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Claudette M. Lajam, MD

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  • Specialty: Hip & Knee Reconstruction
  • Treats: Adults
  • Languages: English, Spanish
  • Phone: 646-501-7300
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Conditions and Treatments

For Adults
Conditions
  • acetabular dysplasia
  • groin pain
  • hip arthritis
  • hip dysplasia
  • hip pain
  • knee arthritis
  • knee swelling
  • meniscus tear
  • orthopedic implant failure
  • osteoarthritis
  • osteoarthritis of the knee
  • osteonecrosis
  • patella fractures
  • slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Treatments
  • bloodless surgery
  • hip replacement
  • joint replacement
  • knee injection
  • knee surgery
  • partial knee replacement
  • revision of hip replacement
  • revision of total knee arthroplasty
  • total knee replacement
  • viscosupplementation
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Learn more about conditions we treat at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ:
Meniscus Tears , Osteoarthritis of the Knee , Osteonecrosis , Patella Fractures

Positions
  • Professor,
  • Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Division of Adult Reconstruction
  • Chief, Safety Officer Department of Orthopedic Sur
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery, 2009
Education and Training
  • Fellowship, Lenox Hill Hospital, Reconstructive Surg, 2005
  • Residency, Mayo Medical School, Orthopedic Surgery, 2004
  • MD from Cornell University, 1999

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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

  • Aetna
     
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Indemnity
    • Aetna International
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Open Access EPO
    • Aetna Open Access HMO
    • Aetna POS
    • Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
    • Aetna PPO
    • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
    • Aetna Student Plan
    • Allied
    • Chesterfield Resources Inc
    • Christian Brothers Services
    • CoreSource
    • Nippon Life of America-Aetna
    • Nippon Life-Aetna
    • Starmark
    • WellNet
  • Amida Care
     
    • Amida Care Medicaid
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
     
    • Anthem BCBS CT PPO
    • Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
    • BCBS EPO
    • BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS Federal Program
    • BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Select
    • BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
    • BCBS Florida Simply Blue
    • BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
    • BCBS HMO
    • BCBS Indemnity
    • BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
    • BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
    • BCBS POS
    • BCBS PPO
    • BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
    • BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
    • New York Hotel Trades
  • Centerlight Healthcare
     
    • CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
    • CenterLight Healthcare PACE
    • CenterLight Healthcare Select
    • Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
  • Centers Plan For Healthy Living
     
    • Centers Plan For Healthy Living
    • Centers Plan For Healthy Living Medicaid Advantage Plus HMO D-SNP
  • Cigna
     
    • Apwu Health Plan
    • Cigna - Humana
    • Cigna Great West PPO
    • Cigna HMO
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Cigna Managed Care/POS
    • Cigna Medicare Advantage
    • Cigna NALC
    • Cigna Open Access
    • Cigna Open Access PPO
    • Cigna Oscar
    • Cigna PPO
    • Cigna Premier Plus
    • Great West HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • MVP-Cigna Network
    • Wellfleet-NYU Student
  • Connecticare
     
    • Connecticare Bridge
    • Connecticare Commercial
  • Elderplan
     
    • Elderplan
    • Elderplan FIDA
    • Elderplan Medicare Advantage Plan
  • Emblem
     
    • Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
    • Emblem Select Care EPO
    • Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
    • Emblem Select Care HMO
    • Emblem Select Care PPO
    • Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
    • Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
  • First Health
     
    • First Health PPO
  • GHI
     
    • American Plan Administrators
    • GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
    • GHI Emblem Health EPO
    • GHI Emblem Health PPO
    • GHI HMO
    • GHI HMO Medicare
    • GHI Medicare PPO
    • GHI Medicare Supplement
    • GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
    • GHI Network Access - Humana
    • GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
    • IUOE Local 14-14B
    • Wlny-TV Inc.
  • HIP
     
    • Emblem Essential Plan 1
    • Emblem Essential Plan 2
    • Emblem Essential Plan 3
    • Emblem Essential Plan 4
    • HIP Access I
    • HIP Access II
    • HIP Bridge
    • HIP Child Health Plus
    • HIP EPO
    • HIP HMO
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
    • HIP Medicare Supplement
    • HIP POS
    • HIP PPO
    • HIP Prime Basic Exchange
    • HIP Prime Bronze
    • HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
    • HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
    • HIP Prime Gold
    • HIP Prime Gold Exchange
    • HIP Prime Platinum
    • HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
    • HIP Prime Silver
    • HIP Prime Silver Exchange
    • HIP VIP Medicare Bold
    • HIP VIP Medicare Prime
    • Vytra HMO
  • Healthfirst
     
    • Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
    • Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Child Health Plus
    • Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
    • Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
    • Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Medicaid
    • Healthfirst Medicare
    • Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
    • Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
    • Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
  • Humana
     
    • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Local 1199
     
    • Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
    • Local 1199 PPO
  • Longevity Health Plan
     
    • Longevity Health Plan Medicare
  • Magnacare
     
    • Magnacare PPO
  • Medicaid of New York
     
    • NYS Medicaid
  • Medicare
     
    • Medicare Part A and B
    • Medicare Part B
  • MetroPlusHealth
     
    • MetroPlusHealth Bronze Plus Plan Exchange
    • MetroPlusHealth Child Health Plus
    • MetroPlusHealth Essential Plan 1 and 2
    • MetroPlusHealth Essential Plan 3 and 4
    • MetroPlusHealth Gold
    • MetroPlusHealth Gold Plus Plan Exchange
    • MetroPlusHealth Goldcare
    • MetroPlusHealth Medicaid Managed Care
    • MetroPlusHealth Medicare
    • MetroPlusHealth Medplus Plan Exchange
    • MetroPlusHealth Platinum Plus Plan Exchange
    • MetroPlusHealth Silver Plus Plan Exchange
  • Multiplan
     
    • AXA Assistance USA
    • Administrative Concepts
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Diversified Administration Corporation
    • Fiserv Health
    • GEHA
    • Global Excel
    • Global Health
    • Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
    • Health Net Of California
    • Health Republic Of NJ
    • Insurance Design Administrators
    • Kaiser Foundation
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • Meritain Health
    • Multiplan PPO
    • Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
    • Mutual Of Omaha
    • Nippon Life Ins Co
    • PHCS
    • Professional Benefit Admin
    • Qualcare Inc
    • Screen Actors Guild
    • Teamsters Allied Benefits
    • US Life Insurance Company
  • NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
     
    • NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
  • Oxford
     
    • Oxford Health Plans Freedom
    • Oxford Health Plans Liberty
  • POMCO Insurance Company
     
    • POMCO Insurance Company
  • Partners Health Plan Inc
     
    • Partners Health Plan FIDA
    • Partners Health Plan Medicaid
    • Partners Health Plan Medicare
  • Qualcare Inc.
     
    • Qualcare Direct
  • Railroad Medicare
     
    • Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
  • River Spring Health Plan
     
    • River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
  • Sedgwick WTC
     
    • World Trade Center - Sedgwick
  • Senior Whole Health
     
    • Senior Whole Health Medicare Advantage
  • Tricare
     
    • TriWest
    • Tricare
    • US Family Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
     
    • AARP Medicare Complete
    • AARP Medicare Complete Mosaic
    • Bind Benefits inc
    • Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
    • UHC Medicare Complete Choice Regional PPO
    • UMR
    • United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
    • United Healthcare AARP
    • United Healthcare All Savers
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Simon
    • United Healthcare EPO
    • United Healthcare EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Healthscope
    • United Healthcare Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Indemnity (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Medicare
    • United Healthcare Navigate
    • United Healthcare Nexus
    • United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
    • United Healthcare POS
    • United Healthcare PPO
    • United Healthcare Plus (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Student Resources
    • United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
    • United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
    • UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
  • VA Community Care Network
     
    • VA CCN Optum
  • VNS Choice Advantage
     
    • VNS Medicare Advantage
    • VNS NY Choice Select Health
  • Village Care
     
    • VillageCare
  • WTC Health Program
     
    • NY Fire Department - WTC
    • WTC Health Program
  • Wellcare
     
    • WellCare Medicare
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Claudette M. Lajam, MD does not accept insurance.

Locations and Appointments

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ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Orthopedic Center

333 East 38th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016

Phone

646-501-7300

Fax

646-754-9512

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ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Orthopedic Associates-Lake Success

1999 Marcus Avenue, Suite 202, New Hyde Park, NY 11042

Phone

516-467-8600

Fax

646-754-9820

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Interests

Quality Improvement, Health Disparities, Total Joint Replacement

Academic Contact

Academic office

380 Second Avenue, Suite 1001

New York, NY 10010

Phone

212-598-2792

Fax

646-754-9733

  • Ashkenazi, Itay; Thomas, Jeremiah; Habibi, Akram; Di Pauli von Treuheim, Theodor; Lajam, Claudette M; Aggarwal, Vinay K; Schwarzkopf, Ran

    Journal of arthroplasty. 2024 Nov ; 39(11):2849-2856

  • Cardillo, Casey; Schaffler, Benjamin C; Lehane, Kevin; Habibi, Akram A; Schwarzkopf, Ran; Lajam, Claudette M

    Orthopedic clinics of North America. 2024 Oct ; 55(4):445-451

  • Vallurupalli, Neel; Lawrence, Kyle W; Habibi, Akram A; Bosco, Joseph A; Lajam, Claudette M

    Journal of arthroplasty. 2024 Sep ; 39(9S2):S95-S99

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