Claudette Lajam, M.D., F.A.A.O.S.
Dr. Claudette Lajam is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with special interest in joint replacement, revision joint replacement, and sports medicine/arthroscopy. She is Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the NYU Langone Medical Center and the Center for Musculoskeletal Care.
She performs primary and revision total knee replacement, total hip replacement, hip arthroscopy, arthroscopic ACL reconstruction and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair for the shoulder. Dr. Lajam also performs partial knee replacement and minimally invasive total joint surgery, including the direct anterior approach total hip replacement. She is the first female surgeon in the World to perform robot-assisted partial knee replacement.
Dr. Lajam attended medical school at Cornell University Medical College, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor society. There, received a prestigious Connie Guion Award and was a Papanicoulou fellow in Anatomy as well as the President of the Stimson Surgical Society.
She completed her residency training at the world-famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. There, she was involved in cutting edge surgical techniques and research. She has publications on the topics of knee reconstruction, hip arthroscopy, joint replacement and sports medicine surgery. She has spoken about joint replacement and sports medicine at national conferences. She is also involved with community outreach and community lecture series.
Dr. Lajam is fellowship-trained, having completed her post residency training at the Insall Scott Kelly Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. She participated in the care of professional athletes from the NBA and WNBA.
Dr. Lajam is a host on The Orthopedic Show for SIRIUS/XM Doctor Radio. You can listen to her on Monday evenings from 6-8 pm, EST on SIRIUS XM 81. She has been featured on national and international television news shows and also in O Magazine, Vogue, and The New York Times.
Dr. Lajam is an avid cyclist and athlete. She is a team physician for USA Cycling and has spoken at national conferences about cycling medicine. She is on the Board of the Medicine of Cycling organization. She served on the Board of Directors of the New York Cycle Club and is a major sponsor of an amateur cycling race team. She cares for recreational and elite cyclists as well as endurance and other athletes.
Dr. Lajam her husband are active in their community, serving on the Community Emergency Response Team in Westchester county, NY.
Dr. Lajam is in practice in Manhattan and Queens, NY. She performs surgery at The NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in Manhattan and North Shore Forest Hills hospital. Of Dominican ancestry, she is fluent in the Spanish language.