Paul D. Protomastro, M.D., Curriculum Vitae

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2005, recertified 2015)
ABOS: Hand Surgery Certification (2007, recertified 2016)
AO/ASIF Fracture Fixation (1997)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (1997)
Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification (1997)

Hand Surgery Fellowship
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s, MGH, and The Children’s Hospitals
Boston, MA

• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fellowship
  Director: Barry P. Simmons, M.D. 

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH

• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
  Chairman: Victor Goldberg, M.D. 

Doctor of Medicine (cum laude with honors; Alpha Omega Alpha)
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Honors: Anatomy, Pathology, Medicine, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics 

Bachelor of Science in Biology (magna cum laude; AED National Premedical Honor Society)
Providence College
Providence, RI

Minor Liberal Arts; Medieval History, Philosophy, Religion
Oxford University
Oxford, England

Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, CT
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

Norwalk Surgical Center
Norwalk, CT

Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
American Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Fellow
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (former member)

Private Practice, Managing Partner, OrthoConnecticut
(formerly Coastal Orthopedics)
Norwalk, CT

• America’s Most Honored Doctors – Top 10% (2020-2021)
• Vitals Patients’ Choice Award (2019, 2020)
• Vitals On-Time Physician Award (2020)
• Vitals Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018, 2020)
• Vitals 15th Anniversary Dedicated Physician (2014)
• Top Doctors – CT Magazine (2011-2013)
• Healthgrades Honor Roll

• Managing Partner, OrthoConnecticut (2015)
• Managing Partner Coastal Orthopaedics, P.C. (2009-2015)
• Vice Chairman of Board and Vice President, Norwalk Surgery Center (2011-2014)
• Board Member, Ambulatory Surgery Centers of Association (ASCA) (2012-2014)

• Ross University, School of Medicine: Clinical Teaching Faculty (2015)
• University of Vermont Medical School: Clinical Teaching Faculty (2015)
• Clinical Instructor: Synthes Corporation, Fracture Symposium Presenter (2007)
• Yale University: Physician’s Assistant Program: Clinical Instructor (2001 – Present)
• Officer: Harvard Medical School (2000 – 2001)
• Clinical Consultant: Zimmer Corporation, Sales Training Division (2000)
• Faculty Appointment: Clinical Instructor, CWRU, School of Medicine (1998 – 2000)
• Instructor: Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Science, CWRU, School of Medicine (1996)

Results of Distal Biceps Tendon Repairs Using the Endobutton and a Single Incision. Paul D. Protomastro, Ashley Ready; 3rd Annual Meeting of the New England Shoulder and Elbow Society, Jay Peak, VT 

Initial Outcomes of Distal Radius Fractures Treated with the Trimed System. Scott Price, Paul Protomastro, Evan Schumer, Bruce Leslie, Mark Koris; 17th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, San Diego, CA

Initial Outcomes of Distal Radius Fractures Treated with the Trimed System. Scott Price, Paul Protomastro, Evan Schumer, Bruce Leslie, Mark Koris; 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Baltimore, MA

Increasing Reachable Workspace in Contracted, C5 Tetraplegia: Quantifying the Impact of Elbow Release, Rotational Osteotomy of the Radius, and Tendon Transfer. Michael Keith, Paul Protomastro; 7th Annual International Conference on Tetraplegia, Bologna, Italy

The Biomechanical Effects of Thermal Capsulorraphy on the Kinematic Properties of the Glenohumeral Joint. Allen Deutsch, Paul Protomastro, Edward Barber, Brian Victoroff; American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Anaheim, CA

The Biomechanical Effects of Thermal Capsulorraphy on the Kinematic Properties of the Glenohumeral Joint. Allen Deutsch, Paul Protomastro, Edward Barber, Brian Victoroff; 15th Open Meeting of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Anaheim, CA

Internal Fixation vs. Small Wire External Fixation of Severe Pilon Fractures: A Comparison of Functional Outcomes and Costs. Toan Le, Paul Protomastro, John Sontich, Brendan Patterson, John Wilber; Ohio Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH

Internal Fixation vs. Small Wire External Fixation of Severe Pilon Fractures: A Comparison of Functional Outcomes and Costs. Toan Le, Paul Protomastro, John Sontich, Brendan Patterson, John Wilber; American Orthopaedic Association Residents Conference, Sacramento, CA

Minimizing Complications Associated with Treating Severe Pilon Fractures: Results of Delayed ORIF. Paul Protomastro, Toan Le, Brendan Patterson, John Wilber; 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA

Minimizing Complications Associated with Treating Severe Pilon Fractures: Results of Delayed ORIF. Paul Protomastro, Toan Le, Brendan Patterson, John Wilber; 13th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Louisville, KY

Protomastro PD, Le TT, Patterson BP, Wilber JH, Sontich J: Minimizing complications associated with internal fixation of severe pilon fractures: Results of delayed ORIF. Ortho Trans 22(1), 276, 1998.

Victoroff BN, Deutsch A, Protomastro P, Barber JE, Davy DT: The effect of thermal capsulorrhaphy on glenohumeral translation, rotation and volume. J Shoulder Elbow Surgery 2004 Mar-April; 13(2): 138-45.

Earp BE, Floyd WE,Louie D, Koris M, Protomastro P. Ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2014 Nov; 22(11): 699-706.