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Claudette Lajam, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY, NYU Langone Hospitals

ClaudetteLajamMDFAAOS, FAOA, FAAHKS

Orthopaedic Surgery • New York, NY

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Professor of Orthopedics, NYU Langone Health, Adult Reconstructive Surgeon, Chief Orthopedic Safety Officer, HRO Master Trainer, Director of Quality, Adult Reconstruction. NYU Langone Health. Chair, AAOS Board Of Councilors Chair, AAOS Advocacy Resources Committee Vice Chair for Outreach, AAOS Political Action Committee

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Overview of Dr. Lajam

Dr. Claudette Lajam is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including NYU Langone Hospitals, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, and Long Island Jewish Valley Stream. She received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. Dr. Lajam accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 202 doctors at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital and one of 244 doctors at NYU Langone Hospitals who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She has more than 60 publications and over 450 citings.

Education & Training

  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital A
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital AFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2004 - 2005
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999 - 2004
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2004 - 2023
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2000 - 2005
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Quality and Safety Award NYU Langon Health, 2016
  • Patient’s Choice Award 2010-2016
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

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Authored Content

  • We Need a Seat at the Table or We Will Lose the Link to Our PatientsFebruary 2019

Press Mentions

  • NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgeons Present Latest Clinical Findings and Research at AAOS 2022
    NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgeons Present Latest Clinical Findings and Research at AAOS 2022March 22nd, 2022
  • If Patients Knew: Surgeon Stewardship Versus Balance Sheet Bureaucracy in Orthopaedic Surgery
    If Patients Knew: Surgeon Stewardship Versus Balance Sheet Bureaucracy in Orthopaedic SurgeryOctober 21st, 2021
  • COVID-Postponed Joint Replacements Are Costing U.S. Health Systems Around $2 Billion Monthly
    COVID-Postponed Joint Replacements Are Costing U.S. Health Systems Around $2 Billion MonthlyAugust 6th, 2020
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Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Empire BCBS HMO
    Empire BCBS PPO
    GHI PPO
    Great West PPO
    HIP of New York - Select PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    MagnaCare PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    MVP Healthcare PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    Oxford Health Liberty
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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