- Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
- Professor Emeritus of Specialty Sports Medicine and General Orthopaedics
Field:
Expertise:
Orthopaedics, sports medicine, knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, running injuries, bone, spine
Description:
In the field of sports medicine I have concentrated clinically on injuries as they pertain to athletics. I have conducted basic research on muscle injury, its prevention, etiology, and rehabilitation. Presently I am a co-investigator in a multi year National Institutes of Health funded study assessing the effect of psychosocial factors’ influence on recovery from elective surgical procedures. I am actively involved in regional and international athletic events, being medical commissioner for the 1995 World Special Olympics, past medical director Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament and the annual New Haven TAC national 20K road race championships.