How many orthopedic surgeons are ranked in Connecticut?

Our Connecticut directory includes 94 orthopedic surgeons who performed a combined 4,611 Medicare joint replacement procedures. These surgeons are ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume across hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, providing transparent data to help patients compare experience levels.

Who is the highest-volume orthopedic surgeon in Connecticut?

Matthew J Grosso, M.D. in Hartford is currently the highest-volume orthopedic surgeon in Connecticut with 140 Medicare procedures. High procedure volume is associated with better patient outcomes, fewer complications, and shorter recovery times according to orthopedic research.

Which cities in Connecticut have the most orthopedic surgeons?

The top cities for orthopedic surgery in Connecticut are: Hartford (11 surgeons), Greenwich (9 surgeons), Hamden (8 surgeons), Danbury (6 surgeons), New Haven (6 surgeons). Connecticut has orthopedic surgeons practicing across 29 cities statewide. Urban medical centers tend to have higher surgeon concentrations and access to advanced surgical technology.

What types of joint replacement procedures are performed in Connecticut?

Connecticut orthopedic surgeons performed 2,238 knee replacements, 1,642 hip replacements, and 731 shoulder replacements based on Medicare data. Knee replacement is the most common joint replacement procedure nationwide. Many Connecticut surgeons also offer minimally invasive techniques and robotic-assisted surgery for improved precision and faster recovery.

How do I choose the best orthopedic surgeon in Connecticut?

Key factors to consider when choosing an orthopedic surgeon in Connecticut: (1) Medicare procedure volume — higher volume correlates with better outcomes; (2) Board certification in orthopedic surgery; (3) Fellowship training in joint replacement; (4) Hospital quality ratings and accreditation; (5) Patient satisfaction scores; (6) Use of modern techniques like robotic-assisted surgery; (7) Proximity to your home for follow-up appointments.

Does Medicare cover joint replacement surgery in Connecticut?

Yes, Medicare Part A and Part B cover medically necessary joint replacement surgery in Connecticut, including hip, knee, and shoulder replacements. Coverage includes the surgery, hospital stay, anesthesia, physical therapy, and durable medical equipment. You'll typically pay 20% coinsurance after meeting your Part B deductible. All 94 surgeons in our Connecticut rankings accept Medicare.

What is the average cost of joint replacement in Connecticut?

For Medicare beneficiaries in Connecticut, out-of-pocket costs for joint replacement typically range from $1,500-$4,500 after meeting your deductible. Total costs vary by procedure type, hospital vs. outpatient surgery center, and your specific Medicare plan. Hip and knee replacements are increasingly performed as outpatient procedures, which can reduce costs. All ranked Connecticut surgeons accept Medicare assignment.

How is surgeon ranking data verified for Connecticut?

Our Connecticut surgeon rankings are based on CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets, which track every Medicare-billed procedure by provider NPI number. This data is independently verified by the federal government and represents the most comprehensive publicly available source for surgeon procedure volumes. Rankings are updated annually when new CMS data is published.

Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Connecticut

Connecticut Rankings 94 surgeons • 4,611 procedures Current Medicare Data

Rankings reflect Medicare procedure volume, one factor among many. Volume does not measure quality of care.

Discover Connecticut's leading orthopedic surgeons ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume. Our comprehensive analysis covers 94 specialists across hip, knee, and shoulder replacement procedures.

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Matthew J Grosso, M.D.

Hartford, CT

140 verified Medicare cases Hip 58 · Knee 82

Robert E Kennon, MD

Middlebury, CT

131 verified Medicare cases Hip 61 · Knee 70

Richard J Thoms, M.D.

Niantic, CT

125 verified Medicare cases Hip 46 · Knee 79

Jeffrey K Burns, MD

Hartford, CT

122 verified Medicare cases Hip 50 · Knee 72

Sreevathsa Boraiah, MD

Stamford, CT

119 verified Medicare cases Hip 46 · Knee 73

Jonathan L Berliner, M.D.

Greenwich, CT

116 verified Medicare cases Hip 81 · Knee 35

Sanjay K Gupta, MD

Brookfield, CT

116 verified Medicare cases Hip 52 · Knee 64

John M Keggi, MD

Middlebury, CT

110 verified Medicare cases Hip 78 · Knee 32

Daniel K Witmer, M.D.

