Lucas Aaron Anderson

Dr. Anderson is a faculty member at the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He specializes in surgical solutions for degenerative diseases and deformities of the hip and knee including osteoarthritis, AVN, Perthes, SCFE, FAI and hip dysplasia. He performs minimally invasive hip and knee replacement surgery including anterior hip replacement and partial knee replacements (patellofemoral and unicompartment arthroplasty). He also specializes in complex revision surgery for failed total hip and total knee arthroplasty as well as fractures adjacent to hip and knee replacements. An additional area of expertise for Dr. Anderson as well as a research interest are hip preservation surgeries including PAO (periacetabular osteotomy) for dysplasia, hip osteotomies, and hip preserving surgeries for FAI (femoroacetabular impingement).Dr. Anderson graduated from medical school and completed his orthopedics residency at University of Utah. He did additional training in hip preservation and arthroplasty of the hip and knee at OrthoCarolinas Hip and Knee Fellowship in Charlotte North Carolina. He spent two years in private practice in North Idaho before returning to join the University of Utah. Dr. Anderson has continuously been involved with the University of Utah Hip and Knee arthroplasty subdivision since 2005. Dr. Anderson enjoys research and training residents, fellows and medical students in orthopedics and hip and knee reconstructive surgery.Dr. Anderson is from Coeur d"Alene, Idaho. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, playing racquet sports, as well as hiking, skiing, biking and climbing in the mountains. He is currently seeing patients at the University Orthopaedic Clinic and the University South Jordan Clinic as well as serving our veterans at the VA Hospital.