LaurenPratsPorrasMDFAACP, CAQSM
Internal Medicine • Nashville, TNSports Medicine (Non-Surgical)
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery; Fellowship Director Vanderbilt Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship; Team Physician, Vanderbilt Athletics
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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
Summary
- Dr. Lauren Porras is an experienced healthcare professional specialized in Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in non-surgical Sports Medicine. Located in Nashville, TN, she completed her medical education from the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and her Residency in Internal Medicine from Duke University Hospital. Her expertise includes tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, sports medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and arthritis. She has held positions as an Associate Professor at Chatham Hospital, UNC Faculty Physicians, and the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Additionally, Dr. Porras has authored numerous publications and was honored as Top Doctor in Sports Medicine by Business NC in 2020.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2011 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025- American Board of Emergency Medicine Sports Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor, Sports Medicine Business NC, 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsNovice interpretation of screening electrocardiograms and impact of online training.Lauren Porras, Jonathan A. Drezner, Andrea Dotson, Harry Stafford, David J. Berkoff
Journal of Electrocardiology. 2016-05-01
Journal Articles
- Elevated Pre-Season BESS Scores Not-Predictive of Development of Lower Extremity Injuries in Division 1 Football Players and a Prophylactic Ankle Program did not Reduc...Porras L, Lawson B, Barrett CM, Bowen Johnston KJ, Dotson A, Higginson C, Ann Sports Med Res, 3/2021
- Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Non-Bone Related Injury Risk and Athletic Performance in Female Athletes: A Systematic Review of the LiteraturePorras L, Mangutz N, Boyd M, Jones, J, Goodman-Newby M, Stafford H., Ann Sports Med Res, 7/2020
- The effect of a sports nutrition didactic session on division 1 aStafford, H., Berkowitz, J., Adams, N., Porras, L., Sandbulte, Z., Fisher, B., Felton, C., Booth, J., Reed, W., Wells, S., Johnson, L., Nelson-Chavis, J., Kettterly, J..., Medical Research Archives, 2/2020
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