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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581 Ratings
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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 wonderful. She is personable and enjoyable to deal with. She explains the situation and offers the details of the options.
My husband and I both feel very confident of the care she gives us and the outcomes and recovery.
(3 days ago)
Feb-2026
great attention to detail and explanation ..answers to my before I needed to ask,pleasant professional and curious...
(3 days ago)
Feb-2026
Friendly, professional, and came across as honestly offering up the options.
(1 week ago)
Feb-2026
She was open to all the questions I needed to ask and has a wonderful bedside manner
(1 week ago)
Feb-2026
Our favorite doctor. We enjoy her professionalism. One of the best!!!!!
(1 week ago)
Feb-2026
Dr. Lorentzen was professional, caring, and appears to be very, very competent. Let you know more after surgery.
(2 weeks ago)
Feb-2026
She is excellent in professionalism and engaging with her patients.
(3 weeks ago)
Jan-2026
Knowledgeable, personal, terrific educator. I have worked as I General Internist and Hospitalist, and she taught me a lot about trigger finger.
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 wonderful. She is personable and enjoyable to deal with. She explains the situation and offers the details of the options. My husband and I both feel very confident of the care she gives us and the outcomes and recovery.
great attention to detail and explanation ..answers to my before I needed to ask,pleasant professional and curious...
Friendly, professional, and came across as honestly offering up the options.
She was open to all the questions I needed to ask and has a wonderful bedside manner
Our favorite doctor. We enjoy her professionalism. One of the best!!!!!
Dr. Lorentzen was professional, caring, and appears to be very, very competent. Let you know more after surgery.
She is excellent in professionalism and engaging with her patients.
Knowledgeable, personal, terrific educator. I have worked as I General Internist and Hospitalist, and she taught me a lot about trigger finger.
Dr. Lorentzen was very attentive and kind
Very caring doctor we really appreciate her.