Meridian, ID - Tracye J. Lawyer,
MD, Ph.D., FAAOS, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Distinguished Woman in Healthcare and
in acknowledgment of her work at St Luke's Clinic Orthopedics.
Trayce J. Lawyer, MD, Ph.D.,
FAAOS, has been the Medical Director of the Cartilage Regeneration Program at
St. Luke's Clinic Orthopedics for the past three years. Dr. Lawyer has always
been an athlete, catalyzing her interest in Sports Medicine. She has known she
wanted to pursue medicine since she was ten years old. Dedicating her career to
Sports Medicine and research, she works in clinical practice and with local
sports teams in Nampa and Meridian, ID.
As a Sports Medicine specialist,
Dr. Lawyer often treats her patients for cartilage repair and regeneration in
children and adults. Her other specialties are knee, shoulder, and elbow ACL
reconstructions, meniscus repairs, meniscal allograft transplantations,
shoulder instability, multi-ligament knee reconstructions, patellar
instability, total and reverse shoulder arthroplasty, rotator cuff repair,
bicep and tendon repairs, ligament reconstruction, and surgery of the elbow.
Dr. Lawyer's passion for healing young athletes so that they can rehabilitate
and return to their sports after an injury is what fuels her to continue
working.
Dr. Lawyer attended Stanford
University, where she played soccer and ran track. She earned PAC-10 Player of
the Year in soccer, was an NCAA track champion in the heptathlon, and graduated
with her Bachelor of Science degree. Dr. Lawyer next completed a Medical degree
at Ohio State University. She then gained experience with an Orthopedic Surgery
residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Furthering her
education, Dr. Lawyer earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree and focused her
research on cartilage regeneration.
Dr. Lawyer is board-certified in
Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopedic
Surgery (ABOS). She completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University
of Pittsburgh, studying with leaders in the sports medicine field such as Dr.
Freddie Fu and Dr. James Bradley. During the Fellowship, she gained real-world
experience working with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
After college, Dr. Lawyer competed
in the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials, where she learned valuable skills
from some of the best athletes from around the globe.
Dr. Lawyer is the author of many
peer-reviewed research articles. She has presented her research work at
national meetings of physicians.
Today, Dr. Lawyer is the Team
Physician for the Rocky Mountain High School Grizzlies and Boise Hawks.
Additionally, she works at St. Luke's Clinic in Orthopedics.
Dr. Lawyer blogs on her website,
http://themedmentor.com/, to share her valuable knowledge about topics for
physicians and aspiring medical professionals. Recent topics include
"Choosing a Medical Specialty," "How to Present a Patient,"
and "Letters of Recommendation (LORs)." Dr. Lawyer has been honored
with an induction in the Stanford Hall of Fame.
When she isn't working, Dr. Lawyer
enjoys spending quality time with her children, ages 2, 9, and 10, and taking
them to their sports games.
For more information, visit
http://themedmentor.com/.
