Carlos J. Lavernia MD
Carlos J. Lavernia., MD, FAAOS, orthopedic surgeon and biomedical engineer holds academic appointments as adjunct clinical professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University Of Miami School Of Medicine, Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Surgery at NOVA Southeastern University, Courtesy Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and Courtesy Professor at the Department of Physical Therapy at Florida International University.
Dr. Lavernia graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans with a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Biomedical Engineering. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico Medical School. He also completed a General Surgery Internship, a Surgeon Scientist NHI Fellowship and an Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of California San Diego. Subsequently, Dr. Lavernia completed a Lower Extremity Reconstruction Fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Lavernia has developed hip and knee implants and has conducted numerous studies in the field of orthopedics. He has written many book chapters and has published over 300 abstracts book chapters and peer reviewed articles. These have been published in prestigious journals, including Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, The Journal of Arthroplasty, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and International Orthopedics. He is a past president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Florida Orthopedic Society.
In his research endeavors, Dr. Lavernia has contributed to numerous inventions that have changed the way orthopedic surgery is done. He helped design a hip and knee system for Zimmer-Biomet that has been implanted in over a million patients. Dr. Lavernia was also on the development team for MAKOplasty®, the innovative system that uses a robotic arm for total hip and total knee replacements.
In his spare time, he has embarked on medical missions with Operation Walk, a private, non-profit, volunteer medical service organization, which provides free surgical treatment for patients in developing countries and the United States of America , that have no access to life-improving care for arthritis or other debilitating bone and joint conditions. Through his humanitarian efforts, Dr. Lavernia has performed numerous joint replacements and other orthopedic surgeries, improving the lives of underprivileged patients in Latin America and the United States.
Dr. Lavernia graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans with a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Biomedical Engineering. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico Medical School. He also completed a General Surgery Internship, a Surgeon Scientist NHI Fellowship and an Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of California San Diego. Subsequently, Dr. Lavernia completed a Lower Extremity Reconstruction Fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Lavernia has developed hip and knee implants and has conducted numerous studies in the field of orthopedics. He has written many book chapters and has published over 300 abstracts book chapters and peer reviewed articles. These have been published in prestigious journals, including Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, The Journal of Arthroplasty, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and International Orthopedics. He is a past president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Florida Orthopedic Society.
In his research endeavors, Dr. Lavernia has contributed to numerous inventions that have changed the way orthopedic surgery is done. He helped design a hip and knee system for Zimmer-Biomet that has been implanted in over a million patients. Dr. Lavernia was also on the development team for MAKOplasty®, the innovative system that uses a robotic arm for total hip and total knee replacements.
In his spare time, he has embarked on medical missions with Operation Walk, a private, non-profit, volunteer medical service organization, which provides free surgical treatment for patients in developing countries and the United States of America , that have no access to life-improving care for arthritis or other debilitating bone and joint conditions. Through his humanitarian efforts, Dr. Lavernia has performed numerous joint replacements and other orthopedic surgeries, improving the lives of underprivileged patients in Latin America and the United States.