Edmund A. Ganal, M.D., Curriculum Vitae

Specialty Areas

Sports Medicine including shoulder, knee & hip arthroscopy & General Orthopedics

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2012)
ABOS Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Subspecialty (2015)

Licensures

Connecticut
New York

 POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
Fellowship
2012 – 2013

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Vail, CO

Resident
2006 – 2010
Orthopaedic Surgery
Naval Medical Center San Diego

San Diego, CA

Internship
2003 – 2004
Surgery
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, CA
 EDUCATION:
Medical
1999 – 2003
Doctor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Undergraduate
1994 – 1998
BS in Biochemistry & Cell Biology; minor in Management Science
Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, MA

Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Revelle Provost Honors, Golden Key National Honors Society

 HOSPITAL & SURGICAL CENTER AFFILIATIONS:
2016Danbury Hospital

Danbury CT

2016New Milford Hospital

New Milford, CT

PendingSharon Hospital

Sharon, CT

2010 – 2016Newport Hospital

Newport, CT

2013 – 2016South County Hospital

Wakefield, RI

2012 – 2013Vail Valley Medical Center

Vail, CO

Present

Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center (WCOSC)
Danbury, CT

 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Arthroscopy Association of North America

 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
2016 – PresentOrthopaedic Sports Surgeon
Private Practice, New Milford Orthopedics
(a member of OrthoConnecticut)

New Milford, CT

2013 – 2016Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon
Naval Health Clinic New England
United States Navy

Newport, RI

2014 – 2016Orthopaedic Surgeon Locums Call Coverage
Newport Hospital

Newport, RI

2014 – 2016

Orthopaedic Surgeon Locums Call Coverage
South County Hospital
Wakefield, RI

2014 – 2016

Independent Medical Examiner, New York

2010 – 2012

Orthopaedic Surgeon
Naval Health Clinic New England
United States Navy
Newport, RI

2012

Orthopaedic Surgeon Locums Call Coverage
Mid Coast Hospital
Brewster, ME

2005 – 2006

Assistant Division Surgeon
1st Marine Division
United States Marine Corp
Camp Pendleton, CA

2004 – 2005

General Medical Officer, Headquarters Battalion
1st Marine Division
United States Marine Corp
Camp Pendleton, CA

1998 – 1999

Research Assistant
DNA sequencing with mass spectrometry
Hewlett Packard,
Palo Alto, CA

 AWARDS:
 
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor Since: 2020
  • Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor (2020, 2021)
  • Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors (2021-2023)
  • America’s Most Honored Doctors (2021)
  • America’s Most Honored Doctors – Top 10% (2022-2023)
  • Healthgrades Honor Roll
 SPORTS COVERAGE:
2012 – PresentMedical Pool Physician

United States Ski and Snowboard Association

2012

Mountain Dew Winter Tour Games
Breckenridge, CO

2012

United States Ski Association C&D Ski Team
La Parva, Chile

2012

United States Men’s and Women’s Snowboarding
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

2012

Eagle Valley High School Football
Eagle, CO

2011

Naval Academy Preparatory School
Newport, RI

 TEACHING:
2013American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual
Meeting, Rotator Cuff Surgical Skills (5SK) Lab Instructor

Chicago, IL

1998Teaching Assistant, Biology
University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

 COMMITTEES:
2014 – 2016

Credentials Committee Chairman
Naval Health Clinic New England
United States Navy
Newport, RI

2014 – 2016Executive Committee of Medical Staff Member
Naval Health Clinic New England
United States Navy

Newport, RI

2012

Education and Library Committee
Newport Hospital
Newport, RI

 BOOK CHAPTER:
 

Provencher MT, Ganal, EA, Coseo MP. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Cases. ACL Injuries – How to Get it Right the First Time and What to Do if it Fails. Editors, Bach BR, Provencher MT, 2010.

 PUBLICATIONS:
 

Ganal EA, Ho CP, Wilson KJ, Surowiec RK, Smith WS, Dornan GJ, Millett PJ. Quantitative MRI characterization of arthroscopically verified supraspinatus pathology: comparison of tendon tears, tendinosis and asymptomatic supraspinatus tendons with T2 mapping. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. E-pub. March 2015.

Hammel NC, Kroonen LT, Venn-Watson EJ, Ganal EA, Fitzgerald BT, Hofmeister EP, Thompson MA. Does delayed fixation of non-displaced scaphoid fractures affect union rate. Hand. 2009 4:207-208

 POSTERS:
 

Ganal EA, Dewing CB, Stanley MD, Kuhn KM, Carney JR, Solomon DJ, Provencher MT. Magnetic resonance arthrography in predicting long head of the biceps tendon pathology requiring surgical treatment. Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2011.

 PRESENTATIONS:
 Damage control orthopaedics in combat. Vail Valley Medical Center Grand Rounds, Vail, Colorado, Feb 2013.

Combat orthopaedics in Afghanistan. Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail, Colorado, Dec 2012.

Femoroacetabular impingement. Smith and Nephew Course, Vail, Colorado, Oct 2012.

Magnetic resonance arthrography in predicting pathologic long head of the biceps tendon requiring surgical management. Naval Medical Center San Diego Orthopedic Symposium, San Diego, California, Jun 2010.

Kroonen LT, Ganal EA, Hammel N, Venn-Watson, EJ, Fitzgerald BT, Hofmeister EP, Thompson MA. Does delayed fixation of non-displaced scaphoid fractures affect union rate. American Association for Hand Surgery, Maui, Hawaii, Jan 2009.

The dislocated knee. University of California and Naval Medical Center San Diego City Wide Orthopedic Grand Rounds, San Diego, California, July 2009.

Thoracolumbar trauma. University of California, San Diego and Naval Medical Center San Diego City Wide Orthopedic Spine Grand Rounds, Sept 2008.

Hammel NC, Ganal EA, Venn-Watson EJ, Kroonen LT, Fitzgerald BT, Hofmeister EP, Thompson MA. Return to full duty following surgical treatment of acute scaphoid fracture in an active duty population. Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons, Vail, Colorado, Dec 2007.

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