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Office
3023 Hamaker Ct
500
Fairfax, VA 22031Phone+1 703-876-2788Fax+1 571-766-3190
Summary
- Dr. Laurel Blakemore is an orthopedic surgeon in Fairfax, VA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's National Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital, and Inova Loudoun Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Alabama School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. She specializes in orthopedic spine surgery and pediatric orthopedics and is experienced in muscular dystrophies, minimally invasive spine surgery, short stature and skeletal dysplasia, pediatric orthopaedics, and spine deformity surgery.
Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 1997 - 1998
- University of MichiganResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1992 - 1997
- Stanford Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
- University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1991
- The University of MichiganB.A., With Honors, 1981 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- DC State Medical License 2004 - 2027
- FL State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- VA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2004 - 2020
- OH State Medical License 1997 - 2007
- MI State Medical License 1993 - 2006
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- "Best Doctors" Northern Virginia Magazine, 2009, 2011, 2013
- "America’s Best Doctors" Best Doctors, Inc., 2008, 2011
- "Top Doctors" Washingtonian Magazine, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Development of Consensus-Based Best Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative and Postoperative Care of Pediatric Patients With Spinal Deformity and Programmable Impla...Walter H Truong, Hiroko Matsumoto, Jaysson T Brooks, Tenner J Guillaume, Lindsay M Andras
Spine. 2024-12-01 - Healthcare disparities in adult and pediatric spinal deformity: a state of the art review.Lancelot Benn, Tarek Yamout, Mauro Costa Morais Tavares Junior, Adwin Denasty, Laurel C Blakemore
Spine Deformity. 2024-11-27 - 1 citationsCoronal decompensation following thoracic vertebral body tethering in idiopathic scoliosis.Yoji Ogura, A Noelle Larson, Laurel Blakemore, Firoz Miyanji, Lindsay M Andras
Spine Deformity. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Evaluating the extent of clinical uncertainty among treatment options for patients with early-onset scoliosis.Corona J, Miller DJ, Downs J, Akbarnia BA, Betz RR, Blakemore LC, Campbell RM Jr, Flynn JM, Johnston CE, McCarthy RE, Roye DP Jr, Skaggs DL, Smith JT, Snyder BD, Spons..., J Bone Joint Surg, 5/1/2013
- Preoperative Evaluation and Decreasing Errors in Pediatric Spine Surgery.Blakemore LC, Perez-Grueso FJS, Cavagnaro M, Shah S, Spine Deformity Preview Issue, 9/1/2012
- Early onset scoliosis: modern treatment and results.Tis JE, Karlin LI, Akbarnia BA, Blakemore LC, Thompson GH, McCarthy RE, Tello CA, Mendelow MJ, Southern EP; Growing Spine Committee of the Scoliosis Research Society, J Pediatr Orthop, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Introducing the Early Onset Scoliosis Classification System.Williams BA, McCalla D, Matsumoto H, Akbarnia BA, Blakemore LC, Betz R, Flynn J, Johnston CE, McCarthy R, Roye DP, Skaggs DL, MD; Smith JT, Snyder B, Sponseller PD,..., American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/20/2012
- Coupled Symmetry and Proportional Expansion of the Ribs Through Adolescence. Poster #317Schwend RM, Blakemore LC, Akbarnia BA, Reigrut MS, Schmidt JA. Complex Spine Study Group, Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 9/5/2012
- Coupled Symmetry and Proportional Expansion of the Ribs through Adolescence. Poster #413Schwend RM, Blakemore LC, Akbarnia BA, Reigrut MS, Schmidt JA. Complex Spine Study Group, 19th Annual International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Istanbul, Turkey, 7/1/2012
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Lectures
- Challenges in the Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis; Protocols for Management of Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries.Charlotesville, VA - 4/23/2013
- Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis.Atlanta, GA - 11/7/2012
- Invited lecturer: Scoliosis in Patients with Neural Axis Abnormalities.Washington, DC - 5/19/2012
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Other
- Online Webinar: Operative Management of Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures: Pearls and Pitfalls. Operative Indications for Pediatric Forearm Fractures.Blakemore LC, Faculty, AAOS/POSNA
5/19/2009 - A Nice Bit of Surgical Engineering. (Interview)John Kelly, The Washington Post
12/22/2008 - Sprains, stingers, cord neurapraxia among cervical spine injuries in young athletes Gina Brockenbrough. (Interview)Orthopedics Today
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Press Mentions
- 340 Spine Surgeons to Know — 2017 FeaturedApril 20th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Scoliosis Research SocietySecretary
- Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North AmericaMember
- Academic Orthopedic ConsortiumMember
- Pediatric Spine Study GroupMember
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