Spine surgeons at Danbury Hospital spared Trudy Tuffy of Sandy Hook, CT a lifetime of paralysis after she sustained a spinal cord injury when she fell out of a hammock in a freak accident. "I feel fortunate to be living in a region where we have access to the best medical treatment you can find."
Center of Excellence
Musculoskeletal disease affects 1 in 4 Americans. The Center for Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Care is your local resource for helping you decrease the pain and functional limitations that come with injury or illness of your bones, joints, and muscles. Our physicians are committed to providing expert diagnostic evaluation, medical treatment, and surgical procedures for a variety of musculoskeletal, orthopedic, and spinal conditions.
Our Center of Excellence brings together a multidisciplinary team comprised of experts specializing in orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, and neurosurgery. Team members from throughout the continuum contribute to the exceptional care you can expect from the Center for Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Care.
Our orthopedic and neurosurgeons partner closely with specialists from Anesthesiology, Radiology, Allied Health and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to ensure that your care is comprehensive and expert. The unified team provides consistent quality care from diagnosis, to treatment and through rehabilitation, every step of the way. When you choose Danbury Hospital, you are choosing to put yourself in the very best care and the very best hands.
We hope that you find the information contained in our website valuable as you look to get back to living your life without limitation.
 S. Javid Shahid, M.D.
Section Chief, Neurosurgery
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 Ron Tietjen, M.D.
Section Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
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