Laura Pankowski
Laura Pankowski

Laura Pankowski, PA

Physician Assistant, Non-Operative Orthopedics

4.9 - 704 Ratings

Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center - Tucker

1459 Montreal Rd East, Ste 305, Tucker, GA 30084
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About

Laura Pankowski is a physician assistant at the Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital in Tucker, Georgia. Laura joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2018 and works alongside Greg Erens, MD, who specializes in adult reconstruction and total joint arthroplasty (joint replacement of the hip and knee). She also takes a special interest in non-operative treatments of hip and knee osteoarthritis.

Laura was born in Davisburg, Michigan and attended Holly High School. After graduating from high school, she attended SUNY Brockport in Rochester, New York and obtained her Bachelor’s of Science in 2013. She then attended Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and received a Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies. Laura then went on to complete a postgraduate residency program at Emory University. It was during the postgraduate program that she gained a special interest in orthopaedics and, more specifically, total joint replacement. Shortly after completing the postgraduate program, she joined the Emory Healthcare team where she is focused on quality care and an exceptional overall patient experience.

Languages

  • English

Emory Affiliation

  • Emory Physician Group Practice

Year Started Practicing

  • 01/01/2016

Locations

Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center - Tucker

1459 Montreal Rd East
Ste 305
Tucker, GA 30084

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Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5 overall rating 704 ratings

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

4.9 Provider showed concern
4.9 Provider explained things clearly
4.9 Provider discussed treatment options
4.9 Provider included you in decisions
4.9 Likelihood of recommending this provider
5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-30

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-24

Dr is perfect knowledgeable personality with well spoken highly intelligent

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-22

Guided by the team of Dr. Erens and NP Pankowski, I know that I am in the best possible care.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-18

Provider was concerned of my progress of the surgery.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-11

It was a great experience even though I was hurting

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-11

Very pleased with my knee replacement.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-08

Explained current and future treatment options.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-07

I could not have felt more cared for. Thank you

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-04

I came to my office visit with a list of concerns. Laura and I went through the list and she addressed all of my concerns. She also did a thorough exam.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-02

PA was excellent in explaiming causes of our concern. She answered all out questions in detali.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-28

Very engaged and caring.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-27

Dr. Laura was excellent.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-23

Laura was very thorough.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-20

She is great and explained all my questions.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-18

Laura was amazing she listened to all my concerns and knew exactly what I needed to do to help me get through my conditions. Laura suggested that should start PT to help me get back on track in strengthening my hips. I'm very grateful for her help and knowledge in getting me back on track.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-16

PA Pankowski provided a thorough overview of what my options were, my next steps, and what I should expect for recovery.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-14

Laura is always excellent! She answered all my questions and is very knowledgeable!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-08

Excellent care; very professional and knowledgeable

3 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-07

Ms Pankowski seemed more interested in flooding me with a lot of information rather than listening.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-06

Never in all the years that I have been involved with this clinic have I have ever had a problem with this clinic

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-05

Laura is exceptional: well-trained, engaged, and a superior communicator. I have the utmost confidence in her.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-01

THE EMORY TEAMS ARE THE BEST!!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-28

Every was great and wonderful

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-19

Very pleased with PA Laura's assessment, treatment and recommendations for my hip and growing strainThis is my 2nd appointment with her and is definitely my go to person for joint and bone problems......

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-18

Laura is very knowledgeable and informative!I trust her and told her so.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-14

Entire team was very caring and interested in helping me solve issues.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-14

I'm so pleased and thankful for Dr Laura's care

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-01

No issues here.Everything was presented quite well

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-01

Very good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-28

This clinic is the best I have been to.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-24

Great

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-21

Laura Pandowski knows as much or more than some physicians and I HAVE TOLD HER THAT!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-08

Laura was very caring about my situation and went over and above the routine exam extra testing. She's great

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-07

Always excellent!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-18

Laura Pankowski is the BEST! Knowledgeable, efficient, concerned, relatable

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-17

Laura pankowski is the best

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-15

Very professional, informed

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-15

Excellent

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-13

It was a learning experience, all of my questions answered to my satisfaction.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-13

The PA was awesome. She explained everything I needed to know. I learned a lot of important things to make my recovery successful.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-13

She is up for sainthood in my world. Seriously, she listens. You feel heard and your concerns are addressed with knowledge, experience and empathy.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-13

Excellent provider

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-05

Laura was very professional. She listened well to my concerns. She addressed them in a kind compassionate way and offered more help if needed.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-05

Laura was excellent

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-03

No real decisions to make, no proposed treatment, no worries. Did discuss exercises and encouraging. Explained X-rays

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-22

Laura listened to my concerns especially when I was worried about what looks like a bone spur.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-21

Excellent experience

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-25

I love Dr. Laura!She explains everything clearly.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-22

Laura Pankowski was very helpful and likeable.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-22

Laura Pankowski(PA) answered all my questions and gave me instructions on my care going forward. Laura explained to what to do for treatment and all the risks involved if I don't take my time follow instructions to heal properly, also all the benefits of having a healthy and better quality of life, even though I can't go running anymore.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-16

Good experience

4 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-11

I can't give 5s for anything because I was so annoyed with the wait time

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-08

My P.A. Was excellent. Well-informed, articulate and seemed genuinely concerned about my condition.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-02

Laura listens to me. I really appreciate that!!!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-09-29

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-09-17

Outstanding experience all around

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-09-04

Laura is phenomenal. I rarely give providers top marks, but she is always so incredibly professional, considerate, and thorough but she deserves to be recognized. Exceptional communication skills and thoughtfully addressed all my concerns. I cannot possibly recommend her highly enough.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-09-01

Laura is caring and explains everything. She is such a wonderful PA.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-23

Laura is very professional, knowledgeable and courteous.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-12

