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About Lionel Lazaro

Lionel E. Lazaro, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon that specializes in sports medicine, hip preservation and articular cartilage restoration. His clinical practice focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders involving the musculoskeletal system (bone, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons). He utilizes advanced non-surgical and surgical techniques to treat a variety of injuries and conditions, including sports injuries, musculoskeletal trauma, degenerative diseases and congenital disorders. Dr. Lazaro is actively involved in clinical- and laboratory-based research projects that aim to improve the understanding of the vascular contribution to bone and soft tissue using quantitative-MRI and anatomical dissection. He has a keen interest in minimizing surgically induced trauma and optimizing preservation of vascular anatomy. His interest in bone vascularity and the associated iatrogenic surgical vascular insult have extended to investigations of vascular impacts not only from surgical approaches but also traumatic injuries and minimally invasive surgical interventions. He serves as an editorial reviewer for major orthopedic journals. He is widely published in his field, authoring more than 45 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 7 book chapters. He has been invited speaker at national and international academic symposiums. Dr. Lazaro has extensive experience providing medical coverage for high school and college sports teams as well as athletes in the National Football League, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League.

Positions

August 2019 - Present Orthopedic Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute
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Disciplines

Grants

2019 - Present Is the Hip Stability Compromised with Over Resection of the Femoral Head during Osteochondroplasty?
Cedar-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Institute Fellow Grant
$20,600
2019 - Present Perfusion of the Femoral Head Following Arthroscopic Femoral Osteochondroplasty
Cedar-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Institute Fellow Grant
$16,400
2017 - Present Human Immune Response to Fresh, Non-Matched Osteochondral Allograft
Hospital for Special Surgery Thomas Wickiewicz, MD Resident Research Grant
$15,000
2017 - Present Macro to Micro to Nano Scale Structure of Ligament-Bone and Tendon-Bone Entheses in the Immature Knee
Hospital for Special Surgery Surgeon in Chief Research Award
$5,000
2016 - Present Biochemical and Morphological Differences of the Immature Cartilage of the Knee: Articular Cartilage versus Epiphyseal Cartilage
Rudin Foundation Resident Research Grant
$5,000
2016 - Present Vascularity of the Immature Knee (Patella, Epiphysis, Cruciate Ligaments, Meniscus)
Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Service Research Award
$5,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2013 - Present Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
2004 - Present Member, Puerto Rico Medical Association
2002 - Present Member, American Medical Association
2002 - Present Member, North America Medical Association
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Honors and Awards

  • Magna cum laude- Undergraduate College 5/2002
  • Recognition for outstanding achievement 1- 4 years of medical school 7/2002 – 6/2006
  • Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD Sport Medicine Resident Research Grant 2017 – 2018
  • Russell F. Warren, MD Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Basic/Translational Research 2018

Education

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August 2018 - August 2019 Fellowship Program - Orthopaedic Sport Medicine, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
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June 2013 - June 2018 Residency Program -Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery
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May 2010 - June 2013 Research Fellowship - Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
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July 2009 - May 2010 Residency Program - General Surgery, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center
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July 2008 - June 2009 Internship Program - General Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center
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July 2006 - June 2007 Fifth Pathway Program, New York Medical College
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July 2002 - June 2006 Doctor of Medicine, M.D., Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara ‐ School of Medicine
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August 1997 - May 2002 Bachelor of Science, University of Puerto Rico
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August 2000 - July 2001 Exchange Student Program, Complutense University of Madrid
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Links

Contact Information

1150 Campo Sano Avenue, Floor 3
Coral Gables, FL 33146
786-268-6200
LionelEL@baptisthealth.net

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