Pride Ortho

What Pride Ortho does

Pride Ortho (Pride Orthopaedics Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional organization incorporated in New York in December 2021 and headquartered at 114 Forrest Street, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY. The organization serves as the dedicated community for LGBTQ+ orthopaedic surgeons, residents, fellows, medical students, and allies, with a mission of mentorship, networking in a safe space, career development, and advocacy to increase LGBTQ+ representation in what it characterizes as the least diverse field of medicine. It was founded by Dr. Qusai Hammouri following a Summer 2020 virtual happy hour and is currently led by President Mark Schultzel, MD, MBA, with Kayla Pariser as Executive Director.

The organization operates a membership platform built on Wild Apricot membership software, with social login via Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Membership is tiered: Active physicians at $150/year, Fellows/Residents at $50/year, Students/PreMed at $25/year, Affiliates at $100/year, and an International tier; the organization also offers mentorship matching, CV/personal statement reviews, mock interviews, a curated LGBTQ+ Friendly Residency/Fellowship Directory (40+ programs), members-only forums, and an annual research symposium. Auxiliary programs include three named scholarship vehicles (the Friedlaender/Samora Away Rotation, the Zuckerman NYU Langone Pride Ortho Scholarship, and the AAOS Pride Ortho Scholar Award), webinars, social events at major orthopaedic conferences (AAOS, POSNA, OTA, ASSH), and an online merchandise shop.

Pride Ortho generates revenue through recurring membership dues, tax-deductible donations (one-time and recurring at multiple cadences), merchandise sales, event sponsorship from medical device companies (Acumed, DePuy-Synthes/Johnson & Johnson, Zimmer Biomet), and grants. The AAOS IDEA Grant program has been a notable recurring revenue line, with $24,900 in December 2023 and $16,500 in February 2026. Distribution is primarily digital (website, email, YouTube, Zoom) supplemented by in-person annual meetings coinciding with AAOS — the 3rd Annual Meeting at AAOS 2026 in New Orleans drew 57 registrants. The organization serves members in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and maintains strategic partnerships with NYU Langone Orthopedics, AOFAS, AOSA, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Name

Pride Ortho

Legal name

Pride Ortho

Website

https://prideortho.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pride Ortho is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional community serving LGBTQ+ orthopaedic surgeons, trainees, and allies through tiered membership, mentorship, scholarships, and conferences at AAOS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society & Community Organization

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace Culture, DEI & Psychological Safety (EDAAAKAJ), DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ)

Keywords

• Orthopaedic professional society
• LGBTQ+ medical community
• Membership-based nonprofit
• Medical mentorship programs
• Physician scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual subscription-based membership with tiered pricing based on professional status. Recurring revenue through automatic renewal.
2. Donations: Accepts one-time and recurring donations from individuals and organizations. Donation form supports one-time, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual payment frequencies.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sells Pride Ortho merchandise (swag) through its online shop as a way to show support and signal membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Pride Ortho is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional membership organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ orthopaedic surgeons, residents, fellows, medical students, and allies. It sells tiered annual memberships and offers mentorship programs, scholarships, a directory of LGBTQ+-friendly residency/fellowship programs, research symposiums, educational webinars, and an annual meeting co-located with AAOS.

