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Paul D. Protomastro, M.D.
Hand & Upper Extremity Specialist | Surgeon
Tel: 203-845-2200
Fax: 203-847-1940
Offices: Darien, Norwalk, Westport
Specialty Areas:
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Shoulder Surgery
Board Certification:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (recertified 2016)
ABOS: Surgery of the Hand Subspecialty (recertified 2016)
Medical Licenses:
Connecticut
Awards
- 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
More About Hand & Upper Extremity Specialist, Surgeon Paul D. Protomastro, M.D.
Dr. Protomastro is an Orthopaedic surgeon with sub-specialty training and expertise in surgery of the upper extremity. He graduated with high honors from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1995 and received his Orthopaedic training at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2001, he completed a post-graduate fellowship in shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand reconstruction at Harvard Medical School, in Boston.
Ridgefield, CT natives, Dr. Protomastro, his wife and their three children joined Coastal Orthopaedics in 2001. His clinical clinical practice is dedicated to the management of disorders of the upper extremity. He has a special interest and expertise in arthroscopic shoulder surgery, total joint replacement of the shoulder, elbow and hand, tennis elbow, and reconstruction of traumatic injuries of the entire upper extremity. He is an active member in many national, state and local orthopaedic specialty societies and brings the latest technologic advances to the Norwalk community. Most recently, he is the first surgeon in Fairfield county to introduced computer guided total shoulder replacement surgery. Dr. Protomastro has been a CT Magazine Top Doc for three consecutive years; 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Fellowship & Graduate Training:
- Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Harvard University School of Medicine; Harvard, MA: 2001
- Resident: Orthopaedic Residency, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Cleveland, OH: 2000
Education:
- Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Philadelphia, PA: 1995
- Providence College; Providence, RI: 1990
Dr. Protomastro in the News
Common Hand, Elbow & Shoulder Conditions Treated
Common Hand Conditions
- Animal Bites to the Hand
- Basal Joint Osteoarthritis
- Boxer’s Fracture
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- About Stenosing Tenosynovitis (De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis)
- Mallet Finger
- Colles Fractures
- Distal Radius Fracture Treated
- Dupuytren’s Disease
- Fingertip Injuries Treated
- Ganglion Cysts of Hand
- Nerve Injuries of the Hand
- Scaphoid Fractures
- Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury Treatment
- TFCC Tear Treatment
- Trigger Digit Treated
- Wrist Sprain
- Hand and Wrist Joint Pain
Common Elbow Conditions
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Elbow Bursitis
- Inflammation of the Biceps Tendon at the Elbow
- Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Little League Elbow AKA Medial Apophysitis
- Golfer’s Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
- Media Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
- Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow
- Throwing Injuries of the Elbow
- Elbow Overuse Injuries
- Unveiling Elbow Joint Pain: Expert Solutions from OrthoConnecticut
Common Shoulder Conditions
- Biceps Tendon Rupture
- Calcific Tendinitis of Shoulder
- Fracture of the Collarbone (Clavicle)
- Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
- Glenoid Labrum Tears
- Hill-Sachs Lesion
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Shoulder Dislocations
- Loose Shoulder (Multidirectional Instability)
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- SLAP Tear Treated with OrthoConnecticut
- Subacromial Bursitis
- Joint Pain
Call OrthoConnecticut today at 1.833.678.4628 to learn more or to schedule an appointment.