Dr. Lannin received his M.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1978 after graduating from Stanford University. He completed an internship at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis and a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Lannin completed fellowship training in total joint/adult reconstruction at the University of South Florida.

Dr. Lannin joined PAMF in 1996 after working in private practice in Menlo Park and Redwood City. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and is a voluntary clinical faculty member at the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Orthopedics, where he has participated in clinical practice and research. His clinical interests include advancement in total joint techniques, such as new approaches, new materials and computer-assisted surgery.

Hip Resurfacing Experience and Training

PAMF orthopedic surgeons, Drs. Lannin and Hartford, perform Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and together have more than 30 years of experience in joint replacement surgery. Dr. Lannin trained in England with Dr. Derek McMinn, developer of the BHR surgery prosthesis, and in 2006, Dr. Hartford received training on the BHR procedure in Canada. In addition, both doctors have completed advanced fellowship training in joint replacement surgery and work together to provide patients with the most comprehensive care possible. To date, only a limited number of surgeons have been trained in this specialized procedure.

Doctors Lannin and Hartford were approached by the manufacturers to receive BHR training because they are fellowship-trained surgeons who have performed hip replacement and resurfacing surgeries for several years. They perform the hip resurfacing surgeries at PAMF together, and this has two main benefits: patients undergo surgery with two highly trained physicians, and the physicians are able to collaborate and provide their surgical expertise as a team.