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Lauren P. Porras MD

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Insurance Plans Accepted

About Lauren P. Porras

Areas of Expertise

  • Adult Orthopaedics
  • Fractures
  • Orthopaedics
  • Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • Sports Medicine

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Injury Clinic Hendersonville
Vanderbilt Health Hendersonville
129 N Anderson Lane
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Hendersonville
Vanderbilt Health Hendersonville
129 N Anderson Lane
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Nashville West
6606 Charlotte Pike, Suite 104
Nashville, TN 37209

Services

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Miami, 2011
  • Residency - Duke University Health System, 2014
  • Fellowship - University of North Carolina Health Care System, 2015

Board Certifications

  • Sports Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
She is the best Dr! Already st many others her way and they love her too.
January 22, 2026
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The best
January 20, 2026
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Dr. Porras is excellent. She is very professional, explains everything easily, very patiient, very kind, very friendly.
January 15, 2026
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Dr. Porras is very knowledgeable, personable and puts you at ease. She provides the very best care in an understanding way!
January 14, 2026
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Dr Porras did a great job listening to my concerns and providing explanations I could understand and gave me both the benefits and negatives of all treatment options available to me including costs, out of pocket and insurance.
January 14, 2026
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EXCELLENT!
September 10, 2025
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Dr. Porras was great.
September 2, 2025
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Fellow & Dr were outstanding.
September 2, 2025
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Vanderbilt's Epic EHR ensures all Telehealth appointments are an ease to schedule and complete! Dr. Porras is ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL & in my opinion, SIMPLY THE BEST! I'm blessed to be her patient. She has genuine compassion, my complete trust and possess unparalleled competency!
August 27, 2025
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