Biography

Lawson Copley, M.D., is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of the Musculoskeletal Infection (MSI) Program at Children’s Health℠. He is also part of the orthopedic medical staff at Texas Scottish Rite for Children.

Dr. Copley graduated magna cum laude from Wheaton College and received his medical degree from Kansas University Medical Center. He completed both his internship in general surgery and his residence in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed the Dorothy and Bryant Edwards Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Dr. Copley started the MSI Program after noticing how often children within our community were admitted with deep infections in their bones, joints or muscles. Under Dr. Copley’s direction, the MSI Program has adopted a family-centered model, which constantly strives to achieve clinical excellence and family satisfaction.

“Families come into the hospital with a lot of uncertainty because their child was fine the day before but suddenly can’t use their arm or leg,” says Dr. Copley. “I generally see a lot of relief when we show them the lab results and images, explain the diagnosis and tell them how their child is going to get better. They now know they’re in the right place.”

Dr. Copley is a veteran of the United States Air Force and served as Chief of Surgical Services, 96th Medical Group. He continues to serve in the Air Force Reserves and says it gives him the opportunity to serve the country.

Outside of his practice, Dr. Copley enjoys spending time with his three children who lead extraordinary lives, having graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado School of Mines, and Kenyon College.

Biography