Product overview

Pride Ortho is a membership-based 501(c)(3) non-profit professional organization (incorporated December 2021) serving as a community for LGBTQ+ orthopaedic surgeons, trainees, and allies. The organization operates as a unified platform offering integrated membership services including mentorship programs, scholarship opportunities, a curated directory of LGBTQ+-friendly residency/fellowship programs, research symposiums, educational video resources, member forums, advocacy partnerships, and annual events. The portfolio includes tiered membership tiers (Active, Fellow/Resident, Student/PreMed, Affiliate, International), multiple scholarship programs, an annual research symposium, and event programming including webinars, social gatherings, and AAOS annual meeting collaborations. All services are accessed through the Wild Apricot-powered website with various third-party integrations for authentication, video delivery, and data collection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pride Ortho Membership Program Annual membership program with tiered pricing for Active physicians ($150/year), Fellows/Residents ($50/year), Students/PreMed ($25/year), Affiliates ($100/year), and International members. Members receive access to the Ally List, Out List, membership database, exclusive events, scholarships, committee eligibility, CV and personal statement reviews, mock interviews, and research participation.
• Pride Ortho Mentorship Program Mentorship and networking program connecting LGBTQ+ orthopaedic professionals across career stages. Includes CV reviews, personal statement reviews, mock interviews for residency appointments, and guidance from surgeon mentors.
• Scholarship Programs Multiple scholarship opportunities for LGBTQIA+ and ally medical students including the Gary and Linda Friedlaender and Julie Samora Away Rotation Scholarships, the Janet and Joseph Zuckerman NYU Langone Pride Ortho Scholarship (with guaranteed away rotation, stipend, and letter of recommendation), and the AAOS Pride Ortho Scholar Award (minimum $1,000) for attending AAOS and Pride Ortho annual meetings.
• LGBTQ+ Friendly Residency/Fellowship Directory Curated list of more than 40 orthopaedic residency and fellowship programs demonstrating inclusivity to LGBTQ+ residents, fellows, and surgeons, endorsed by LGBTQ+ residents, fellows, chairs, program directors, or allies with verification badges.
• Pride Ortho Research Program Research initiatives including an annual Pride Ortho Research Symposium (abstract submissions), a literature database covering LGBTQIA+ topics in orthopaedics and DEI in surgery, and survey distribution services to the membership through approved Research Committee applications reviewed monthly.
• Annual Meeting at AAOS Annual meeting held in conjunction with AAOS, featuring a Presidential Address, LGBTQ+ Ally Awards, Medical Student IDEA Grant Awards, Research Symposium, Committee Updates, and a Keynote Presentation. The 3rd Annual Meeting @ AAOS 2026 was held March 6, 2026 at the New Orleans Marriott Galerie with 57 registrants.
• Pride Ortho Shop (Merchandise) Online store offering Pride Ortho-branded merchandise and swag for members and supporters to signal membership and show support for the organization.
• Online Donation Platform Online donation platform accepting one-time and recurring contributions from individuals and organizations to support Pride Ortho's programs, scholarships, and operations, with suggested donation tiers of $20, $50, $100, $250, and $500.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ members achieved within first year of launch (May 2022)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Pride Ortho partners with AAOS through the IDEA Grant program, receiving funding to support orthopaedic surgery training, mentorship, and workforce development initiatives. Pride Ortho holds its Annual Meeting during AAOS and participates in AAOS medical student programming. The organization also coordinates the AAOS Pride Ortho Scholar Award for LGBTQIA+ and ally medical students to attend AAOS and Pride Ortho annual meetings.
• NYU Langone OrthopedicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Pride Ortho and NYU Langone Orthopedics jointly offer the Janet and Joseph Zuckerman NYU Langone Pride Ortho scholarship, providing a guaranteed away rotation at NYU, a stipend, mentorship, and a letter of recommendation from the Pride Ortho team for a selected medical student.
• Julie's SamoracoreOthers · 1 January 2022Dr. Julie Samora, a founding member of Pride Ortho, co-funds the Gary and Linda Friedlaender and Julie Samora Away Rotation Scholarships with her husband Gary Friedlaender.
• Gary and Linda FriedlaendercoreOthersGary and Linda Friedlaender (Gary is Chair Emeritus of Orthopaedics at Yale) fund the Gary and Linda Friedlaender and Julie Samora Away Rotation Scholarships. For 25 years, they have held a safe space in their home for diversity in orthopaedics through a monthly book club.
• Depuy-Synthes (Johnson & Johnson)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDepuy-Synthes sponsored the Transgender Rights: Legal Landscape and How Doctors Can Be An Ally webinar in June 2023. The sponsorship indicates financial support for Pride Ortho's educational programming.
• AcumedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAcumed sponsored the Pride Ortho Happy Hour event at Novela in San Francisco during AAOS 2024. The sponsorship supports networking events for the LGBTQ+ orthopaedic community.
