Synthes Gmbh: payments to clinicians
553 clinicians received $1,925,450 from Synthes Gmbh in 2025; Orthopaedic Surgery is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Travel and lodging was the largest category at 43%, then compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me (38%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma, Louisiana) received $15,258.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,925,450 | 2,754 | 553 |
| 2024 | $1,835,333 | 2,614 | 582 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Brendan Gladden, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | New Orleans, LA | $15,258 |
| 2 | Brett D. Crist, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Columbia, MO | $14,734 |
| 3 | David Alexander Forsh, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $14,159 |
| 4 | John C. France, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Morgantown, WV | $13,684 |
| 5 | Uzondu Francis Agochukwu, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Augusta, GA | $13,581 |
| 6 | Joseph Cheng, MD | Neurological Surgery | Cincinnati, OH | $13,338 |
| 7 | Carla S. Smith, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bellingham, WA | $13,028 |
| 8 | Jonathan Garland Eastman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Houston, TX | $12,964 |
| 9 | Brad Joonschik Yoo, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | New Haven, CT | $12,898 |
| 10 | Gillian L.S. Soles, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $12,376 |
| 11 | Kerry Patricia Latham, MD | Plastic Surgery | Miami, FL | $12,102 |
| 12 | Malcolm Debaun, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Seattle, WA | $11,830 |
| 13 | Matthew R. Camuso, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Portland, ME | $11,508 |
| 14 | Scott D. Daffner, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Morgantown, WV | $11,488 |
| 15 | Rafael Neiman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Carmichael, CA | $11,162 |
| 16 | Kimberly Kay Mezera, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Dallas, TX | $10,747 |
| 17 | Mark Adams, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Newark, NJ | $10,673 |
| 18 | Larry L. Cunningham Jr., DDS, MD | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Pitsburgh, PA | $10,624 |
| 19 | Kanu M. Okike, MD, MPH | Orthopaedic Surgery | Honolulu, HI | $10,560 |
| 20 | Salvatore C. Lettieri, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $10,478 |
| 21 | Meir Marmor, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Chico, CA | $10,339 |
| 22 | Lisa R. Blackrick, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Jacksonville, FL | $9,978 |
| 23 | Keith Lynn Jackson II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Colorado Springs, CO | $9,761 |
| 24 | John Christian Hagedorn II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chapel Hill, NC | $9,301 |
| 25 | Edward Bradley Strong, M.D. | Otolaryngology | Sacramento, CA | $9,247 |
| 26 | Michael Blankstein, MD, FRCSC | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | South Burlington, VT | $9,112 |
| 27 | Jennifer Elizabeth Hagen, MD, MS | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $9,046 |
| 28 | Jonathan Copp | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Sacramento, CA | $8,923 |
| 29 | Chad Richard Ishmael, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $8,904 |
| 30 | Paul William Perdue Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Richmond, VA | $8,664 |
| 31 | Kevin James Malone, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $8,621 |
| 32 | Stephen Warner | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Houston, TX | $8,573 |
| 33 | Brett Arthur Freedman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $8,431 |
| 34 | David F. Hubbard, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Morgantown, WV | $8,430 |
| 35 | Keith A. Mayo, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Seattle, WA | $8,422 |
| 36 | Michael Sirkin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | East Stroudsburg, PA | $8,186 |
| 37 | John G. Devine, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Augusta, GA | $8,146 |
| 38 | Michael F. Githens, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Seattle, WA | $8,101 |
| 39 | Rahul Vaidya, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Detroit, MI | $7,965 |
| 40 | Gele B. Moloney, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,948 |
| 41 | Benjamin L. Geer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chandler, AZ | $7,936 |
| 42 | Jason Allen Lowe, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Tucson, AZ | $7,897 |
| 43 | Jean-Paul Wolinsky, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $7,894 |
| 44 | Ronald G. Ray, DPM PT | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Great Falls, MT | $7,752 |
| 45 | Stephen K. Benirschke, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Seattle, WA | $7,734 |
| 46 | David Bryan Powers, MD, DMD | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Durham, NC | $7,708 |
| 47 | Marco Rizzo, M.D. | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Rochester, MN | $7,648 |