Found her to be very pleasant, helpful , and encouraging.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-11

Laura Pankowski is the BEST! Informed, experienced, communicative, efficient

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-11

She explained all options I could pursue and didn't try to push me in any particular way.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-09

PA Laura is great!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-09

Always attentive

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-25

Dr Laura is great!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-18

I can't say enough about Laura Pankowski. She is kind, friendly, encouraging, and a great teacher and coach

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-17

Ms. Pankowski was very good. The only negative is that after multiple xrays and having her touch my knees, etc., we had no idea why I'm in so much pain. We're going to try PT, which will take a lot of time. Sad that I left not knowing anything.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-14

Laura Pankowski, PA was extremely professional and responsive to my questions and concerns regarding my surgery and recovery. She explained complex terms and provided me with helpful recommendations and information. Outstanding patient care.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-13

Laura,discussed all our concerns and more. Gave me exercise to improve my recovery

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-12

Laura Pankowski was very knowledgeable; She & her Assistant were very polite and nice; two good people to have on The Emory Team. Thanks

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-03

I feel in the best level of care with Laura as my Provider!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-06-21

I was very well pleased.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-06-21

Went above and beyond. Contacted my primary care provider about hypotension during my appointment and came to facility exit to tell me her response. Very kind.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-06-21

Would highly recommend this office without hesitation

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-06-20

Great and informative, great patient interaction

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-10

Dr is very high skilled well experienced and has magic hand can't fill any pain to inject both knees gel with anti inflammatory pain injection

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-09

Welcoming caring and respectful, the kind of good experience an ill or injured patient would want

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-09

Dr. Laura Pantowski cares about the overall health of her patients. She gives sounds advise and monitors progress at all times. Thank you!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-08

Very professional, explained in appropriate terms, discussed options for treatment. Felt she listened to me and discussed surgical options in future.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-26

Very good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-19

Very helpful.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-18

She was very nice, professional and highly knowledgeable. She insured I understood everything she discussed

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-16

Emory is the best

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-12

Dr Laura spent enough time to resolve my multiple health issues with excellent treatment plan and referral to another specialist with great care

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-02

Very good experience

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-02

I would recommend them to others.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-01

As I previously said, I love Laura. She answers all of my questions.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-27

Laura was professional, caring, and thorough. Her kindness is helpful and appreciated. Thank you.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-13

She was very helpful and kind.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-28

Very good service; Lauren Pankowski is very good!!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-26

Laura was lovely and so kind with my mom who Durant speak English. She carefully listened to my mom and her concerns, offering comfort and guidance. She Genuinely cared and answered every detailed question we had despite the language barrier.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-26

I submitted 15 questions and Laura answered each one thoroughly, patiently and cheerfully.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-20

She was excellent. Very thorough at explaining everything.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-20

My provider, Laura Pankowski , heard me and listened and addressed my fears and concerns

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-16

Great medical experience.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-07

I had a very positive experience.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-31

Laura was very reassuring and provided me with support and physical therapy to hopefully insure my healing and efforts to become pain free and stronger.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-30

Laura's delivery of care, concern, and communication during the visit was exceptional.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-23

Laura was also very nice and thorough!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-18

I felt like all of my questions were answered thoroughly. It felt like the nurse and the doctor wanted to make sure my caregiver and I both felt heard and fully underStood what was going on with my body and my recovery

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-13

This visit was excellent,almost no time waiting for the staples to be removed and and the nurse Laura, she really understood my condition, and gave very clear and precise recommendations

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-12

Informative and listened to my questions

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-02

Responsive to all of my questions

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-12-05

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-29

Laura always puts me at ease when she comes in and discusses my care plan

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-24

Very Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-24

Very reassuring visit. Very caring interaction.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-23

Laura texted me after check in that she was running on time First time ever received that!!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-23

Laura is a great help! And very kind! She took time to explain what was going on with my knee and gave me hopes it will get better soon!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-13

Thank you for the personalized care I received!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-09

Laura Pankowski was knowledgeable, kind, gentle, thorough and helpful. She addressed my concerns and gave me a choice for treatment

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-07

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-18

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-17

The PA was excellent!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-09-20

I felt that Laura took the time to listen to me and answer my questions and concerns. Her explanations of my future care were very clear.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-09-20

2nd hip replacement and both were excellent with same provider.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-09-16

Laura Pankowski's patient communication is excellent! She listens and explains.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-09-05

Laura is very efficient and gives the best injections with no pain

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-09-04

Great experience

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-11

Include me in decisions? This is a ridiculous question. All decisions are 100% made by the patient.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-10

Laura is just excellent.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-10

Fantastic visit. Explained every single item with extraordinary encyclopedic information. Provided excellent advice and suggestions for care. Could not have been better.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-08

Ms. Pankowski care and concerns for my damaged right knee was a great professional experience where showed me the problems with my knee then she offered wonderful recommendations on what I need to do in order to keep my knee at the lowest pain possible until I have my revision surgery.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-07

She is very good!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-07-18

Laura is very caring and exceptional at her job

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-07-17

Laura P is awesome

4 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-07-17

Dr. Pankowski is a lovely person, but I just don't feel my issue is being properly addressed. I changed PA's because the first one didn't listen at all, and I had to keep complaining before she asked if I wanted an MRI. Turns out I had several issues that had nothing to do with her diagnosis. She even prescribed paid meds without checking my current medications. The pharmacist had to tell me I could not take the paid med with my anxiety med.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-06-27

Great PA

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-06-26

I liked my PA.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-06-19

Everyone is so nice and thoughtful and competent

Credentials

Education

  • Residency: Emory University Hospital, 2018
  • Professional Education: Harding University, MPAS, 2016

Board Certifications

  • Other, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2017