Joseph DiGiovanni, M.D.
Hand & Upper Extremity Specialist | Surgeon

Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni
Tel: 203-797-1500
Ext: 6626
Fax: 203-730-9502
Office Locations: Specialty Areas: Board Certification: Medical Licenses: Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni has specialized in hand and upper extremity surgery since 2000 and is a member of the subspecialization team at the Hand Center at OrthoConnecticut. In addition to concentrating on hand, elbow, and shoulder issues, Dr. DiGiovanni also specializes in pediatric hand and elbow surgery. He received his hand training at NYU Langone Hospital for Joint Diseases, where he obtained vast experience in complicated hand reconstruction. Chronic conditions and injuries treated by Dr. DiGiovanni include fractures, nerve problems (including carpal tunnel syndrome), cubital tunnel syndrome, tumors, arthritis, and tendinopathies (tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, and trigger finger). Dr. DiGiovanni has particular interest and expertise in treating wrist injuries and fractures, humeral fractures, tendon transfers for nerve palsies, and osteoarthritis of the hand and wrist arthroscopy. Injuries to the hand are unique because of the complex interplay between the bones, tendons, and nerves, and Dr. DiGiovanni's training makes him uniquely qualified to care for patients with these problems. DiGiovanni counts athletes, musicians, and injured workers with hand injuries specific to their career among the numerous patients he has treated. Fellowship & Graduate Training:
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Dr. DiGiovanni in the News
- Top Doctor Recognition in 2021 for OrthoConnecticut Physicians
- OrthoConnecticut Physicians Once Again Receive Top Doc Honors, with Recognition by Peers and Patients
- OrthoConnecticut Doctors Honored by Their Peers and Their Patients
- Four Danbury Orthopedics Physicians Named Top Docs 2107 in Two Connecticut Publications
Conditions and Injuries treated:
(partial listing)
- Animal Bites
- Arthritis of the Hand
- Arthritis of the Thumb
- Arthritis of the Wrist
- Boutonnière Deformity
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Compartment Syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
- De Quervain’s Tendinosis
- Distal Radius Fractures (Broken Wrist)
- Dupuytren’s Contracture
- Finger Fractures
- Fingertip Injuries and Amputations
- Flexor Tendon Injuries
- Ganglion Cyst of the Wrist and Hand
- Hand Fractures
- Human Bites
- Kienböck’s Disease
- Lawn Mower Injuries in Children
- Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)
- Nerve Injuries
- Rabies
- Scaphoid Fracture of the Wrist
- Sprained Thumb
- Thumb Fractures
- Trigger Finger
- Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome of the Wrist
- Wrist Sprains