Lawrence L. Haber, MD is originally from Texas, completing his bachelors at TCU and medical school at Texas Tech University. He did his orthopedic training at the Medical College of Virginia and in 1998 and completed a Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship at Vanderbilt University. From 2004-2016 he practiced at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he rose to full professor and served as Chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery for over 10 years. He practiced as an Assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio for over 5 years, where he was also Director of Pediatric Orthopedics at Tod Childrens Hospital in Youngstown Ohio. In 2004 he took a position at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he served as chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery for over 10 years. He is internationally known as a pediatric spine surgeon, developing Ochsner into a major pediatric spine center. Visitors come from around the country to learn how to do Vertebral Body Tethering, a minimally invasive and motion sparing surgery for scoliosis. He also is active in the care of pediatric trauma and fractures, foot and ankle problems, limb lengthening and deformities and treats children with neuromuscular problems like Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifidadle. Most of his research interests are clinical and involve scoliosis surgery. He has done many national and international presentations and publications. Dr. Haber has served as Charmian for multiple national committees for Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA) and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) and has been active in other organizations as well, most of these roles involving education of pediatric spine surgeons. He served on the board of directors for SRS. Dr. Haber is very active in his community, passionate about his family and enjoys playing guitar, golf and fishing.

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Medical Education

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Internship

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Field of Study: General Surgery

Residency

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Field of Study: Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowship

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Field of Study: Pediatric Orthopedics