Alan ReznikWith over thirty years of experience Dr. Alan Reznik is Board-Certified in Orthopaedics and Arthroscopic surgery, specializing in Shoulder and Knee surgery. A Westinghouse Science talent search honoree, Dr. Reznik received his Bachelor of Science fro Columbia University's School of Engineering. At Yale University School of Medicine, his expertise in engineering merged with his love of medicine and forged a career in Orthopaedic Surgery. During his residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NY, he served as a court physician at the US Open Tennis Tournament and was selected for a fellowship at Oxford University at the Nuffield Orthopedic Centre. He then completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship at University of California, San Diego with Dr. Dale Daniel, a world-renowned knee ligament expert, and Dr. Raymond Sachs, a groundbreaking shoulder expert. Returning with his wife and family to New Haven, Dr. Reznik was a founding member of the Yale-New Haven Hospital's Orthopaedic Trauma team and awarded the Yale Residents' Teaching Award. He served on the game organizing committee for the 1995 Special Olympics, caring for special athletes from over 105 countries. He was the team physician for a professional hockey team, the New Haven Knights. Dr. Reznik is rated by Connecticut Magazine as a Top Doc in the state by patients, nurses, physicians from other specialties, and his orthopaedic surgeon peers seventeen times. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has served on the national communications cabinet, the committee on quality and research, patient safety committee and editorial board of AAOS Now. He has been named as one of America's Top Physicians by the Consumer's Research Council of America. Most recently he was asked to serve nationally on the American Academy of Orthopaedics Communications Cabinet. He serves on a number of board of directors including being the Chief medical officer of Connecticut Orthopaedics. He frequently writes educational articles for patients' and physician education. He has written two books; The Knee and Shoulder Handbook for All of Us and I Have Fallen, and I Can Get Up. Dr. Reznik is an expert in arthroscopic techniques for shoulder and knee repair. He has innovated many procedures, invented surgical instruments and holds seven patents to date. Specializing in adult and pediatric sports medicine, he enjoys taking care of casual, recreation, professional and working athletes. Read More Read Less