Lisa Lovse, MD, BEng, MSc, FRCSC
Attending Physician
University of Minnesota Physicians
CentraCare M Physicians Orthopaedics
Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Dr. Lisa Lovse is a sports medicine trained orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Saint Cloud, Minnesota with the University of Minnesota Physicians group. Dr. Lovse began her education by completing a Bachelors of Engineering in Honors Mechanical Engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering at McGill University and was named to the Dean’s Honor List. She went on to complete a Master’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alberta where she worked on developing external sensors that could be used to determine limb position to help with muscle activation for patients with spinal cord injury and other neurologic injuries. After attending medical school at the University of Alberta she went on to complete orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Lovse completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Detroit Medical Centre and Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. She completed a second sports medicine fellowship under Dr. Alan Getgood at Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic and the University of Western Ontario.
Dr. Lovse’s clinical interests include complex reconstructive and joint preservation surgery in the knee and shoulder. Her time at Fowler Kennedy taught her the power of the osteotomy and she continues to champion its role in joint preservation. She also serves as team physician for Saint Cloud State University athletics including Division 1 hockey as well as for the Saint Cloud Rox Baseball team. Her research interests include biomechanical studies focused on demonstrating the benefits of joint preservation techniques.
Outside of orthopaedics she enjoys hiking and skiing in the mountains, running, and playing hockey.
Selected Publications
Lovse, L., J. Bobet, F.D. Roy, R Rolf, V.K. Mushahwar, R.B. Stein (2012). “External Sensors for detecting the activation and deactivation times of the major muscles used in walking” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 20(4): 488-498.
Lovse, L., S Poitras, J. Dobransky, A Huang, P Beaule (2019). “Should the Pareto Principle Be Applied as a Cost Savings Method in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?” Journal of Arthroplasty 34 (12): 2841-2845
Lovse, L., K. Culliton, J. Pollock, P Derome, H. Louati, P. Lapner (2020) “Glenoid Exposure in Shoulder Arthroplasty: the role of soft tissue releases” Journal of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery International 4: 377-381
Doig, T.,T Frush, P Fagan, L Lovse, C Chen, S Lemos (2020) “The all-inside all-suture technique demonstrated better biomechanical behaviors in meniscus radial tear repair” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 28: 3606-3612
Winkler, P., T Vivacqua, S Thomassen, L Lovse, B Lesniak, A Getgood, V Musahl (2021) “Quadriceps tendon autograft is becoming increasingly popular in revision reconstruction” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Lovse, L., S Coupal, A Tice, S Carsen (2021) “Pediatric Acetabular Osteomyelitis treated with Hip Arthroscopy: A Case Report” Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews: 5(5)
Lovse, L., A Getgood (2021) “Anterolateral Rotatory Laxity: What is it, When to Address it and How?” Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 29(2) Johnson, S.M., A Esquivel, L Lovse, A Cracchiolo, S Bishai, R Chen, S. Lemos (2022) “Anatomic Acromioclavicular Joint Reconstruction with and without Acromioclavicular Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Biomechanical Study” Shoulder & Elbow
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