Lois K. Osier, MD

• University of Connecticut -- Bachelor of Science
• University of Massachusetts Medical School -- Doctor of Medicine
• University of Massachusetts Medical Center -- Internship, General Surgery
• University of Massachusetts Medical Center -- Residency, Orthopedic Surgery
• University of Massachusetts Medical Center -- Fellowship, Orthopedic Surgery Research
• Duke University Medical Center -- Fellowship, Hand & Microsurgery

• Specializes in pediatric and congenital hand deformities

• Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• Member of the North Carolina Orthopedic Association
• Member of the Southern Orthopedic Association
• Member of the North Carolina Society for Surgery of the Hand
• Member of the Duke Piedmont Society/Hand Club
• Member of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society
• Certificate of Added Qualifications: Hand

• 2022 North Carolina's Top Doctors, Charlotte Region, SouthPark Magazine
• Named a 2021 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2020 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2019 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2017 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2014 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
  
• Named a 2013 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2012 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2011 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2010 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2009 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2008 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named a 2007 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine
• Named (2011) one of the 70 Female Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon Leaders to Know

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• *Gaston RG, Ward WA, Lewis DL, Gantt EG, Osier LK, Gaul JS, Perlik PC, Chadderdon RC, Baker DS, Boatright JR; Wrist and Radius Injury Surgery Trial (WRIST) Study Group: Reflections One Year into the 21 Center NIH-funded WRIST Study. A Primer on Conducting a Multicenter Clinical Trial. Journal of Hand Surgery, 2013 Jun;38:1194-1201. *denotes group study
• Song JW, Waljee JF, Burns PB, Chung KC, Gaston RG, Haase SC, Hammert WC, Lawton JN, Merrell GA, Nassab PF, Yang LJ, *Osier LK, Ward WA, Boatright JR et al; Surgery for the Ulnar Nerve (SUN) Study Group: An Outcome Study for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow: A Multicenter Study by the SUN Study Group. Neurosurgery. 2013 Jun;72:971-982. * denotes group study. PMID 23426153
• Giladi AM, Gaston RG, Haase SC, Hammert WC, Lawton JN, Merrell GA, Nassab PF, Song JW, Yang LJ, Chung KC, *Osier LK, Ward WA, Boatright JR et al: For the Surgery of the Ulnar Nerve Study Group. Trend of Recovery after Simple Decompression for Treatment of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. 2013 Apr;131(4):563e-573e. *denotes study group. PMID 23542274
• Malay S, Chung KC, *Gaston RG, Osier LK, Ward WA, Boatright JB et al: The Minimal Clinically Important Difference After Simple Decompression for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow. Journal of Hand Surgery 2013 Apr; 38:652-659 *denote group study – SUN Study Group PMID 23474160

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS

• Ward AW, Osier LS, Lewis DR, Loeffler BJ, Chadderdon RC, Gaston RG. Lymphedema Following Elective Hand and Wrist Surgery in Women who are Post Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Prospective, Cohort Study. Abstract-(paper#2): ASSH Annual Meeting; 2016 Sept 29; Austin, TX
• Osier LK: Perioperative Considerations in the Rheumatoid Patient. Atrium Health - Carolinas Medical Center Dept of Rheumatology; 2015; Oct 1; Charlotte, NC

• Surgery Scheduler – Desiree
• Administrative Assistant – Kim Haynes