult deformity surgery with upper instrumented vertebrae in the thoracolumbar spine. Evid Based Spine Care J, 5(2), 160-2.
- Daubs MD, Hung M, Adams JR, Patel AA, Lawrence BD, Neese AM, Brodke DS (2014). Clinical predictors of psychological distress in patients presenting for evaluation of a spinal disorder. Spine J, 14(9), 1978-83.
- Daubs MD, Hung M, Neese A, Hon SD, Lawrence BD, Patel AA, Annis P, Smith J, Brodke DS (2014). Scoliosis research society-22 results in 3052 healthy adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 39(10), 826-32.
- Joaquim AF, Ghizoni E, Tedeschi H, Lawrence B, Brodke DS, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA (2014). Upper cervical injuries - a rational approach to guide surgical management. J Spinal Cord Med, 37(2), 139-51.
- Hung M, Hon SD, Franklin JD, Kendall RW, Lawrence BD, Neese A, Cheng C, Brodke DS (2014). Psychometric properties of the PROMIS physical function item bank in patients with spinal disorders. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 39(2), 158-63.
- Joaquim AF, Lawrence B, Daubs M, Brodke D, Tedeschi H, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA (2014). Measuring the impact of the Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score among 458 consecutively treated patients. J Spinal Cord Med, 37(1), 101-6.
Book Chapter
- Brodke DS, Annis P, Lawrence BD (2016). Odontoid Screw Placement. In Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ (Eds.), Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade (3rd, Chapter 20, pp. 68-70). New York: Thieme.
- Belding J, Brodke DS, Lawrence BD (2015). Differentiating Lumbar Fractures from Thoracolumbar Fractures. In Vialle LR, Bellabarba C, Kandziora F (Eds.), AOSpine Masters Series Volume 6: Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma (6th, Chapter 9, pp. 109-19). New York: Thieme.
Case Report
- Haller JM, Calvert G, Spiker WR, Brodke DS, Lawrence BD (2015). Remote Cerebellar Hemorrhage after Revision Lumbar Spine Surgery. Global Spine J, 5(6), 535-7.
- Montgomery JT, Lawrence BD, Brodke DS, Patel AA (2015). Postoperative Shingles Mimicking Recurrent Radiculopathy after Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion. Global Spine J, 5(3), 219-23.
- Abtahi AM, Brodke DS, Lawrence BD (2014). Vertebral artery anomalies at the craniovertebral junction: a case report and review of the literature. Evid Based Spine Care J, 5(2), 121-5.
