Our Team

Kaylea Boutwell Lenarz, MD, is a Missouri native, born and raised in Springfield, MO. Since the completion of her medical training and residency at Saint Louis University Hospital (2001 - 2008), and subsequent Specialty Fellowship at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation Hospital, her practice has been devoted exclusively to top-tier Pain Management.

Understanding that optimal health is the ultimate “wealth”, she has worked tirelessly to provide progressive treatment options that avoid the common pitfalls of pain management and restore hope for a life that is truly enjoyable and fulfilling.

Having seen firsthand the crippling impact of degenerative intervertebral disc disease in her own father, Dr. Boutwell Lenarz was already steadfast in her mission to successfully treat spine pain. It was in 2011, at only 32 years old, when she herself was taken entirely out of physical commission by an injury resulting in the rupture of two lower back discs.

The journey back to a state of strength and physical predictability was arduous, but it imparted the blessing of an entirely new level of commitment and compassion for the patients who trust her with their care for pain in all it’s places and forms.

As a reflection of her own rehabilitative course, Dr. Boutwell Lenarz constructs entirely customized and multi-faceted treatment plans for every clinic patient. No meaningful strategy is overlooked, ranging from simple nutrition switches and activity modifications, to the implantation of highly-sophisticated, minimally invasive devices in appropriately selected patients. Dr. Boutwell Lenarz’ approach also constitutionally entails high-level lifestyle advising in the areas of stress management, medical fitness, and sleep hygiene.

She has built Katalyst from the ground up — and continues to constantly refine it’s services — to transform the lives of individuals who want to live life on their own terms.

Katalyst was established to provide patients with a clear, concise roadmap to feeling vital, energetic, physically capable, and in control of their body’s future.

When Dr. Boutwell Lenarz is not at work (some argue that she is never not at work!), she is a wife to husband Christopher, a fellow physician and health enthusiast; and mother to twin three-year-old girls. She is a life-long equestrian whose own dreams have been periodically hijacked by back pain; yet another reason she is so personally committed to exploring and executing significant, sustainable injury management solutions.

Dr. Boutwell Lenarz is known to sing in the operating/procedure room with some regularity and — be warned — frequently tells terrible jokes in an effort to put her patients at ease.