Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2016 Include Four Specialists from Danbury Orthopedics

 

Every year, Connecticut Magazine asks doctors from across the state to tell them who they would recommend to a loved one in need of a physician. Doctors receiving the most recommendations by their peers have earned a Top Doc honor in the latest issue of the magazine.

Danbury Orthopedics’ specialists have once again been recognized by Connecticut Magazine as leading surgeons in the field of orthopedics for 2016. Congratulations to Dr. Michael Brand, Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni, Dr. Ross Henshaw and Dr. John Lunt on being named to this prestigious list. Trained at the country’s top medical institutions, these surgeons offer the region state-of-the-art care using the latest techniques and methodologies.

Meet the Honorees

Dr. Michael Brand is a Harvard University trained sports medicine specialist with tremendous expertise in treating knee and shoulder problems. Among his accomplishments, he helped bring state-of-the-art arthroscopic techniques to the region, helping patients achieve faster recoveries and improved outcomes. He has extensive experience in arthroscopic shoulder surgery and treating the full spectrum of knee issues.

Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni specializes in problems of the upper extremities. Trained at Mount Sinai Hospital and Hospital for Joint Diseases/NYU, he is skilled in treating nerve compressions, osteoarthritis in the hand, trigger finger, volar plate injuries (jammed fingers) as well as wrist injuries and fractures. He also treats elbow problems including cubital tunnel syndrome, and performs total elbow replacements.

Dr. Ross Henshaw graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, followed by a sports medicine and shoulder surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is skilled in advanced arthroscopic techniques to treat shoulder, hip and knee injuries through incisions no wider than a fingernail. An athlete himself, he uses innovative techniques to help patients get back on track as soon as possible.

Dr. John Lunt, a renowned specialist in surgery of the upper extremities, trained at St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. His fellowship was in hand surgery at Columbia Presbyterian. As medical co-director at the Hand Center of Western Connecticut, he earned a reputation as the ‘go-to’ doctor for problems other specialists could not identify. Using advanced diagnostic tools, he excels at recognizing rare nerve compression problems and other hard to detect nerve issues.

To learn more about Danbury Orthopedics, please visit http://www.dortho.com/ or call 203.797.1500.