Laura L. Bellaire
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Laura L. Bellaire, MD, FAAOS

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Layton Pediatric Orthopedics

Layton Pediatric Orthopedics
201 W Layton Pkwy
Layton , UT 84041
801-546-8450
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Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Orthopaedics
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-662-5600
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Shriners Hospital for Children

Fairfax Road & Virginia
Salt Lake City , UT 84103
801-536-3765
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Dr. Laura L. Bellaire is a fellowship trained pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. She specializes in general pediatric orthopaedic care and pediatric spinal deformity. She is committed to getting to know her patients and their families so she can provide personalized operative and non-operative treatment options.

Dr. Bellaire received her undergraduate degree from Yale University where she was honored with Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude distinctions. She then attended medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency at Emory University in Atlanta, GA where she was awarded the James B. Whitehead Surgery Scholarship and two consecutive Kelly Society Excellence in Resident Research awards. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the University of Utah. In 2026, she completed a Master of Studies degree with honors in sustainability leadership from Cambridge University.

Dr. Bellaire is engaged in multiple research studies surrounding waste reduction and medical sustainability as well as clinical orthopaedic surgery topics. She is a subsection editor for the Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and she serves as a member of the board of directors for the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. She is proud to be part of the faculty at the University of Utah and is passionate about providing care to the region's pediatric population.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Patient Rating

Patients consistently describe Dr. Bellaire as kind, compassionate, and deeply committed, with an excellent bedside manner and a strong ability to connect with children and families. Commenters emphasize her clear, thorough explanations, attentiveness to concerns, and willingness to spend the time needed to reassure and involve families in decisions. Several families specifically credit her surgical skill and thoughtful care with positive clinical outcomes and increased confidence during difficult situations.

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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Dr. Laura L. Bellaire is a fellowship trained pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. She specializes in general pediatric orthopaedic care and pediatric spinal deformity. She is committed to getting to know her patients and their families so she can provide personalized operative and non-operative treatment options.

Dr. Bellaire received her undergraduate degree from Yale University where she was honored with Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude distinctions. She then attended medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency at Emory University in Atlanta, GA where she was awarded the James B. Whitehead Surgery Scholarship and two consecutive Kelly Society Excellence in Resident Research awards. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the University of Utah. In 2026, she completed a Master of Studies degree with honors in sustainability leadership from Cambridge University.

Dr. Bellaire is engaged in multiple research studies surrounding waste reduction and medical sustainability as well as clinical orthopaedic surgery topics. She is a subsection editor for the Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and she serves as a member of the board of directors for the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. She is proud to be part of the faculty at the University of Utah and is passionate about providing care to the region's pediatric population.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Assistant Professor
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education history