| 48 | Thomas Joseph Gal Jr., M.D. | Otolaryngology | Lexington, KY | $7,648 |
| 49 | Michael H. Huo, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $7,595 |
| 50 | Jeffrey Nathan Lawton, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Ann Arbor, MI | $7,456 |
| 51 | Marilyn M. Heng, MD, MPH | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Brighton, MA | $7,277 |
| 52 | Mauricio Kfuri Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $7,272 |
| 53 | Phillip Michael Mitchell, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Nashville, TN | $7,258 |
| 54 | Shari Cui, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Columbia, SC | $7,176 |
| 55 | Warren Ewing Gardner II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chattanooga, TN | $7,136 |
| 56 | Ellianne Marie Nasser, DPM | Podiatrist | Scranton, PA | $7,093 |
| 57 | Carol Alice Lin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $7,084 |
| 58 | Paul Bradley Segebarth, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $6,996 |
| 59 | George Kushner, D.M.D., M.D. | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Louisville, KY | $6,901 |
| 60 | Waleed Zaid, DDS,FRCD(C), FACS | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,878 |
| 61 | Matthew Patrick Sullivan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | East Syracuse, NY | $6,763 |
| 62 | Matthew Paul Gardner, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Springfield, IL | $6,686 |
| 63 | Joehassin Cordero, M.D. | Otolaryngology | Lubbock, TX | $6,653 |
| 64 | James Patrick Stannard, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Columbia, MO | $6,652 |
| 65 | Ellen P. Fitzpatrick, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Sacramento, CA | $6,645 |
| 66 | Sean E. Nork, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Seattle, WA | $6,638 |
| 67 | Brent Andrew Ponce, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charleston, SC | $6,588 |
| 68 | Travis Tollefson, M.D. | Otolaryngology | Sacramento, CA | $6,563 |
| 69 | Roman M. Natoli, MD, PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Indianapolis, IN | $6,559 |
| 70 | Raymond D. Wright, Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Lexington, KY | $6,517 |
| 71 | Young-Min Kwon, MBBS | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boston, MA | $6,442 |
| 72 | Patrick C. Schottel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | S Burlington, VT | $6,414 |
| 73 | David Rothberg, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,386 |
| 74 | James R. Learned, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Orange, CA | $6,343 |
| 75 | Brandon J. Yuan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $6,343 |
| 76 | David Stephenson Wellman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York City, NY | $6,333 |
| 77 | H. Brent Bamberger, D. O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Dayton, OH | $6,319 |
| 78 | Jay T. Bridgeman, M.D., D.D.S | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Columbia, MO | $6,279 |
| 79 | Burak Altintas, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gilbert, AZ | $6,250 |
| 80 | George Sinclair Dyer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Boston, MA | $6,194 |
| 81 | Kevin I. Perry, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $6,167 |
| 82 | Lamont Jones, MD | Otolaryngology | Detroit, MI | $6,165 |
| 83 | Srinivas M. Susarla, MD, DMD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Seattle, WA | $6,164 |
| 84 | Daniel T. Altman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,120 |
| 85 | Matthew D. Riedel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | New Haven, CT | $6,083 |
| 86 | Brian J. Cross, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $6,042 |
| 87 | Zachary Mark Working, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Portland, OR | $5,997 |
| 88 | Emmanuel N. Menga, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Miami, FL | $5,959 |
| 89 | Nitin Agarwal, MD | Neurological Surgery | Latrobe, PA | $5,950 |
| 90 | Christopher Lee, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Los Angeles, CA | $5,911 |
| 91 | Elizabeth Ma Yu, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbus, OH | $5,848 |
| 92 | Graham John Dekeyser | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Portland, OR | $5,829 |
| 93 | Bradley I. Roth, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $5,822 |
| 94 | Harry A. Hoyen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $5,821 |
| 95 | Ashley Elizabeth Levack, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Maywood, IL | $5,797 |
| 96 | Alan Herford, MD, DDS | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Colton, CA | $5,719 |
| 97 | Andrew Farley Tyler, MD, PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | El Paso, TX | $5,686 |
| 98 | Joseph Thomas Patterson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Los Angeles, CA | $5,646 |
| 99 | David Holmes Chafey III, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $5,612 |
| 100 | Taylor M. Yong, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | El Paso, TX | $5,578 |
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