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

	POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
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
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:
2016	Danbury Hospital Danbury CT
2016	New Milford Hospital New Milford, CT
Pending	Sharon Hospital Sharon, CT
2010 – 2016	Newport Hospital Newport, CT
2013 – 2016	South County Hospital Wakefield, RI
2012 – 2013	Vail 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 – Present	Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon Private Practice, New Milford Orthopedics (a member of OrthoConnecticut) New Milford, CT
2013 – 2016	Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon Naval Health Clinic New England United States Navy Newport, RI
2014 – 2016	Orthopaedic 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 – Present	Medical 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:
2013	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Rotator Cuff Surgical Skills (5SK) Lab Instructor Chicago, IL
1998	Teaching 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 – 2016	Executive 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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