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Office
1485 Florida Rd
Suite A103
Durango, CO 81301Phone+1 970-828-2663- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Steadman Philippon Research InstituteFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2001 - 2002
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2001
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 2001 - 2025
- NE State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- UT State Medical License 2018 - 2022
- SD State Medical License Active through 2021
- IA State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- WY State Medical License 2021 - 2021
- NM State Medical License 2003 - 2017
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 107 citationsThe "moving valgus stress test" for medial collateral ligament tears of the elbow.Shawn W. O'Driscoll, Richard L. Lawton, Adam M. Smith> ;The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2005 Feb 1
- 7 citationsDislocation after long-necked total hip arthroplasty.Richard L. Lawton, B. F. Morrey> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2004 May 1
- 109 citationsValgus torque in youth baseball pitchers: A biomechanical study.Michelle B. Sabick, Michael R. Torry, Richard L Lawton, Richard J. Hawkins> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2004 May 1
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Press Mentions
- Community Hospital: New Full-Time Orthopedic Surgeon Moving to McCookMay 25th, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
- Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango, Colorado
- Moab Regional HospitalMoab, Utah
- Community HospitalMc Cook, Nebraska
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