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Board Certification: |
Board Eligible through the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut |
| Specialty Areas: |
Arthroscopic Shoulder, Knee, and Hip Surgery, Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Trauma |
| News Articles: |
Thank you for a job well done today with my mom, Barbara Harris. Read the complete letter to Dr Ciminiello. |
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| EDUCATION: |
| 1999-2003 |
Doctor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| 1995-1999 |
Bachelor of Arts, Biology
Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
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| 1991-1995 |
Smithtown High School
Smithtown, New York |
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| POST-DOCTOAL TRAINING: |
| 2003-2008 |
RESIDENT IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut
Director: Bruce Browner, MD
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| 8/2008 - 8/2009 |
FELLOWSHIP IN SPORTS MEDICINE: The New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Director: Mark Steiner, MD |
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| MEDICAL LICENSE: |
| Present |
Connecticut, Massachusetts
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| BOARD CERTIFICATION:: |
| 2008 |
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Board Eligible |
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| EXTRACURRICULAR: |
| College |
Team Captain of Providence College Men’s Division 1 Baseball Team
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| HONORS/AWARDS: |
| 1999 |
Big East Conference Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year |
1999 |
ECAC Collegiate Scholar Athlete of the Year |
1998,1999 |
GTE/CoSida 1st Team Academic All-American, GTE/CoSida 3rd Team Academic All-American |
1999 |
Men’s Baseball Big East Conference Champion |
1999 |
NCAA Division 1 College World Series Tournament |
1998,1999 |
1st Team All New England for Men’s Baseball |
1997-1999 |
1st and 2nd Team All Big East for Men’s Baseball |
1999 |
William T. McCue ’31 Award. Given to the Providence College student athlete who demonstrated excellence in both academics and athletics. |
1995-1999 |
Big East Academic All-Star |
1998 |
Sporting News National Collegiate Player of the Week and Big East Player of the Week (4/20/98) |
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| TEAM COVERAGE: |
| 2008-2009 |
Boston Celtics, Assistant Team Physician |
2008-2009 |
Northeastern University, Assistant Team Physician |
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| PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: |
| 1999-present |
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Resident Member |
2008-present |
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Candidate Member |
2008-present |
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Associate Member |
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| CLINICAL INTERESTS: |
| 1. Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy |
2. Hip Arthroscopy |
3. Multiligament Knee Reconstruction |
4. Cartilage Restoration and Preservation Techniques: ACI, OATS, Meniscal Transplant, Osteotomy |
5. Orthopaedic Fracture and Trauma Care |
6. Total Shoulder Arthroplasty |
7. Total Knee Arthroplasty |
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| RESEARCH INTERESTS: |
| 1. Rotator Cuff Clinical Outcome Studies |
2. Shoulder Biomechanical Studies |
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| PUBLICATIONS: |
| 1. Ciminiello AM, Mazzocca AD, Obopilwe, E, Warren R, Burkhart SS, Arciero RA. Biomechanical Evaluation of the Contact Pressure and Contact Area at the Tendon-Bone Interface of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery for publication. |
| 2. Hennig AC, Miller SL, Curtis A, Richmond JC, Newman J, Hunter D, Kohli J, Ciminiello AM. Presence of Persistent Rotator Cuff Defects during the First Year Following Arthroscopic Repair. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Arthroscopy for publication. |
| 3. Ciminiello AM. Proximal Femoral Radiographic Changes Following Trochanteric Entry Nailing for Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures (work in progress) |
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| PRESENTATIONS: |
| 1. Ciminiello, AM. Presence of Persistent Rotator Cuff Defects during the First Year Following Arthroscopic Repair. Presented at the 6th Annual New England Baptist Hospital Research Symposium. June 3, 2009. Boston, MA. |
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| BOOK CHAPTERS: |
| 1. Ciminiello AM, Kim DH, Vaccaro AR. Bone Graft Alternatives in Spinal Surgery. In: Gunzburg R, Szpalski M, editors. Degenerative Disc Disease. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2004: 139-154. |
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| HOBBIES: |
| Home improvement, golf |