• AOFAS (American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPride Ortho collaborated with AOFAS on the 'On the Same Page' book club discussion featuring 'The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care' in April 2023. Moderators were Jacqueline Nguyen, MD and Joseph Letzelter, MD from Pride Ortho.
• AOSA (American Osteopathic Academic Societies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPride Ortho and AOSA hosted a collaborative Intersectionality Webinar in September 2024 featuring panelists from plastic surgery and orthopaedic surgery discussing intersectionality in medicine.
• Zimmer Biomet (Exhale Employee Resource Group)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerZimmer Biomet's Exhale Employee Resource Group collaborated with Pride Ortho on a Living Authentically in Orthopedics panel discussion in June 2024, sharing the recording with permission.
• National Center for Lesbian RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShannon Minter, Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, served as speaker for the Transgender Rights: Legal Landscape and How Doctors Can Be An Ally webinar, providing legal expertise on transgender rights.
• Henry Ford HealthminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHenry Ford Health offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships. Pride Ortho references it as part of its scholarship ecosystem.
• University of MinnesotaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUniversity of Minnesota offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.
• Mayo ClinicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMayo Clinic offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.
• University of WashingtonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUniversity of Washington offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.
• Johns Hopkins UniversityminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJohns Hopkins University offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.
• Ohio State UniversityminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOhio State University offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.
• University of North CarolinaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUniversity of North Carolina offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.
• Lenox Hill HospitalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLenox Hill Hospital offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.
• Community Memorial Health SystemminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity Memorial Health System offers a DEI scholarship and is listed among programs with diversity scholarships referenced by Pride Ortho.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OutCare Health: OutCare Health maintains a national directory of LGBTQ+-competent providers and runs mentoring/community programs for LGBTQ+ healthcare trainees and professionals. It mirrors Pride Ortho's combination of curated directories, mentorship, and community-building for LGBTQ+ medical professionals.
• GLMA (Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality): GLMA is the longest-standing U.S. association of LGBTQ+ healthcare professionals and allies, providing advocacy, education, and networking. It is the closest analogue to Pride Ortho at the cross-specialty level, addressing the same mission of supporting LGBTQ+ clinicians and patients that Pride Ortho focuses on within orthopaedics.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Campaign (HRC): HRC is the largest U.S. LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization, listed as one of Pride Ortho's advocacy partners. It operates at a vastly larger scale across all LGBTQ+ causes, providing the broader policy and advocacy umbrella within which specialty-specific groups like Pride Ortho operate.

Others

• AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons): AAOS is the dominant orthopaedic specialty society and Pride Ortho's primary strategic partner — it hosts the annual meeting venue, funds the IDEA Grant, and co-administers the AAOS Pride Ortho Scholar Award. It is the institutional incumbent that Pride Ortho's membership community operates alongside.
• AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges): AAMC drives diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across U.S. medical education, including LGBTQ+-focused programming and resources for medical schools and teaching hospitals. It shapes the institutional DEI environment in which Pride Ortho operates.
• National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR): NCLR is a national LGBTQ+ legal advocacy organization whose Legal Director Shannon Minter contributed as a speaker to Pride Ortho's transgender rights webinar. It represents the legal/advocacy ecosystem that complements Pride Ortho's medical community focus.
• The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project is a leading LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization, listed among Pride Ortho's advocacy partners. While focused on a different demographic, it shares the LGBTQ+ advocacy mission and partner ecosystem.
• American College of Surgeons (ACS): ACS is a major surgical specialty society with active DEI and LGBTQ+ allyship initiatives, comparable to AAOS but for a broader surgical community. It represents an adjacent specialty society model in which Pride Ortho's niche advocacy could be replicated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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