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Lorenzo Deveza, MD, PhD

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer Care)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Spine Surgery
  • Spine Care
Baylor College of Medicine
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Baylor College of Medicine - Orthopedic Surgery
7200 Cambridge, 10th Flr, Ste 10A, Houston, TX 77030
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Lorenzo Deveza, MD, PhD

Dr. Lorenzo Deveza is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery and orthopedic oncology at the Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor Medicine. He is a clinician-scientist and engineer with research interests in stem cell biology, bone healing and tissue engineering, medical device design, biomechanics and applications in AI and machine learning. Dr. Deveza received his undergraduate degree in Philosophy from San Jose State University and then subsequently obtained a Masters degree from the University of California Davis in Biomedical Engineering. Prior to medical school, he was a R&D biomechanical engineer for an orthopaedic medical device start-up, which he continued to participate in throughout his training. He attended medical school at Stanford University where he jointly worked towards his Ph.D. in Bioengineering as part of the Stanford MSTP program. Dr. Deveza completed his orthopedic residency at Baylor College of Medicine. He did a spine surgery fellowship at New York University Langone Medical Center focusing on complex spinal deformity surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. He completed a second fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with a focus on spine, pelvis and extremity tumor resections and reconstructions. Dr. Deveza has received multiple research awards and received the Fellow Teaching award while at MSKCC. He holds several U.S. patents in collaboration with his industry partners. Dr. Deveza is happy to see patients with conditions related to spine surgery or orthopaedic oncology.

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Specialties

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer Care)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Credentials

  • Musculoskeletal Oncology

Education

  • Professional Education: MD from Stanford University School of Medicine - 06/2016 - Stanford, California United States, PhD from Stanford University - 06/2014 - Stanford, California United States, Bioengineering: Residency at Baylor College of Medicine - 07/2021 - Houston, Texas United States, Orthopaedic Surgery: Clinical Fellowship at New York University - 07/2022 - New York, New York United States, Spine Surgery: Clinical Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - 07/2023 - New York, New York United States, Musculoskeletal Oncology

Medical groups

  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • TX Health Network

Hospital affiliations

Below is a list of facilities where this provider is credentialed and approved to perform procedures or has privileges.
  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX

Languages

  • English

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