LaMotte was born to
Louis LaMotte, Jr. and Lois LaMotte in
Manhattan in 1929. During his childhood, he contracted
polio. LaMotte later raced
Stearman model 75 biplanes as a teenager. LaMotte earned his medical degree from
George Washington University Medical School in
Washington, D.C. He then completed a
medical residency and
internship at
Roosevelt Hospital and orthopedic training at
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. Following his training, LaMotte returned to work at Roosevelt Hospital. He rose to the positions of chief of
trauma surgery and chief of
orthopedic surgery during his time there. ==References==