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OrthoConnecticut Welcomes Michael J. Sayegh, M.D.

Danbury, CT (February 6, 2024) – Castle Connolly has named 15 OrthoConnecticut orthopedic surgeons and pain management physicians to its 2024 Top Doctors list. The Castle Connolly 2024 Top Doctors Award, based on peer nominations, acknowledges the top seven percent of active physicians in the United States. These distinguished 66,000+ doctors are chosen for their exceptional clinical skills and remarkable interpersonal proficiency. The fifteen doctors recognized this year include Sports Medicine Specialists Dr. Michael Brand, Dr. Angelo Ciminiello, Dr. Jeffrey DeLuca, Dr. Mark Fletcher, Dr. Joshua Frank, Dr. Edmund Ganal, Dr. D. Ross Henshaw, and Dr. Michael Lynch; Hand and Upper Extremity Specialists Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni, Dr. Aaron Insel, Dr. Michael Soojian, and Dr. Robert Yaghoubian; Spine Specialist Dr. Justin Paul; and Pain Management Specialists, Dr. Brian Bast, and Dr. Jesse Hochkeppel. “This accomplishment highlights our unparalleled dedication to excellence and serves as a testament to our steadfast commitment to delivering exceptional patient care to families across Connecticut and New York state,” said Michael Brand, MD, Sports Medicine Specialist and President of OrthoConnecticut. “We are truly honored to have so many talented physicians recognized by the 2024 Castle Connelly Top Doctors list. Being peer-nominated, this recognition further validates the respect we’ve earned within the medical community, a source of pride for us,” he added. Castle Connolly Medical, a prominent publishing organization dedicated to US healthcare research and information services, annually releases a comprehensive list of top doctors in the United States. This esteemed publication highlights physicians selected based on various quality criteria, showcasing excellence in clinical practice and patient care. View the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors › About OrthoConnecticut OrthoConnecticut is the region’s premier, multi-specialty orthopedic practice, helping patients regain mobility, lead active lives, and attain optimal well-being. The practice’s fellowship-trained, board-certified physicians offer patient care at 9 offices in Danbury, Darien,

August 21, 2024

15 OrthoConnecticut Physicians Named to Castle Connolly’s 2024 Top Doctors List

February 9, 2024

Top Doctor Recognition in 2023 for OrthoConnecticut Physicians

Fourteen of OrthoConnecticut’s orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, and sports medicine physicians received 2023 Top Doctor recognition from Connecticut Magazine, Moffly Media, and Castle Connolly Top Doctors. Every year for at least a decade, Castle Connolly Top Doctors awards have been given to OrthoConnecticut’s physicians for their medical expertise and excellence including the 2023 honorees: Brian A. Bast, D.O., Michael G. Brand, M.D., Angelo Ciminiello, M.D., Jeffrey V. DeLuca, M.D., Joseph DiGiovanni, M.D., Mark J. Fletcher, M.D., Joshua B. Frank, M.D., Edmund A. Ganal, M.D.,Ross Henshaw, M.D., John G. Lunt, M.D., Michael M. Lynch, M.D., Michael G. Soojian, M.D., Robert Yaghoubian, M.D., and Aaron N. Insel, M.D. The Top Doctors distinction is a physician-peer nominated, rigorously screened and vetted honor from the renowned research team at Castle Connolly. Before a doctor is selected, careful screening is conducted which includes review of education, training, as well as professional expertise. The Castle Connolly Top Doctors are amongst those most highly regarded by their peers. Learn more about OrthoConnecticut 2023 Top Doctors in Connecticut Magazine’s 2023 Top Doctors May issue, andMoffly Media’s Fairfield County Top Doctors 2022 January/February regional issues: Stamford Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, New Canaan/Darien + Rowayton Magazine, Westport Magazine. To make an appointment with any of OrthoConnecticut’s physicians call 1.833.ORTHOCT (1.833.678.4628) or visit the website: /contact-us/request-appointment OrthoConnecticut is the region’s premier, multi-specialty orthopedic practice, helping patients regain mobility, lead active lives, and attain optimal well-being. Fellowship-trained, board-certified physicians offer patient care at 9 offices in Danbury, Darien, Litchfield, New Milford, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Sharon, Southbury and Westport. The practice’s emergency orthopedic care service, OrthoCare Express, is open 7 days a week and is available in Danbury, Darien, New Milford, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Sharon, Southbury and Westport. To make an appointment with any of the practice’s specialists, or to learn more visit http://www.myorthoct.com/ or

