Dr. Joshua Lawson is fellowship trained, board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who treats a wide range of adult orthopedic conditions, with an emphasis on knee and hip replacement as well as complex revision surgery. Dr. Lawson also performs robotic assisted knee replacement. His specialties include:
- Adult Hip & Knee Replacement
- Complex Revision Surgery
- Robotic Assisted Knee Replacement
- Specialized Anterior Approach to Hip Replacement
Dr. Lawson is a Chattanooga native, graduating from Hixson High School in 2005 and attending Lee University on a golf scholarship while pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, in Memphis, TN, and completed a 5-year orthopedic surgery residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Dr. Lawson then completed fellowship training in complex and revision hip and knee replacements under the direction of Dr. Arthur Malkani at the University of Louisville. During this fellowship, he also authored several nationally published presentations and papers on joint replacement surgery.
Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics (CSMO) has provided multi-specialty care to the Chattanooga region since 1979. Our board-certified physicians and medical experts concentrate on areas of expertise to deliver quality, specialized care. CSMO provides advanced sports medicine, orthopaedics, interventional pain management, surgery, physical and occupational therapy, and sports performance training at 11 locations in Chattanooga, Hixson, Cleveland, North Georgia and Sequatchie County. Our team of highly-trained surgeons use minimally invasive techniques and technologies to offer the full scope of orthopaedic surgical care including arthroscopic procedures, total joint replacement and spine surgery.