Michel Y. Benoit, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Lauren Richard is a physician assistant at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT. She specializes in pediatric and adolescent upper extremity fractures, sports injuries and general orthopedics.She enjoys working collaboratively with all the team members, including staff, medical assistants and physicians, who are involved in someone’s care.She empathizes with patients who are scared and unsure about their condition and strives to make all her patients’ lives a bit easier by informing them about their condition and working as a team to figure out how best to manage it. She wants to ensure that nobody feels like a number and that they have control over their healthcare.Learn more about orthopedic care at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Tendon injuries can be very painful and difficult to heal, even with rest, medications and physical therapy. Listen to Dr. David Lisle describe another option that involves injecting your own blood into the injury as a way to stimulate healing. on

Dr. Adam Shafritz is an upper extremity surgeon who has been a member of University of Vermont Medical Center Orthopedics & Rehabilitation Medicine since 2001.His area of expertise includes total shoulder replacement, arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, fractures and dislocations of the shoulder. As a professor in the department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM in Burlington, VT, Dr. Shafritz is actively involved in lecturing to medical students and teaching residents. His current research interests include the study of upper extremity injuries occurring in skiers and snowboarders.Learn more about Orthopedics & Rehabilitation Medicine at The University of Vermont Medical Center.For more information about his research and academic interests, view Dr. Shafritz' research publications and his bio at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM.