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Dr. Alex Lancaster

ABOUT Dr. Alex Lancaster
EDUCATION
PUBLICATIONS
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HONORS & AWARDS
ABOUT Dr. Alex Lancaster

Dr. Lancaster specializes in hip and knee replacements, including complex and revision procedures. She utilizes both anterior and posterior approaches to hip replacement, tailored to each individual patient’s needs, as well as image guidance and robotics to enhance surgical precision for both knee and hip procedures. Her goal is to treat every patient like a family member and provide the highest quality medical and surgical care possible. 

Inspired by her mother, who is a nurse, Dr. Lancaster pursued a career in medicine to help people in a tangible way. During medical school, she was drawn to orthopedic surgery due to her love for problem solving and the opportunity to restore patients’ mobility and function. She finds it very rewarding to see the positive impact it can have on people’s lives.

EDUCATION

Undergraduate Education: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Medical Education: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
Residency: University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics, Salt Lake City, Utah
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

PUBLICATIONS
  • Lancaster A, Stevenson K, Noel P, Grothaus O, Blackburn B, Gililland J. Motivations and Barriers for Women Orthopaedic Surgeons Considering Arthroplasty Fellowship. J Arthroplasty. 2023 Aug 10:S0883-5403(23)00806-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.08.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37572723.
  • Lancaster AJ, Carlson VR, Pelt CE, Anderson LA, Peters CL, Gililland JM. High Rates of Spacer Fracture in the Setting of Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy With a Specific Thin-Core Articulating Antibiotic Hip Spacer. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jun;36(6):2178-2183. 
  • Lancaster AJ, Christie MC, Blackburn BE, Pelt CE, Peters CL, Gililland JM, Anderson LA. Can I ski doc?: Return to skiing following total joint replacement. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Mar; 37(3):460-467.
  • Lancaster AJ, Boes EA, Gililland JM, Anderson LA. Direct Anterior Cup-Half Cage for Revision and Complex Primary THA: Surgical Technique. Arthroplasty Today. 2022 Jun 7; 16:140-149.
  • Stevens P, Lancaster AJ, Kwhaia A.  Talar-Tarsal Stabilisation: Goals and Initial Outcomes. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2021 Sept-Dec;16(3):168-171.  
  • Daryoush JR, Lancaster AJ, Frandsen JJ, Gililland JM.  Occupational Hazards to the Joint Replacement Surgeon: Radiation Exposure.  J Arthroplasty. 2022 Aug;37(8):1464-1469.
  • Young Femoral Neck Working Group. Treatment Failure in Femoral Neck Fractures in Adults Less than 50 years of Age: Analysis of 492 Patients Repair at 26 North American Trauma Centers.  Project head: Cory Collinge MD. Faculty mentor: Brian Mullis MD.  Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2022 June.  36(6): 271-279.
RESEARCH
  • Lancaster AJ, Stevenson K, Noel P, Grothaus O, Blackburn BE, Gililland JM. Motivations and Barriers for Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Considering Arthroplasty Fellowship.  Presented at: 2022 Park City Hip and Knee. August 2022; Park City, UT.
  • Lancaster AJ, Christie MC, Blackburn BE, Pelt CE, Peters CL, Gililland JM, Anderson LA. Can I ski doc?: Return to skiing following total joint replacement.  Presented at: 2022 AAOS Annual Meeting: March 2022; Chicago, IL.
  • Lancaster AJ, Christie MC, Blackburn BE, Pelt CE, Peters CL, Gililland JM, Anderson LA. Can I ski doc?: Return to skiing following total joint replacement.  Presented at: 2021 Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Meeting; December 2021; Orlando, FL.
  • Kahn TL, Frandsen JJ, Lancaster AJ, Blackburn BE, Loughmiller S, Anderson LA, Soltanolkotabi M, Gililland JM.  Early Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes of an Additive Manufactured Acetabular Component.  Presented at: 2021 AAHKS Annual Meeting; November 2021; Dallas, TX. 
  • Stevens P, Lancaster AJ, Kwhaia A.  Talar-Tarsal Stabilization: Initial Outcomes and Postoperative Management of Untoward Events. Poster presented at: American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Meeting; September 2020; Virtual. 
  • Stevens P, Lancaster AJ, Kwhaia A.  Talar-Tarsal Stabilization: Initial Outcomes and Postoperative Management of Untoward Events.  Poster presented at: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting; May 2020; Virtual.
HONORS & AWARDS

2021: Humanism Award | University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics 

2017: Ruth Jackson-Steindler Orthopaedic Clerkship Award | Iowa City, IA