Kaya Frazier recently graduated from the Honor’s College at Oakland University, as a Health Sciences/Premed student. She aspires to be an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip preservation. She participated in several extracurricular clubs, including The Premed Society, and Young Undergraduate Women in Healthcare. She has a hardworking and persevering personality and is passionate about research, health, and mental and physical wellness. Kaya also enjoys volunteering weekly at our senior center for the Meals on Wheels program. When she is not studying for the MCAT or working at her job as an Orthopedic Medical Assistant (MA), you can probably find her reading, spin-biking, or shadowing physicians!

Prior to being sidelined with hip problems, Kaya was a member of the US soccer youth national team and had a full athletic scholarship to the University of Michigan.  She has had a very nontraditional recovery from her hip preservation attempts, including PAOs, surgical hip dislocations, and many scopes.  She was unable to return to soccer but has redirected her passion towards her educational pursuits. Hip dysplasia has had such a profound impact on Kaya’s life, and she is thrilled to be a Miles4Hips board member so she can continue to spread awareness about hip dysplasia.