Dr. Lucas Romine

Education and Expertise

While maintaining a full athletic scholarship for collegiate basketball, Dr. Romine completed his undergraduate coursework as an Academic All-American. He excelled in medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center before completing Orthopedic Surgery residency at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Romine has presented cutting edge research at national and international orthopedic conferences and has received several awards throughout his career. Some of his lecture venues include the European Federation of Orthopedic and Traumatology in Berlin, Germany, and the Chinese Orthopedic Association Congress in Beijing, China.

At North Carolina Specialty Hospital, Dr. Romine regularly performs the following procedures:

• Robotic partial knee replacement
• Robotic total knee replacement
• Shoulder joint replacement with custom 3 dimensional planning
• Robotic hip replacement
• Minimally invasive shoulder surgery
• Surgical repair of broken bones and torn tendons or ligaments

Community Connections

Before joining EmergeOrtho, Dr. Romine served as a faculty in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. While he was there, he accumulated valuable experience in new, innovative surgical techniques for treating complex pathology in the shoulder and elbow including shoulder replacement. He also served as a team physician for the Baltimore Orioles, providing medical care for elite Major League Baseball players.

Education

• Medical school: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Residency: Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
• Fellowship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Associations

• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

Request an appointment with Dr. Romine now. Or, call us at (919) 220-5255 any time to speak with an EmergeOrtho—Triangle Region team member.