Lori Karol, MD

Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

lori.karol@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Dr. Lori Karol is a staff orthopaedist and Medical Director of Performance Improvement and the Movement Science Lab at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan. Dr. Karol completed her general surgery internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine. She also completed the Harrington Fellowship of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in 1991. Dr. Karol is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and is an active staff member at Children’s Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Karol is also a member of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine; the American Medical Association; a member and chairperson of the Communications Counsel of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; the North American Society for Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis; the Scoliosis Research Society; and Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie.

Education

FellowshipTexas Scottish Rite Hospital (1991)
ResidencyWayne State University (1990)
InternshipWayne State University (1986)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Michigan Medical School (1985)

Research Interests

Clubfoot gait analysis
Effect of treatment of scoliosis in very young children
Male idiopathic scoliosis
Pediatric amputee gait and function
Spinal motion measurement in scoliosis

Publications

Featured
The Effect of Amputation Level on Energy Expenditure During Over-Ground Walking in Pediatric Amputees

K. Jeans, L. Karol, R. Browne , Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , 2011; (93-A):49-56

Featured
Gait Analysis After Nonoperative Treatment for Clubfeet: Follow-Up at Age Five

L. Karol, K. Jeans, R. ElHawary , Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research , 2009; (467: 5):1206-1213

Featured
Pulmonary Function Following Early Thoracic Fusion in Non-Neuromuscular Scoliosis

L. Karol, C. Johnston, K. Mladenov, P. Schochet, P. Walters, R. Browne , Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , 2008; (90-A: 6):1272-81

Featured
Familial Osteofibrous Dysplasia

L. Karol, D. Brown, C. Wise, M. Waldron , Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , 2005; (87-A:10):2297-2307

Featured
Results of Medial Open Reduction of the Hip in Infants with Developmental Dislocation of the Hip

D. Konigsberg, L. Karol, S. Colby, S. O?Brien , Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics , 2003; (23:1):1-9

The Effect of Amputation Level on Energy Expenditure During Over-Ground Walking in Pediatric Amputees

K. Jeans, L. Karol, R. Browne , Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , 2011; (93-A):49-56

Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS III)

K. White, L. Karol, D. White, S. Hale , Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics , 2011; (31):594-598

Early Definitive Spinal Fusion in Young Children: What We Have Learned

L. Karol , Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research , 2011; (469):1323-1329

Gait Analysis of Children Treated Non-operatively for Moderate Clubfoot by Physical Therapy or Ponseti Casting

H. Gottschalk, K. Jeans, L. Karol , Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics , 2010; (30: 3):235-239

Plantar Pressures Following the Ponseti and French Physiotherapy Methods for Clubfoot

K. Jeans, L. Karol , Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics , 2010; (30: 1):82-89

Honors/Awards

AOA-Zimmer Resident Research Award

American Orthopaedic Association (1990)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society: ASAMI-NA

North American Society for Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America - Chairperson of Communications Counsel

Scoliosis Research Society