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About Frantz Lerebours

Frantz Lerebours, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Dr. Lerebours specializes in orthopedic trauma surgery and fracture surgery. With a background in sports medicine, he has expertise in treating both fractured bones and surrounding soft tissues. He is fluent in English and Haitian Creole. Dr. Lerebours joined Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was an attending physician.
During his time in Los Angeles, Dr. Lerebours provided sports medicine team coverage for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Kings. A first-generation Haitian American, Dr. Lerebours participates in medical mission trips to Haiti. He also serves on the board of advisors for Orthopaedic Relief Services International and as a preceptor for the Nth Dimensions Summer Internship.
Dr. Lerebours has been honored with numerous awards, including the Southern California Super Doctors “Rising Stars” Award, the Ralph Lusskin Resident Teacher of the Year Award, the Charles H. Epps Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, the Dr. Wilbur Strickland Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine and the Dr. Merton B. Anderson Award for Excellence in Pathology. Additionally, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and named executive chief resident during his residency at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. His research has been published in peer-reviewed publications, including Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine and the American Journal of Sports Medicine. He has also contributed to medical textbooks.
Dr. Lerebours’ approach to patient care is to look at the entire patient. He notes that many patients with traumatic injuries are dealing with not only physical injuries, but emotional stress as well. He considers factors like their social situation and vocation when helping a patient rehabilitate from an injury. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Lerebours enjoys hiking, traveling, stand-up paddleboarding and following global finance.
 

Positions

November 2020 - Present Attending Physician Orthopedic Surgery, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute
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November 2020 - Present Faculty Orthopedic Sport Medicine Fellowship, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute
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January 2019 - September 2020 Attending Physician, DOCS Spine and Orthopedics
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January 2019 - September 2020 Attending Physician, Cedar Sinai Medical Center
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January 2019 - February 2020 Locum Tenens, Surgical Affiliates, Rideout Adventist Medical Center
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August 2015 - November 2015 Locum Tenens, Jackson and Cocker, Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center
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2013 - 2014 Executive Chief Resident, New York University ‐ Hospital for Joint Diseases
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2012 - Present Board of Advisors, Orthopaedic Relief Services International,
2017 Physician, Medical Mission to Port-au-Prince
2012 - 2014 Member Orthopaedic Mentorship Program for Medical Students, Hospital for Joint Diseases / New York University
2009 - 2014 Member Ortho Lift for Musculoskeletal Dystrophy, Hospital for Joint Diseases / New York University
2013 Physician, Medical Mission to Port-au-Prince
2012 - 2013 Member Langone Sign-out Committee, New York University
2012 Physician, Medical Mission to St. Marc
2006 - 2008 Member Admissions Committee, Howard University
Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
Member, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Member, Arthroscopy Associate for North American
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Honors and Awards

  • Southern California Super Doctors “Rising Stars” 2018
  • Southern California Super Doctors “Rising Stars” 2019
  • Ralph Lusskin Resident Teacher of the Year, 2014
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2009
  • Charles H. Epps Award, Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009
  • Dr. Wilbur Strickland Award in Excellence in Internal Medicine, 2009
  • Dr. Merton B Anderson Award in Excellence in Pathology, 2007

Education

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2014 - 2015 Sport Medicine, Fellow, Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
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2009 - 2014 Orthopedic Surgery, Resident, New York University ‐ Hospital for Joint Diseases
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May 2009 M.D., Physician, Howard University ‐ College of Medicine
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May 2005 Bachelor of Arts, Economics, New York University
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Contact Information

Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute
8940 North Kendall Drive, Suite 602E
Miami, FL 33176
Fax: 786-533-9760

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