Joseph M. Lane MD

Joseph M. Lane, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon nationally recognized for his work in metabolic bone disease, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the hospital’s 28th Annual Tribute Dinner on Monday, June 20, for his innovative research on bone disease and the use of bisphosphonates in treating osteoporosis. Brian Williams, anchor of Nightly News on NBC, will serve as toastmaster.

Dr. Lane is currently chief of the Metabolic Bone Disease Service and medical director of the Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Health Center at Hospital for Special Surgery. The center recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and was the first of its kind in the nation when it was established in 1985. He also holds the title of assistant dean.

Dr. Lane graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia College in 1961 and received a medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1965. He then went on to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his internship in 1967, fellowship in 1970, and residency in 1973, during which he was awarded the Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for his research on inhibiting scar formation.