School of Medicine

Department of Orthopaedics

Claude Williams MD inducted as President of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association

Claude Williams

Dr. Claude Williams was inducted as President of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association at the Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2021. 


Dr. Williams practices orthopedic surgery at Southern Orthopaedic Specialists in New Orleans.  He is a board certified in surgery of the hand.

Dr. Williams graduated from LSU Medical School in New Orleans and completed his orthopaedic residency at LSU Health Sciences Center.  He then completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the Philadelphia Hand Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

Dr. Williams and his wife, Dr. Laura Williams, have three daughters. 

Department of Orthopaedics