Michael G. Soojian, M.D., Curriculum Vitae

	POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
Specialty Areas	Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification	American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2009, recertified 2020) ABOS: Surgery of the Hand Subspecialty(2012, recertified 2020)
Licensure	Connecticut
Fellowship 8/2006 – 7/2007	Hand Surgery Fellowship New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases New York, NY
Resident 7/2001 – 6/2006	Orthopedic Residency Program New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases New York, NY
	EDUCATION:
Medical 8/1997 – 5/2001	Doctor of Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, DC
Masters 8/1996 – 6/1997	MS in Physiology and Biophysics (cum laude) Georgetown University Washington, DC
Undergraduate 9/1992 – 5/1996	BS in Biology (Dean’s List) Georgetown University Washington, DC
	HOSPITAL AFFILIATION:
2007 – Present	Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, CT
2011 – Present	Norwalk Surgical Center Norwalk, CT
2018 – Present	Surgical Center of Connecticut Bridgeport, CT
	PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
Present	Private Practice, OrthoConnecticut (formerly Coastal Orthopedics) Norwalk, CT
2007 – 2017	Associate Clinical Professor NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases New York, NY
	honors and awards:
	Castle Connolly Top Doctor Since: 2020 Castle Connolly New York Metro Area’s Top Doctors (2021-2023) Moffly Media Top Doctor – Fairfield County (2020-2022) Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors (2021-2024) New York Magazine Top Doctors (2021-2024) Vitals Patients’ Choice Award (2012, 2014, 2019) America’s Most Honored Professionals – Top 10% (2017) America’s Most Honored Professionals – Top 5% (2016) America’s Most Honored Doctors (2022) Vitals Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2012, 2014) Vitals On-Time Award (2014) Healthgrades Honor Roll
	RESEARCH:
	Orthopaedic Residency Senior Research Project: Correlation of the Preoperative Physical Examination to Intraoperative Findings in Lacerations of the Hand
	PUBLICATIONS:
	Egol KA, Soojian MG, Katz J, Rosenberg A, Walsh M, Paksima N. Regional anesthesia improves outcome after distal radius fracture fixation over general anesthesia. J Orthop Trauma. 2012 Sep;26(9):545-9. Soojian MG, Kwon YW. Elbow arthritis. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2007; 65(1): 61-71. Soojian MG, Tejwani N. Chylous knee effusion: Is it septic arthritis? A case report and review of the literature. J Trauma. 2004; 57(5): 1121-4.
	PRESENTATIONS:
	Throwing Injuries in Children: What’s New in Orthopedics Conference, Norwalk Hospital, April 2017 Hand and Wrist Injuries and Examination: Sports Medicine Conference, Norwalk Hospital, May 2015 Orthopaedic Evaluation of the Trauma Patient: Surgical Grand Rounds, Norwalk Hospital, December 2011 SLAC and SNAC Wrist: Hand Conference, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, February 2007 Elbow Arthritis: Senior Thesis, Hospital for Joint Diseases, February 2006 Pediatric Forearm and Wrist Fractures: Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, June 2004 Lateral Ankle Instability: Orthopedic Sports Medicine Conference, Bellevue Hospital, February 2004 Fractures of the Pelvic Ring: Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, November 2003 Pediatric Elbow Fractures: Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, June 2003 Fractures of the Subaxial Cervical Spine: Orthopedic Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, February 2003 Glenohumeral Dislocation and Instability: Resident Lecture, Jamaica Hospital, December 2002 Fractures of the Acetabulum and Femoral Head: Orthopedic Fracture Conference, Hospital for Joint Diseases, November 2002

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