RESTORE ORTHOBIOLOGIC - Key Persons

Dr. DeMers decided at a young age to pursue medicine for her career. At the age of nine, she broke her arm and became fascinated by everything she learned during her care and recovery. She went on to earn her medical degree from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency in orthopedic surgery at Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, Michigan. During her sports medicine fellowship in Taos, NM, she treated high school athletes, college athletes, weekend warriors, elite high altitude runners and professional ski racers. She was involved with multiple research projects, technology development and surgical technique innovation. She founded Sierra Orthopedics Institute in 2010, and was integral in the ongoing success of that practice until 2018. She founded Restore Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in 2018, to allow her to follow her passion of Regenerative Medicine. In her practice, she sees everyone from kids with playground injuries to high school and college athletes. Weekend warriors and active people are treated with cutting edge technology to return them to the high level of activity we enjoy in the Sierras as quickly as possible. Her areas of subspecialty include shoulder and knee ligament reconstruction, cartilage repair, concussion management, osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment, patellofemoral reconstruction and joint replacement. Her passion in using cutting edge technology to improve her patient's lives and return them to the activities they love. Dr. DeMers grew up in Colorado and in her time off enjoys skiing and hiking. She skis Dodge Ridge whenever she gets the chance and also enjoys taking trips to Yosemite and world hiking destinations such as Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.