Farmington, CT

107 verified Medicare cases Hip 48 · Knee 59

Durgesh G Nagarkatti, M.D.

Hartford, CT

100 verified Medicare cases Hip 22 · Knee 44 · Shoulder 34

Philip A Minotti, M.D.

Branford, CT

98 verified Medicare cases Hip 78 · Knee 20

Scott Stanat, M.D

North Franklin, CT

95 verified Medicare cases Hip 40 · Knee 55

John E Mullen, MD

New Milford, CT

92 verified Medicare cases Hip 33 · Knee 59

John P Dunleavy, M.D.

Danbury, CT

91 verified Medicare cases Hip 44 · Knee 47

Mark Shekhman, M.D.

Hartford, CT

90 verified Medicare cases Hip 45 · Knee 45

Christopher B Lynch, M.D.

Branford, CT

88 verified Medicare cases Hip 38 · Knee 50

Robert Carangelo, MD

Plainville, CT

83 verified Medicare cases Hip 31 · Knee 52

Amy S Wasterlain, MD

Middletown, CT

82 verified Medicare cases Hip 39 · Knee 43

Stephen Nelson, M.D.

Hamden, CT

81 verified Medicare cases Hip 22 · Knee 59

John D Mccallum, M.D.

Hamden, CT

81 verified Medicare cases Knee 81

Mark J Fletcher, MD

Norwalk, CT

80 verified Medicare cases Hip 55 · Knee 25

Michael B Held, MD, MBA

Greenwich, CT

79 verified Medicare cases Hip 53 · Knee 26

Kevin Choo, M.D.

Greenwich, CT

78 verified Medicare cases Hip 39 · Knee 39

Amit Lahav, MD

Orange, CT

75 verified Medicare cases Hip 17 · Knee 58

Brian F Kavanagh, M.D.

Greenwich, CT

73 verified Medicare cases Hip 24 · Knee 49

Seth R Miller, M.D.

Greenwich, CT

73 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 73

John F Irving, M.D.

Hamden, CT

69 verified Medicare cases Hip 23 · Knee 46

Paul B Murray, MD

Hartford, CT

69 verified Medicare cases Hip 21 · Knee 48

Adam W Green, M.D.

North Franklin, CT

68 verified Medicare cases Hip 40 · Knee 28

John C Grady-Benson, MD

Hartford, CT

63 verified Medicare cases Hip 31 · Knee 32

Allen D Nicholson, M.D.

New Haven, CT

60 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 60

Donald A Allen, MD

Hartford, CT

59 verified Medicare cases Hip 35 · Knee 24

Ammar Anbari, MD

North Franklin, CT

56 verified Medicare cases Knee 23 · Shoulder 33

Vipul Dua, MD

South Windsor, CT

55 verified Medicare cases Hip 23 · Knee 32

Terry F Reardon, MD

Middletown, CT

55 verified Medicare cases Hip 22 · Knee 33

Robert W Mcallister, MD

Rocky Hill, CT

52 verified Medicare cases Hip 19 · Knee 33

Lee E Rubin, M.D.

New Haven, CT

49 verified Medicare cases Hip 25 · Knee 24

Francis Ennis, MD

Greenwich, CT

49 verified Medicare cases Hip 11 · Knee 38

Michael M Lynch, M.D.

Norwalk, CT

48 verified Medicare cases Knee 48

Eric J Olson, M.D.

Waterbury, CT

48 verified Medicare cases Knee 34 · Shoulder 14

Douglas R Henshaw, MD

Danbury, CT

48 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 48

Brendan J Comer, MD

Wallingford, CT

47 verified Medicare cases Hip 16 · Knee 31

Nimit Patel, M.D.

North Franklin, CT

47 verified Medicare cases Hip 11 · Knee 24 · Shoulder 12

Ryan S Charette, M.D.

Wallingford, CT

46 verified Medicare cases Hip 26 · Knee 20

Eric M Padegimas, M.D.

Hamden, CT

45 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 45

Paul M Sethi, M.D.

Greenwich, CT

40 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 40

Curtis L Campbell, MD

Trumbull, CT

38 verified Medicare cases Hip 23 · Knee 15

Joel W Malin, MD

Fairfield, CT

38 verified Medicare cases Hip 19 · Knee 19

Monica J Stadecker, MD

Shelton, CT

38 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 38

Chad Daniel, M.D.

