Orthopedic

While orthopedic surgeons typically are among the most highly compensated specialists, orthopedic residents report lower compensation than their peers in many other specialties, according to the Medscape 2018 Resident Salary & Debt Report.

Claudette M. Lajam, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and professor at New York City-based NYU Langone Medical Center.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeon leaders to know:

Alexis M. Waguespack, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at New Orleans-based SpineCare Medical Group.

Operation Walk will honor Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, at its annual gala in Los Angeles, Oct. 6, according to Pasadena Now.

Lane Rush, MD, joined Rush Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Clinic in Meridian, Miss., The Meridian Star reports.

Hillary Becker, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.

Sign Fracture Care International renewed its partnership with Science Care to support orthopedic surgical training in developing countries.

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon James M. Paci, MD, joined Merrick, N.Y.-based Orlin & Cohen Medical Specialists Group as director of orthopedics and sports medicine for Suffolk County (N.Y.).

Here are 128 orthopedic surgeons who received honors, awards and promotions in 2018 so far.