Tulane Orthopedic Physicians Listed as "Top Doctors in New Orleans" in 2026

By: Samantha Gaulden

We are proud to announce that fifteen of our doctors (listed below alphabetically) were selected by Castle Connolly as the Top Doctors in Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in New Orleans for 2026!

Mathew Cyriac- Tulane Medicine Sports Medicine Plus

Paul B. Gladden- University Medical Center New Orleans

Wendell M. R. Heard- Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine

Kelly L. Hill- Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine

Lisa Jaubert- Tulane-Lakeside Orthopedic Clinic

Murphy “Trey” Martin- Tulane-Lakeside Orthopedic Clinic

Leland McCluskey, Jr.- East Jefferson General Hospital Orthopedic Clinic

Jami Montagnino- Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine

Michael J. O’Brien- Tulane-Lakeside Orthopedic Clinic

Fernando L. Sanchez- Tulane-Lakeside Orthopedic Clinic

Felix H. “Buddy” Savoie III- Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine

William F. Sherman Jr.- Tulane-Lakeside Orthopedic Clinic

Timothy Skalak- Manning Family Children’s

Gregory W. Stewart- Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine

K. Chandra Vemulapalli- University Medical Center New Orleans

Every Day Health Group's (EHG) Castle Connolly Top Doctors is a healthcare research company and the resource for Top Doctors for the past 25 years. Castle Connolly’s established nomination survey, research, screening, and selection process, under the direction of an MD, involves many hundreds of thousands of physicians as well as academic medical centers, specialty hospitals, and regional and community hospitals across the nation.

Physicians are nominated by other physicians in their respective medical specialties, both regionally and nationally. The selected physicians are then thoroughly screened for their educational and professional experience before the final selection process. We are honored to have these talented and brilliant doctors as a part of the Tulane Orthopedic Surgery team. We are very proud of their achievements.

To view all the doctors selected, click here.