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Lawrence Babat, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Nashville, TN

Lawrence Brett Babat MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery


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  • 2400 Patterson StSte 300Nashville, TN 37203

  • Phone+1 615-986-1256

  • Fax+1 615-383-0853

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Summary

  • Dr. L Brett Babat is an orthopaedic surgeon in Nashville, TN, specializing in complex spine surgery. He completed his medical education at Yale University School of Medicine in 1995 and further honed his expertise during his fellowship in combined neurosurgery and orthopaedic spine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation from 2001 to 2002, following a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital. Currently, he serves as a spine surgeon at Nashville Neurosurgery Associates, where he has been the sole orthopaedic surgeon in a neurosurgery group since 2016. His clinical expertise includes spinal deformity, reconstructive surgery of the spine, failed spine surgery revision, spinal infections and tumors, though he also performs more run-of-the-mill procedures, such as laminectomies and discectomies. Dr. Babat operates from the base of the skull all the way to the pelvis. He has notable research on spine surgery in Parkinson's patients, as well as publications on the biomechanics of the spine, with several studies widely cited in various scientific journals. He is a referral destination for patients throughout the mid-South.

Education & Training

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Combined Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, 2001 - 2002
  • Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Health
    Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2000
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2001 - 2003
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2000 - 2001
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PrimeSuite, Greenway Health, LLC, 2012, 2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PrimeSUITE EHR, Greenway Health, LLC, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

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