Dr. Monica Payares-Lizano earned her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. She also completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Payares-Lizano then pursued a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. Her clinical interests include general orthopedics, cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disorders and musculoskeletal trauma.

Dr. Payares-Lizano is board certified in orthopedic surgery. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at medical conferences nationally and internationally. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Dr. Payares-Lizano also serves on committees for the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. She remains an active mentor with the Hispanic Center of Excellence at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has volunteered with Mentoring in Medicine since 2007. Dr Payares-Lizano is a co-founder of Fundación Juan Jose Payares Bustos, an organization she created with her family to honor her late father, which provides educational and vocational training to children and families in his rural hometown of Galerazamba, Colombia. The nonprofit also organizes mission trips to deliver medical care to residents of this community. In addition, Dr. Payares-Lizano is involved with Sharing for Kids, a Miami-based nonprofit focused on improving health and education for underserved children in Cartagena, Colombia.


Publications

Georgiadis, A.G., Davids, J.R., … Payares-Lizano, M., et al. (2025). Reliability of a Photo-Based Modified Foot Posture Index (MFPI) in Quantifying Severity of Foot Deformity in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 45(1), e59-e65. View in Pubmed

Escalera, C., Rodarte, P., ..., Payares-Lizano, M., et al (2024). The American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons: Our History, Achievements, and Future Goals. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 106(8), 748-754. View in Pubmed

Newsome, K., Qian, L., Payares-Lizano, M (2024). Dissolution of the Capitellum After Lateral Condylar Fracture of the Humerus in a Child: A Case Report. Cureus, 16(7), e63975. View in Pubmed

Lee, D., Minaie, A., ..., Payares-Lizano, M. (2023). Traumatic Irreducible Pediatric Radial Head Dislocations: A Unique Case and Review of the Literature. The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 43(2), 156-162. View in Pubmed

Payares-Lizano, M. , Pino, C. (2020). Pediatric Orthopedic Examination. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 67(2), 1-21. View in Pubmed

Payares-Lizano, M. (2020). The Limping Child . Pediatric Clinics of North America, 67(1), 119-138. View in Pubmed

Payares-Lizano, M. (2018). Base of Fifth Metatarsal Fracture. Springer. Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas.

Berger, A., Salhi, S., Payares-Lizano, M. (2018). Surgical Management of Spasticity of the Elbow. Hand Clinics, 34(4), 503-510. View in Pubmed

Payares-Lizano, M. (2018). Talar fracture. Springer. Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas.

Sarwahi, V., Payares, M., Wendolowski, S., et al (2017). Low-Dose Radiation 3D Intraoperative Imaging: How Low Can We Go? An O-Arm, CT Scan, Cadaveric Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 42(22), E1311-E1317. View in Pubmed

Sarwahi, V., Payares, M., Wendolowski, S., et al (2017). Pedicle Screw Safety: How Much Anterior Breach Is Safe?: A Cadaveric and CT-Based Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976)., 42(22), E1305-E1310. View in Pubmed

Berko N.S. , Fitzgerald, E.F., Amaral. T. D., Payares, M., Levin, T.L. (2014). Ultrasound Elastography in Children: Establishing the Normal Range of Muscle Elasticity. Pediatric Radiology, 44(2), 158-163. View in Pubmed

Wanich, T., Cadet, E., Payares, M., Ahmad, C. (2013). Surgical Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Tunnel Drilling. AAOS. Advances in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: Current concepts and Evolving Approaches Monograph Series.

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