Richard D. Lazar, MD

Spine Surgery
Spine Trauma

The Spine Center
3010 North Circle Drive, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 471-2980

Dr. Lazar joined the Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group in 1998 after completing an Adult Spine Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He specializes in disorders of the Cervical Spine and the Lumbar Spine. Dr. Lazar is actively engaged in research involving new spine technology including the artificial disc and bone graft substitutes. As a member of the North American Spine Society and Cervical Spine Research Society, his research has been presented internationally.

UNDERGRADUATE

B.S. Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Engineering, Chicago, IL

GRADUATE

M.S. Engineering, Northwestern University, Graduate School of Engineering, Evanston, IL

M.D.

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

INTERNSHIP

Orthopaedic Surgical Internship, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA

RESIDENCY

Orthopaedic Surgical Residency, Harvard University, Boston, MA

FELLOWSHIP

Adult Spine Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Pediatric Spine Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery