Hand/Finger Tendon Release (in hospital)

Lawrence Lemak, M.D., is the founder of Lemak Health — a center of excellence in orthopedic surgery with experience in many areas of orthopedics and primary care sports medicine. Dr. Lemak devotes his practice to sports medicine and knee replacements and is a nationally recognized leader in his field. With experience in sports medicine and a passion for the safety of athletes at every level of participation, Dr. Lemak serves as a member of the medical advisory board of Pop Warner Football, Lakepoint Aspire Institute, and the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)—sharing his knowledge and lending his knowledge to these organizations.

Dr. Lemak founded the National Center for Sports Safety (NCSS) in 2001 after identifying a need to decrease the number and severity of injuries to youth, recreation and high school athletes. The NCSS educates youth and high school coaches on the prevention and care of athletic injuries and has educated over 20,000 coaches since its inception.

Dr. Lemak’s devotion to sports medicine led him to found and chair the Alabama Sports Foundation in 1996 — bringing sports competition to Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, he was a founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI), a research and education institute for sports medicine, which has produced volumes of research for sports medicine and has educated over 250 orthopedic surgeons and family practitioners in sports medicine.

As the medical director of NFL’s Europe League for over 15 years, Dr. Lemak has cared for over 2,000 professional football players. In addition, he has been the medical director for Major League Soccer for 20 years. Not only does he treat professional athletes, he is also the team physician for many high schools and colleges in Alabama.

After Dr. Lemak brought the 1996 Olympic Soccer Games to Birmingham, along with many other sports medicine endeavors in the community, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame with the Distinguished Sportsman Award in 1997. Dr. Lemak was the first physician to be inducted into the AHSAA Hall of Fame and Montevallo sports Hall of Fame for his devotion to the care and safety of athletes in the State of Alabama.

Dr. Lemak is a graduate of The University of Alabama Medical School and completed his residency at The University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).

Dr. Lemak has been married to his wife Georgine for 50 years and they have three children — John, David and Matthew, and seven grandchildren, who all reside in Birmingham. In his free time, Dr. Lemak travels extensively and is busy raising two golden retrievers and enjoying his grandchildren. He enjoys sweet tea, vacationing at the Gulf Coast with family, the book Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas, country music and ice cream.

Clinical Interests:

Orthopedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Affiliations

Major League Soccer - Chief Medical Officer

Pop Warner Football - Board Member

Youth Sports of the Americas - Chairman

Lakepoint ASPIRE Institute - Chairman

National Center for Sports Safety - Founder

Alabama Sports Foundation - Founder and Chairman

American Sports Medicine Institute - Founder

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Arthroscopy Association of North America

Alabama High School Athletic Association AHSAA