Dr. Joseph DiGiovanni, M.D. Curriculum Vitae
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Board Certification: |
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery |
| Hospital Affiliation: |
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut |
| Specialty Areas: |
Hand |
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| WORK EXPERIENCE: |
| 2000 to Present |
Private Practice, Danbury Orthopedic Associates, P.C., 226 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut |
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| LICENSES: |
State of Connecticut
State of New York |
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| EDUCATION: |
| 1990 |
Cornell University |
| 1994 |
M.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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| POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING: |
| July 1994-1995 |
Surgery Internship, Mount Sinai Hospital |
| July 1995-June 1999 |
Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital |
| August 1999-Present |
Fellowship in Hand Surgery, Hospital For Joint
Diseases/NYU |
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| AWARDS AND HONORS: |
| 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Dean’s list, Cornell University
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| 1990 | Graduated with Honors and Distinction in Research, Cornell University |
| 1999 | Leonard Marmor Foundation Outstanding Orthopedic Resident Award |
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| MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS: |
| MCL Reconstruction of the elbow Elbow Release |
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
| 1989-1990 | Teaching Assistant, Nutrition Course, Cornell University |
| 1993-1994 | Teaching Assistant, Anatomy Course, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 1997-1999 | Conference leader for Muskuloskeletal Course, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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| INTRESTS/LANGUAGES: |
Bicycling, tennis, soccer
Italian, Spanish |
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| ORIGINAL REPORTS: |
| 1.Bruckner HW,Chesser MR,Mandeli J,Farber L,
DiGiovanni J,Blenman C. Presence of polypeptide endocrine tumor markers in patients
with localized and metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and bile ducts. Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res, 33;238,1992
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| 2. Bruckner HW, Chesser MR, Mandeli J, Farber LA, DiGiovanni J. Circulating pancreatic polypeptide in patients with adenocarcinoma of the bile duct. Acta Oncologica. 32(6):627-629, 1993.
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| 3. Levy RN, Levy CM., Snyder J, DiGiovanni J. Outcome and Long-Term Resuists Following Total Hip Replacement in Elderly Patients. Clinical Orthopedics, 3 16;25-30, 1995.
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| 4. DiGiovanni J, Hausman M. Fracture-dislocations of the elbow treated with ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and open reduction and internal fixation of the radial head or ecision and silastic implant replacement. Submitted
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| PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS: |
| 1. Primary UCL reconstruction for fracture-dislocation of the elbow. Presented at 66th Annual AAOS meeting February 1999. |
| 2. Elbow Release for Post-traumatic stiffness of the elbow. Accepted for presentation at 67th Annual AAOS meeting March 2000.
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| REVIEWS AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS: |
| 1. DiGiovanni J, Marra G, Park JY, Bigliani LU. Hemiarthroplasty for glenohumeral arthritis with massive rotator cuff tears. Orthop Clin North Am 1998 July;29(3):477-89. |
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| BOOK CHAPTERS/MONOGRAPHS: |
| 1. Chapter in a Book |
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Levy R, DiGiovanni J, Cohen B. Joint Replacement in the Elderly In: Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery. Lipincott, Bait., 1999. |
| 2. Chapter in a Book |
| DiGiovanni J, Strauss E. Trauma in the elderly ln:Brocklehurt’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and
Gerontology. 5th edition Churchill-Livingstone, London U.K. 19998:23,7. |
| 3. Agency Publication |
| Farber LA, DiGiovanni G and Bruckner HW. Utilization of a Diagnostic Related Group Computer
System to Analyze the Frequency of Thromboembolic Complications in Solid Tumor Malignancies. Oncolink: The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Resource; URL:http://oncolink.upenn.edu/support/DRG/Authors. |