Post Graduate Training Sustainability Leadership - University of Cambridge MSt
Fellowship Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Postgraduate Fellow
Residency Orthopaedic Surgery - Emory University School of Medicine Resident
Professional Medical Medicine - Emory University School of Medicine M.D.
Undergraduate History and Pre-Medical - Yale University B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Bellaire LL (2026). Letter to the Editor: Can Orthopaedic Surgery Go Green? Environmental Footprint of Disposable Versus Reusable Instruments in TKA. Clin Orthop Relat Res.
  2. Brauer O, Noonan S, Garcia BN, Bellaire LL (2026). Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Pinning: Are We Leaving Unnecessary Waste and Cost on the Table? J Pediatr Soc North Am, 16, 100384.
  3. Goldfarb JH, Siddabattula R, Pereira DE, Goldstein R, Sanders J, Bellaire L, Neal K, Denning J, Hosseinzadeh P (2025). Outcomes for Completely Displaced and Rotated Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures in Children: A Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Orthop, 46(4), 229-234.
  4. Staten TM, Warden J, Lang PJ, Turtle J, Noonan KJ, Bellaire LL (2026). Accuracy of Diagnosis and Anticipation of Future Treatment in Pediatric Peripelvic Infections: The Role of Multisurgeon Review and Implications for Future Machine Learning Algorithms. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev, 10(3).
  5. Smith AC, Bellaire LL, Speirs JN, Turtle JD, MacWilliams BA, Makarewich CA (2026). The Reliability of Photograph-Based Digital Measurements for Assessing the Pediatric Elbow Range of Motion-A Pilot Study. Children (Basel), 13(3).
  6. Rambo A, McCoy A, Qudsi R, Gill C, Goodbody C, Lam C, Igboechi O, Bovid K, Spence DD, Bellaire L (2026). Second Chances: A Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Survey and Review of Current Practices and Attitudes Toward the Reuse of Deep Orthopaedic Implants. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 15, 100331.
  7. Staten TM, Quilter WE, Garcia BN, Bellaire LL (2025). Waste Generation in Pediatric Orthopaedic Hardware Removal Surgery. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 14, 100303.
  8. Bellaire LL, Grothaus O, Stevens P (2025). Smartphone Monitoring of Guided Growth. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 13, 100266.
  9. Bellaire LL, Freiling I (2025). Effective communication strategies to address excessive waste and overconsumption in the orthopaedic operating room. eprint ahead of print. J Bone Joint Surg.
  10. Lins L, Bellaire LL, Li TP (2025). Lean Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Draping. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 10, 100156.
  11. Moya E, Bryant SA, Horneck N, Taylor V, Alayleh A, Alawa J, Pintea SD, Lin C, Bellaire LL, Saleh J, Shea K (2024). Advancing sustainability in healthcare: A scoping review of global recycling practices in operating rooms. Am J Surg, 241, 116178.
  12. Tippabhatla A, Torres-Izquierdo B, Pereira DE, Goldstein R, Sanders J, Bellaire L, Neal K, Denning J, Hosseinzadeh P (2024). Closed Reduction Techniques Are Associated With Fewer Complications Than Open Reductions in Treating Moderately Displaced Pediatric Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures: A Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Orthop, 44(10), e865-e870.
  13. Wilson S, Bellaire LL, Noonan KJ (2024). Alternative Methods of Fixation for Anterior Tibialis Transfer in Residual Clubfoot Deformity. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 9, 100126.
  14. Bellaire LL (2024). What's Important: Engaging Meaningfully with Sustainability Efforts as an Orthopaedic Surgeon. J Bone Joint Surg Am.
  15. Engler ID, Velicki K, Bellaire LL, Boakye AT, Saleh JR (2024). Bringing Sustainability to Orthopaedics: Greening the Individual and the Clinic. AAOS Now.
  16. Bellaire LL (2024). Greening the OR Through Waste Reduction. AAOS Now.
  17. Gottschalk HP, Schreiber V, Bellaire LL, Chaudhry S (2024). Surgeons Acknowledge Feelings of Detachment, Fatigue and Hope About Waste. AAOS Now.
  18. Bellaire LL, Catley CD, Velicki K, Boakye LAT, Engler ID (2024). Bringing Sustainability to Orthopaedics: Greening the Future of Orthopaedics and Healthcare. AAOS Now.
  19. Tippabhatla A, Torres-Izquierdo B, Pereira DE, Goldstein R, Sanders J, Neal K, Bellaire L, Denning J, Hosseinzadeh P (2024). Risk Factors for Stiffness After Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Humeral Lateral Condyle Fractures: Results of a Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Orthop, 44(4), 208-212.
  20. Bellaire LL, Nichol PF, Noonan K, Shea KG (2024). Using Preference Cards to Support a Thoughtful, Evidence-based Orthopaedic Surgery Practice. J Am Acad Orthop Surg.
  21. Engler ID, Bellaire LL, Boakye LAT, Saleh JR (2023). Make the call to consider environmental sustainability in orthopedics. Orthopaedics Today International.
  22. Bellaire LL Kenfield M Janek K Balch W Poulin J Brown L Mosiman S Nichol P (2023). Do formal education or certification opportunities in sterile processing enhance career advancement? Perioper Care Oper Room Manag, 32.
  23. Cummings JL, Schwabe MT, Rivera AE, Sanders J, Denning JR, Neal K, Bellaire LL, Choe J, Gaio N, Goldstein R, Crowe M, Hosseinzadeh P (2023). K-wire Versus Screw Fixation in Displaced Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus in Children: A Multicenter Study of 762 Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop, 43(4), e284-e289.
  24. Bellaire L, Ramo BA, Tolo VT (2022). Coaching and Surgical Performance. J Pediatr Orthop, 42(Suppl 1), S29-S31.
  25. Bellaire LL, Zhang C, Smith JT, Heflin JA, Klatt J, Roye D, Sponseller P, Samdani A, Fedorak GT, Pediatric Spine Study Group (2020). Growth-friendly Spinal Instrumentation in Marfan Syndrome Achieves Sustained Gains in Thoracic Height Amidst High Rates of Implant Failure. J Pediatr Orthop, 41(3), e204-e210.
  26. Fletcher ND, Bellaire LL, Dilbone ES, Ward LA, Bruce RW Jr (2020). Variability in length of stay following neuromuscular spinal fusion. Spine Deform, 8(4), 725-732.
  27. Bellaire LL, Bruce RW Jr, Ward LA, Bowman CA, Fletcher ND (2017). Use of an Accelerated Discharge Pathway in Patients With Severe Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Spine Deform, 7(5), 804-811.
  28. Nielsen E, Andras LM, Bellaire LL, Fletcher ND, Minkara A, Vitale MG, Troy M, Glotzbecker M, Skaggs DL (2018). Don't You Wish You Had Fused to the Pelvis the First Time: A Comparison of Reoperation Rate and Correction of Pelvic Obliquity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 44(8), E465-E469.
  29. Makarewich CA, Smith A, Bellaire LL, Speirs JN, Turtle JD, Macwilliams B (). Reliability of photograph-based digital measurements in assessing pediatric elbow range of motion - a pilot study. Children, (4147350e).

