Southlake Orthopaedics Sports Medicine and Spine Center offers patients of all ages personalized, compassionate care using advanced technology. They diagnose your problem and help you achieve pain-free mobility, whether you’re suffering from a fracture, dislocation or sprain, osteoporosis, or a degenerative condition like arthritis.
The expert physicians at Southlake Orthopaedics include Dr. Adam Lukasiewicz, an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle and joined Southlake in 2025.
“People don’t appreciate their feet and their ability to walk around until they have a problem,” says Dr. Lukasiewicz, who treats many different conditions.
“There’s lots of things we can do to restore function and get people back on their feet walking, running and doing things they love to do,” he says. “It’s gratifying.”
At Southlake Orthopaedics, he treats all sorts of patients, “from elite athletes to people whose goal is to just walk around the neighborhood and spend time with their grandkids,” he says.
Dr. Lukasiewicz treats many sports injuries, particularly ligament injuries and fractures.
Bunions are also a common problem. “They can be debilitating if you can’t find any shoes to wear,” he says. “If they’re hurting and interfering with function, there are multiple surgical options.”
Bunion treatments have advanced recently. “There are new, minimally invasive ways to fix them with less scarring, less swelling and a faster return to activities,” he says.
Surgeons have also made considerable strides in treating arthritis. “Ankle replacement is now a good option for some patients to return to a quality of life,” Dr. Lukasiewicz says.
Patients at Southlake Orthopaedics benefit from the practice’s team approach. “We have three orthopedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle, more than any other practice in the region,” Dr. Lukasiewicz says. “It’s helpful to have a team of experts working together – offering opinions and finding what’s right for patients.”
In fact, Southlake “has lots of very skilled surgeons who cover every facet of orthopedics,” as well as “a whole dedicated team behind them.” This includes physician assistants, technicians and certified orthotists, who handle casting and bracing.
A Toronto native, Dr. Lukasiewicz attended Yale University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, finished medical school and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency.
Dr. Lukasiewicz is “delighted and grateful to be part of Southlake, a fantastic orthopedic practice.”
He’s also happy living in Birmingham with his wife, Amy, a Magic City native and UAB history professor, and their daughter.
“Birmingham’s been fantastic,” Dr. Lukasiewicz says. “A great community. It felt like home right away.”
