Overview
Dr. Lau is an orthopaedic surgeon that is dual fellowship trained in sports medicine/shoulder and foot/ankle. His clinical practice focuses on sports injuries of the shoulder, knee, and ankle. He has clinical and translational research projects with an interests in imaging related research. He participates and leads numerous multi-center trials.
Office Hours
Clinic at Duke Sport Science Institute: Tuesday/ Wednesday
Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center: Monday/ Thursday
Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center: Monday/ Thursday
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2025 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Female Athletes May Have a Greater Challenge in Returning to Sport After Contemporary Cartilage Procedures in the Knee: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal Article Arthroscopy · December 2025 PURPOSE: To assess the current literature for differences in return-to-sport (RTS) rates between male and female athletes after common cartilage procedures in the knee including autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), matrix-induced autologous chondrocy ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Athlete's Shoulder.
Journal Article Clin Sports Med · October 2024 Full text Link to item CiteNonoperative Management, Repair, or Reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament in Combined Anterior Cruciate and Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries-Which Is Best? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal Article Am J Sports Med · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Combined injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the medial collateral ligament (MCL) is a common injury pattern and accounts for 20% of all ligamentous knee injuries. Despite advancements in surgical technique, there is no up-to-dat ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Bridge Registry - CP 02-002
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Miach Orthopaedics, Inc · 2022 - 2027Establishing a FastOA-Focused Cohort Following Revision ACL Reconstruction (ACLR)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2027Arthroscopic versus Open Stabilization of Shoulder Instability with Subcortical Bone Loss "Fixed Price"
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine ·
2011
M.D.