Review

  1. Garcia BN, Fox PM, Lalonde DH, Bellaire LL (2025). Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgeons Are Poised to Lead Efforts in Promoting Sustainability in the Operating Room. [Review]. J Hand Surg Am.
  2. Bellaire LL, Garcia BN (2024). Who owns the waste created in orthopaedic surgery? [Review]. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 6, 100010.
  3. Bellaire LL, Lee-Rey ET, Payares-Lizano M, Bidar-Sielaff S (2024). Two Sides to Every Conversation: Communication Strategies and Appropriate Interpreter Utilization in Pediatric Orthopaedics. [Review]. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 5(1), 648.

Editorial

  1. Bellaire LL, Stevens P (2026). Invited Perspective: It is Time to Rename SCFE. J Pediatr Soc North Am, 15, 100371.

Abstract

  1. Grothaus O, Bellaire L (2025). "Dissecting Waste and Emissions in Surgical Supracondylar Humerus Fractures". 2025 AAP National Conference. Denver, CO. [Abstract].
  2. Bellaire LL (2024). Partners in Sustainability-How do we promote a brighter, greener future together?" POSNA & EPOSNA 2024 Annual Meeting. National Harbor, MD. [Abstract].
  3. Bellaire LL (2023). JPOSNA Reviewer Profile Series - Laura Bellaire, MD. [Abstract]. 5(3).

Other

  1. Bellaire LL (2026). The Waste We Make. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah.
  2. Bajaj K, Singh H, Bellaire L, Collins A, Sack T, Huffling K, Massey H, Lemon C (2025). "Key Actions for Health Professionals to Advance Sustainable Health Care". National Academy of Medicine; Consensus Report. .

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Bellaire L, Lins L, Li P (2025). Surgical/Technical Tip: Lean SCFE Draping. POSNAcademy [Video]. POSNAcademy. Available: https://www.posnacademy.org/media/SCFE+Draping+v2/1_49dmgn5l.