Physicians

Lawrence S. Halperin, M.D.
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Upper Extremity Surgery

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Halperin earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude with honors in biological chemistry, at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Epsilon Delta (national honor societies) and was named a Tulane Scholar. After graduation, he returned to Brooklyn and earned his M.D. degree at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center’s College of Medicine. He completed his internship in general surgery and an orthopaedic residency at the State University Health Sciences Center and Kings County Medical Center in Brooklyn. He also completed a one-year fellowship in hand surgery at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of SUNY’s Health Sciences Center in Syracuse, NY.

Dr. Halperin is a member of the American Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association and the Orange County Medical Society. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Halperin also previously served as the Chief of Orthopaedics at Lucerne Medical Center and as a member of the State of Florida Medical/Surgical Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal Guideline Committee. He has also served on the Orthopaedic Quality Assurance Committee at Orlando Regional Healthcare System and served as co-director of the RSD treatment at Lucerne Medical Center.