Dr. Cara Lorentzen is an orthopedic surgeon at Idaho Hand Center. She has completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Oregon Health and Science University.
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Dr. Cara Lorentzen is an orthopedic surgeon at Idaho Hand Center. She has completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Oregon Health and Science University.
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Dr. Lorentzen is kind, thoughtful, and extremely knowledgeable. She was able to diagnose the problem quickly and accurately and provide all treatment options.
May-2025
She’s awesome!
May-2025
My doctor gives me steroid shots in my hand which hurt for a bit of time, but she does a good job of chatting with my trying to distract me while doing her job. She's a wonderful doctor as well as a very nice and thoughtful person.
Great Dr. She is friendly, professional and very good Dr. Put in a metal plate to fix my broken arm.
May-2025
Cara provided excellent care, listened, asked questions, took all the time I needed. She fixed my trigger finger and everything went as she said it would.
May-2025
Dr Lorentzen was very kind, thorough and explained everything so clearly to me. She is a great communicator and treated me with respect. I appreciate that
May-2025
Cara is very professional and respectful. And a great listener!
Apr-2025
She’s just wonderful! Very sweet, kind and professional! I’m very blessed to have her as my doctor!! Thank you for being you, Dr. Lorentzen! We love you!
Apr-2025
Excellent doctor. Explains procedure and options clearly and answers all questions.
Dr. Cara Lorentzen was raised in North Little Rock, AR. She graduated cum laude with a degree in Biology from Davidson College in Davidson, NC. She then attended medical school at Wake Forest University and remained at Wake Forest to complete her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery. Following residency, Dr. Lorentzen completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Lorentzen enjoys reading in addition to hiking, waterskiing, and spending time with her husband.
Dr. Lorentzen is kind, thoughtful, and extremely knowledgeable. She was able to diagnose the problem quickly and accurately and provide all treatment options.
She’s awesome!
My doctor gives me steroid shots in my hand which hurt for a bit of time, but she does a good job of chatting with my trying to distract me while doing her job. She's a wonderful doctor as well as a very nice and thoughtful person.
Outstanding experience. Quality, professional, expert care.
Great Dr. She is friendly, professional and very good Dr. Put in a metal plate to fix my broken arm.
Cara provided excellent care, listened, asked questions, took all the time I needed. She fixed my trigger finger and everything went as she said it would.
Dr Lorentzen was very kind, thorough and explained everything so clearly to me. She is a great communicator and treated me with respect. I appreciate that
Cara is very professional and respectful. And a great listener!
She’s just wonderful! Very sweet, kind and professional! I’m very blessed to have her as my doctor!! Thank you for being you, Dr. Lorentzen! We love you!
Excellent doctor. Explains procedure and options clearly and answers all questions.