May 9, 2023

Top Doctor Recognition in 2022 for OrthoConnecticut Physicians

13 of OrthoConnecticut’s orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, and sports medicine physicians received 2022 Top Doctor recognition from Connecticut Magazine, Moffly Media, and Castle Connolly Top Doctors. Every year for at least a decade, Castle Connolly Top Doctors awards have been given to OrthoConnecticut’s physicians for their medical expertise and excellence including the 2022 honorees: Brian A. Bast, D.O., Michael G. Brand, M.D., Angelo Ciminiello, M.D., Jeffrey V. DeLuca, M.D., Joseph DiGiovanni, M.D., Mark J. Fletcher, M.D., Joshua B. Frank, M.D., Edmund A. Ganal, M.D., Ross Henshaw, M.D., John G. Lunt, M.D., Michael M. Lynch, M.D., Michael G. Soojian, M.D., Robert Yaghoubian, M.D., and Aaron N. Insel, M.D. who is also a Castle Connolly Rising Stars for 2022. The Top Doctors distinction is a physician-peer nominated, rigorously screened and vetted honor from the renowned research team at Castle Connolly. Before a doctor is selected, careful screening is conducted which includes review of education, training, as well as professional expertise. The Castle Connolly Top Doctors are amongst those most highly regarded by their peers. Learn more about OrthoConnecticut 2022 Top Doctors in Connecticut Magazine’s 2022 Top Doctors May issue, and Moffly Media’s Fairfield County Top Doctors 2022 January/February regional issues: Stamford Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, New Canaan/Darien + Rowayton Magazine, Westport Magazine. To make an appointment with any of OrthoConnecticut’s physicians call 1.833.ORTHOCT (1.833.678.4628) or visit the website: https://myorthoct.com/contact-us/request-appointment

May 17, 2022

Top Doctor Recognition for OrthoConnecticut Physicians

OrthoConnecticut is proud to announce that fourteen of their board-certified orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, and sports medicine physicians received 2021 Top Doctor recognition from Connecticut Magazine, Moffly Media, and Castle Connolly Top Doctors. Every year for at least a decade, Castle Connolly Top Doctors awards have been given to OrthoConnecticut’s physicians for their medical expertise and excellence including the 2021 honorees: Brian A. Bast, D.O., M.D., Michael G. Brand, M.D., Angelo Ciminiello, M.D., Jeffrey V. DeLuca, M.D., Joseph DiGiovanni, M.D., Mark J. Fletcher, M.D., Joshua B. Frank, M.D., Edmund A. Ganal, M.D., Ross Henshaw, M.D., John G. Lunt, M.D., Michael M. Lynch, M.D., Michael G. Soojian, M.D., Robert Yaghoubian, M.D., and Aaron N. Insel, M.D. who is also a Castle Connolly Rising Stars for 2021. The Top Doctors distinction is a physician-peer nominated, rigorously screened and vetted honor from the renowned research team at Castle Connolly that no one can pay to receive. Before a doctor is selected, careful screening is conducted which includes review of education, training, as well as professional expertise. The Castle Connolly Top Doctors are amongst those most highly regarded by their peers. Learn more about OrthoConnecticut 2021 Top Doctors in Connecticut Magazine’s 2021Top Doctors June issue, and Moffly Media’s Fairfield County Top Doctors 2021 January regional issues: Stamford Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, New Canaan/Darien + Rowayton Magazine, Westport Magazine.