Rocky Hill, CT

35 verified Medicare cases Hip 14 · Knee 21

Jonathan R Piposar, M.D.

Niantic, CT

34 verified Medicare cases Knee 13 · Shoulder 21

Brett L Wasserlauf, MD

Bloomfield, CT

33 verified Medicare cases Knee 12 · Shoulder 21

John P Daigneault, M.D.

Hamden, CT

33 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 33

Brandon E Prioreschi, M.D.

Middletown, CT

29 verified Medicare cases Hip 18 · Knee 11

Randall J Risinger, MD

Manchester, CT

29 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 29

Todd A Morrison, M.D.

Fairfield, CT

28 verified Medicare cases Hip 13 · Knee 15

Dante A Brittis, MD

Fairfield, CT

28 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 28

Jenna A Bernstein, MD

Trumbull, CT

26 verified Medicare cases Hip 13 · Knee 13

Frank J Pompo, MD

Torrington, CT

26 verified Medicare cases Hip 11 · Knee 15

Erik J Carlson, M.D.

Middlebury, CT

26 verified Medicare cases Knee 26

Michael J Kaplan, MD

Middlebury, CT

26 verified Medicare cases Knee 26

Matthew R Rogell, MD

Danbury, CT

26 verified Medicare cases Knee 15 · Shoulder 11

Philip J Mulieri, MD

Danbury, CT

25 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 25

Michael P Leslie, DO

New Haven, CT

24 verified Medicare cases Hip 24

Andrew W Grose, MD

Stamford, CT

23 verified Medicare cases Hip 23

Kenneth W Donohue, M.D.

New Haven, CT

23 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 23

Derek S Shia, MD

Hamden, CT

23 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 23

Theodore S Wolfson, M.D.

Danbury, CT

21 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 21

Christopher J Lena, MD

Hartford, CT

21 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 21

Robert T Deveney, MD

Danbury, CT

20 verified Medicare cases Knee 20

Daniel M Veltri, M.D

Manchester, CT

20 verified Medicare cases Knee 20

Corinne Vanbeek, MD

Stamford, CT

19 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 19

Marc S Kowalsky, MD

Greenwich, CT

18 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 18

David J Martin, M.D.

Trumbull, CT

17 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 17

Kenoma O Anighoro, M.D.

Hamden, CT

16 verified Medicare cases Hip 16

Samuel J Laurencin, MD, PHD

Waterbury, CT

16 verified Medicare cases Knee 16

Aaron K Schachter, MD

Milford, CT

16 verified Medicare cases Knee 16

Ilda B Molloy, M.D.

New Haven, CT

15 verified Medicare cases Hip 15

Michael C Sobieraj, MD, PHD

Farmington, CT

14 verified Medicare cases Knee 14

Olga Solovyova

Farmington, CT

14 verified Medicare cases Knee 14

David H Gibson, M.D.

Hamden, CT

14 verified Medicare cases Knee 14

Daniel Wiznia, MD

New Haven, CT

14 verified Medicare cases Knee 14

Thomas R Hickernell, MD

Stamford, CT

13 verified Medicare cases Hip 13

Julianne M Forlizzi, MD

Norwalk, CT

13 verified Medicare cases Hip 13

Adam Driesman, MD

Fairfield, CT

13 verified Medicare cases Knee 13

Peter W Hughes, M.D.

Stamford, CT

13 verified Medicare cases Knee 13

Katherine B Vadasdi, M.D.

Greenwich, CT

13 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 13

Richard F Scarlett, MD

New Britain, CT

12 verified Medicare cases Hip 12

Eric A Silverstein, MD

Hartford, CT

12 verified Medicare cases Hip 12

Michael A Miranda, MD

Hartford, CT

12 verified Medicare cases Knee 12

Teresa M Mariani, M.D.

Waterbury, CT

12 verified Medicare cases Knee 12

Daryle A Ruark, MD

Hartford, CT

12 verified Medicare cases Knee 12

Jon C Driscoll, M.D.

Wallingford, CT

11 verified Medicare cases Knee 11

Leigh S Brezenoff, MD

Torrington, CT

11 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 11

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Rankings are based solely on Medicare procedure volume and do not reflect quality of care, patient outcomes, or procedures covered by private insurance. This data represents approximately 33–37% of all procedures performed. Always consult with healthcare providers to make informed decisions about your care.

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