Our Physicians

Michael M. Lynch, M.D.

Sports Medicine Specialist | Knee & Shoulder Surgeon

Tel: 203-845-2200
Fax: 203-847-1940
Offices: Darien, Norwalk, Westport

Specialty Areas:

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics, and Knee & Shoulder Surgery and Total Joint Replacement

Board Certification:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (recertified 2015)

Medical Licenses:

Connecticut

Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctor Since: 2012
Castle Connolly’s Regional Top Doctors (2011-2017, 2021)
Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (2013-2023)
Moffly Media Top Doctor – Fairfield County (2013-2022)
Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors (2009-2017, 2021-2022)
New York Magazine: Top Doctors (2021-2024)
America’s Most Honored Doctors – Top 1% (2020-2023)
America’s Most Honored Professionals – Top 1% (2016-2019)
Vitals On-Time Doctor Award (2015, 2020)
Top Doctor Award, U.S. News & World Report (2012)
Frank J. Scallon Award – Norwalk Hospital
Healthgrades Honor Roll
Healthgrades 5-Star Rating

More About Sports Medicine Specialist, Knee & Shoulder Surgeon Michael M. Lynch, M.D.

Michael M. Lynch, MD has been practicing orthopedics in the Norwalk area since 1992. Dr. Lynch graduated from Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School. He completed the Harvard combined Orthopaedic Residency Program and a Fellowship in Sports Medicine at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He also spent extended time at Boston Children’s Hospital expanding his pediatric Orthopaedic knowledge. Dr. Lynch’s practice focuses on adult and pediatric orthopaedics, sports medicine, computer-assisted/robotic knee replacements, custom knee replacements, and arthroscopic shoulder surgery including rotator cuff repairs. Dr. Lynch is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, has won the Scallon Award and is on the Board of Directors of the Fairfield County Medical Association and past Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Lynch has been named a CT Magazine Top Doc for many consecutive years.

Fellowship:

Sports Medicine Fellowship: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD: 1992
Chief Resident and Fellow: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Boston Childrens’s Hospital, Boston, MA: 1991

Resident:

Assistant in Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief Resident of East Trauma Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA: 1990
Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Program, Boston, MA: 1989
Visiting Senior Registrar, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand: 1988
General Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA: 1986

Education:

Doctor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH: 1984
Bachelor or Arts in Biology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH: 1980

“I have been a patient with OrthoConnecticut – Coastal Orthopedics Dr. Michael Lynch for approximately 15 years. I suffer from severe OA (osteoarthritis) and a chronic knee condition in both knees. Dr. Lynch has helped me navigate pain management and through the use of Hyaluronic Acid injections, and thus far I have been able to stave off a knee replacement. His knowledge and vast experience have been a comfort in helping me make choices along the way.

Dr. Lynch: I recommend him to all my patients & friends I liked every aspect–the office staff, promptness, and Dr. Lynch‘s positive, helpful, effective “good doctoring”. I recommend him to all my patients & friends who need orthopedic attention.