ClaudetteLajamMDFAAOS, FAOA, FAAHKS

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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Office
333 East 38th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone+1 646-501-7300

Education & Training

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)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999 - 2004
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2004 - 2025
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
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

Post Market Study of the 3DKnee™ With E-plus Insert Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Terminated

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Trends, Demographics, and Outcomes for Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty: An 11-Year Perspective.
Jonathan L Katzman, Muhammad A Haider, Casey Cardillo, Joshua C Rozell, Ran Schwarzkopf
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-02-24
1 citations
Tranexamic Acid Led to Improved Safety of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Jehovah's Witness Patients: A Multicentered Matched Study.
Justin Leal, David N Kugelman, Spencer A Ward, Colleen M Wixted, Claudette M Lajam
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-02-01
Statin Use Is Associated With Decreased Venous Thromboembolism Events Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.
Rae Lan, Neel Vallurupalli, Vinay K Aggarwal, Joseph A Bosco 3rd, Claudette M Lajam
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-01-25

Authored Content

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

Press Mentions

Joint Surgery: Another Vitamin D DilemmaFebruary 25th, 2025
Vitamin d's Role in Joint Replacements: 10 NotesFebruary 25th, 2025
NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgeons Present Latest Clinical Findings and Research at AAOS 2022March 22nd, 2022
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