Robert T. Deveney, M.D. Curriculum Vitae

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Hospital Affiliation: Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut
Co-Director - Total Joint Replacement Program
Specialty Areas: Disorders of the hip and knee; Total hip replacement / Total knee replacement, Hip Resurfacing and minimally invasive total hip and total knee replacement.
News Articles:

Custom-Fit Total Knee Replacement - Read complete article. (pdf)

Arthritis of the Hip and Knee. Article by Dr. Deveney View Full Story.

Hip Resurfacing Procedure Offers Patients New Option - Dr. Deveney explains View Full Story.

Understanding Knee and Hip Surgery
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Computers help surgeons custom-build new knees
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L.I. Man Travels to Danbury for Knee Replacement
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Joint Replacement Surgery Increases in Use, Popularity . Read the complete article.

New Options Available to Treat Chronic Hip Pain. Read the complete article.

New Hip Procedure lets young patients stay on their feet. Read the complete article.

Dr. Deveney featured on WTNH Action News 8 on jont replacement explaining techniques and procedures. Read the complete article.

Hip resufacing procedure performed by Dr. Robert Deveney at Danbury Hospital. Read the complete article.

Hip Resurfacing. Read more ...

The Future of Total Joint Replacement. Read more ...

Dr. Robert Deveney slices weeks off hip surgery recovery time. Read more ...

Dr. Deveney Inducted into the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Read more ...

Tiny Cut Means Less Pain, Quicker Recovery. Read more ... (pdf)

EDUCATION:
1971 - 1975 St. Mary’s High School, Manhasset, NY
1975 - 1979 Adeiphi University, Garden City, NY- B.S. (Biology)
1979 - 1983 State University of New York, Downstate Brooklyn, NY M.D.
GRADUATE TRAINING:
7/83-6/84 Intern, General Surgery - The Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
7/84 - 7/85 Resident, General Surgery - The Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
7/85 - 7/87 Assistant Resident, Orthopedic Surgery - The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
7/87 - 6/88 Resident and Junior Annie C. Kane Fellow - The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
7/88 - 6/89 Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship - Piedmont Hospital / Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
UNIVERSITY TEACHING APPOINTMENT:
7/87 - 6/88 Visiting Clinical Fellow, Orthopedic Surgery College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
6/89 to Present Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut, Attending - Orthopedic Surgery
Co-Director - Total Joint Replacement Program
WORK EXPERIENCE:
6/89 to Present Private Practice, Danbury Orthopaedic Associates, P.C., 226 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut 06810
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
1991 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons July 12, 1991, Expiration December 31, 2011
LICENSES:
State of New York, July 1984
State of Connecticut, January 1989
State of Georgia - 1988
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Diplomat - National Board of Medical Examiners - July 1984
Fellow - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - February 1993
Connecticut State Medical Society - 1989
Eastern Orthopedic Association Fairfield County Medical Society - 1989
Irish American Orthopedic Society
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgery - 2005
Fairfield County Medical Society
Danbury Medical Society
RESEARCH:
With Howard A. Kierna, M.D. Review of Intra-Articular Bone Peg Fixation of Osteochondritis Dissecans Defects
With Louis V. Bigliani, M.D. Review of Tension Band Fixation of Olecranon Fractures
With Joseph H. Dimon, M.D. Hip Extension Osteotomy for Flatback Syndrome
With Joseph H. Dimon, M.D. Inferior Hip Dislocations
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Summa Cum Laude, with departmental honors, Adelphi University, 1979
Delta Tau Alpha, Academic Honor Society - 1979
Flambeau, Men’s honor Society - 1979
Martin Head Memorial Award, Scholar Athlete Award, 1979
Captain, Adelphi University Swimming Team, 1978 and 1979
MYP, Adelphi University Swimming Team, 1978 and 1979


 
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