August 28, 2021

Top Doctor Recognition in 2021 for OrthoConnecticut Physicians

15 of OrthoConnecticut’s orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, and sports medicine physicians received 2021 Top Doctor recognition from Connecticut Magazine, Moffly Media, and Castle Connolly Top Doctors. Every year for at least a decade, Castle Connolly Top Doctors awards have been given to OrthoConnecticut’s physicians for their medical expertise and excellence including the 2021 honorees: Brian A. Bast, D.O., Michael G. Brand, M.D., Angelo Ciminiello, M.D., Jeffrey V. DeLuca, M.D., Joseph DiGiovanni, M.D., Mark J. Fletcher, M.D., Joshua B. Frank, M.D., Edmund A. Ganal, M.D., Ross Henshaw, M.D., John G. Lunt, M.D., Michael M. Lynch, M.D., Michael G. Soojian, M.D., Robert Yaghoubian, M.D., and Aaron N. Insel, M.D. who is also a Castle Connolly Rising Stars for 2021. The Top Doctors distinction is a physician-peer nominated, rigorously screen and vetted honor from the renowned research team at Castle Connolly that no one can pay to receive. Before a doctor is selected, careful screening is conducted which includes review of education, training, as well as professional expertise. The Castle Connolly Top Doctors are amongst those most highly regarded by their peers. Learn more about OrthoConnecticut 2021 Top Doctors in Connecticut Magazine’s 2021 Top Doctors June issue, and Moffly Media’s Fairfield County Top Doctors 2021 January regional issues: Stamford Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, New Canaan/Darien + Rowayton Magazine, Westport Magazine. To make an appointment with any of OrthoConnecticut’s physicians call 1.833.ORTHOCT (1.833.678.4628) or visit the website: https://myorthoct.com/contact-us/request-appointment

June 24, 2021

Preventing and Treating Injuries in Young Athletes

Good Sports: Preventing and Treating Injuries in Young Athletes BY ANDREA VALLUZZO as seen in Back to School, August 2020Hearst Connecticut Media Group Above, Dr. Edmund Ganal, a Ridgefield resident and sports medicine specialist with OrthoConnecticut, with locations throughout Fairfield and Litchfield counties, examines a young athlete’s knee. Sports are a big part of many students’ lives: Alessandro Sulpizi (at left), for example, is an avid athlete and former member of the New Canaan High School varsity boys tennis team under Coach Ben Young; he graduated from New Canaan High School in 2019 and currently attends Northeastern University. Whether or not students return to school this fall, odds are many of them will be participating in some type of athletic activity, whether that includes training for a sport, going for a run in their neighborhood, kicking the soccer ball around with their family at home, or preparing for a spring league. When kids are involved in sports — no matter what the scenario — athletic-related injuries are always a possibility. As student sports enthusiasts increasingly become year-round athletes, playing either one sport all year long or multiple sports, experts are reporting that the number of sports injuries is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly half are preventable. While acute injuries can happen anytime — a hard tackle or a misstep leading to a torn ACL or a dislocated knee — more commonly, it’s overuse and repetitive strain that cause most sports injuries. “Unfortunately, most kids, mine included, play sports all year round. Overspecialization, I think, is a problem when kids do one specific sport 12 months a year. They develop certain habits that stress only certain parts of the body and when those get overworked too much, they start developing chronic problems like tendon degeneration

August 24, 2020

OrthoConnecticut Physicians Receive Top Doc Honors

OrthoConnecticut Physicians Once Again Receive Top Doc Honors, with Recognition by Peers and Patients FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Danbury, Conn. – The physicians at OrthoConnecticut have once again been honored with some of the country’s most prestigious “Top Doctor” awards. Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., has recognized Dr. Michael Brand, Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni, Dr. Ross Henshaw and Dr. John G. Lunt and Dr. Robert Yaghoubian of our northern offices as Top Doctors for 2019. In our southern offices, Dr. Brian A. Bast, Dr. Jeffrey V. Deluca, Dr. Joshua B. Frank, and Dr. Michael Lynch are the recipients of this admirable award. Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors awards are given to leaders who are nominated by their peers in an extensive survey process of thousands of American doctors each year. These Top Doctors’ medical educations, training, hospital appointments, disciplinary histories—and much more—are screened by the Castle Connolly physician-led research team. Only those doctors who are among the very best in their specialties and in their communities are selected for inclusion. Physicians do not and cannot pay to be included in any Castle Connolly Guide or online directory. In more good news, the physicians at OrthoConnecticut were also among the winners of the annual Vitals Patients’ Choice Awards. Vitals Patients’ Choice winners are chosen according to the overall rating a doctor receives from his or her patients for the calendar year. Awards are given for Compassionate Doctor, On-Time Physician, and Patient’s Choice. In our southern offices, Dr. Paul Protomastro and Dr. Michael G. Soojian have been recognized by Vitals. In our northern offices, Dr. Angelo Ciminiello, Dr. John Dunleavy, Dr. David Kloth, Dr. John Mullen, Dr. Randolph Sealey, Dr. Daniel Southern and Dr. Paul Tomaszewski have all won Vitals Patients’ Choice awards for 2019. The physicians at OrthoConnecticut were also named to the Healthgrades Honor Roll. In our

March 26, 2019