Laura Bellaire, MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Bellaire is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in
general pediatric orthopaedic care and pediatric spinal deformity. She
completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University, followed by medical
school and orthopaedic surgery residency at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.
She then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the
University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Bellaire’s clinical interests include the operative and
non-operative treatment of all pediatric orthopaedic diagnoses including but
not limited to scoliosis, kyphosis, pediatric fractures, upper and lower
extremity angular deformities and deficiencies, and neuromuscular conditions.
Her research has largely focused on perioperative optimization of patients
undergoing scoliosis surgery and clinical outcomes and complications following
spinal fusion. She has conducted studies at institutions across the country in
conjunction with the Growing Spine Study Group and the Children’s Spine Study
Group, and she is an active member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of
North America.
Specialties
Clinics
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation |
Professional Certifications and Education
Fellowship |
University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
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Residency |
Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
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Medical School |
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
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Bellaire LL Zhang C Smith JT Heflin JA Klatt J Roye D Sponseller P Samdani A Fedorak GT Pediatric Spine Study Group.
Growth-friendly Spinal Instrumentation in Marfan Syndrome Achieves Sustained Gains in Thoracic Height Amidst High Rates of Implant Failure. J Pediatr Orthop . 2021 Mar 1;41(3):e204-e210
[PubMed ID: 33370003]
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Fletcher ND Bellaire LL Dilbone ES Ward LA Bruce RW Jr
Variability in length of stay following neuromuscular spinal fusion. Spine Deform . 2020 Aug;8(4):725-732
[PubMed ID: 32060807]
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Bellaire LL Bruce RW Jr Ward LA Bowman CA Fletcher ND
Use of an Accelerated Discharge Pathway in Patients With Severe Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Spine Deform . 2019 Sep;7(5):804-811
[PubMed ID: 31495482]
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Nielsen E Andras LM Bellaire LL Fletcher ND Minkara A Vitale MG Troy M Glotzbecker M Skaggs DL
Don't You Wish You Had Fused to the Pelvis the First Time: A Comparison of Reoperation Rate and Correction of Pelvic Obliquity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2019 Apr 15;44(8):E465-E469
[PubMed ID: 30299416]
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Borden TC Bellaire LL Fletcher ND
Improving perioperative care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients: the impact of a multidisciplinary care approach. J Multidiscip Healthc . 2016;9:435-445
[PubMed ID: 27695340]
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Gottschalk MB Bellaire LL Moore T
Radiation exposure in the young level 1 trauma patient: a retrospective review. J Surg Orthop Adv . 2015 Spring;24(1):57-63
[PubMed ID: 25830265]