Brandon Lawrence
( out of 607 reviews )

Brandon Lawrence, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • University Orthopaedic Center

    801-587-7109

  • 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.

    Specialties

    • Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Degenerative Spine Surgery
    • Spine Surgery
    • Spinal Deformity Surgery
    • Spine Trauma
    • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
    • Spine Arthroplasty
    • Orthopaedic Spine Surgery

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics - Primary
    Neurosurgery - Adjunct

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 607 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    February 24, 2023

    The impression I had shortly after my major back surgery was that my body could feel that Dr Lawrence was a very skillfull surgeon. He had a tremendous amount of twisted scoliosis with 4 or5 bulging discs to work on in my lower back. Inside all that, inside my spinal column, there was severe spinal stenosis He had to reach around my spinal bundle of nerves in order to scrape out the stenosis. While doing that, he found that a bone spur at the site of the stenosis, had actually pierced the soft membrane surrounding and protecting the spinal cord (main bundle of nerves within our spinal column). He actually had to make a cut in that membrane and dig to find a piece of the bone spur that broke off. He did a great job! All is well. To top everything off, Dr Lawrence is a very nice person, with a very pleasant demeanor. I give him the maximum number of stars!

    February 23, 2023

    Doctor Lawrence is well-trained and very intelligent.

    February 23, 2023

    Dr Lawrence is the best! That's why it makes me sad that one person can change my feelings about wanting to go back. But he is the best

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  • 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.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary
    Neurosurgery -Adjunct

    Research interests

    • Spinal Deformity Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Spine Surgery - University of Utah Fellow
    Orthopaedic Surgery - Yale-New Haven Hospital Chief Resident
    Residency Orthopaedic Surgery - Yale-New Haven Hospital Resident
    Orthopedic Surgery - Yale-New Haven Hospital Intern
    Research Fellow University of Vermont Research Fellow
    University of Vermont College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics - University of Vermont B.S.