Alan M. Reznik, MD, MBA

Alan M. Reznik, MD, MBA

Assistant Clinical Professor: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Attending Staff: Yale New Haven Hospital, The Hospital of St. Raphael, Milford Hospital, Milford, CT

Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine

Surgical Internship and Orthopaedic Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy, UCSD, San Diego, CA

Fellowship: Nuffeild Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, England

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgery | Board Certified Arthroscopic Surgery:

A Westinghouse science talent search honoree, Dr. Reznik  received his Bachelors of Science from Columbia University's School of Engineering where he participated in sudden infant death syndrome research. After graduating from Yale Medical School, he returned to New York City for a General Surgery Internship and an Orthopaedic Residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. He was then selected for a Fellowship at Oxford in Orthopaedics, where he worked with Professor Robert Duthie, the Head of the Nuffield Orthopaedics Center. At the Nuffield, he met Dale Daniel, MD director of the San Diego Sports medicine fellowship and a world renowned expert on knee ligament reconstruction (see figure 1).  After completing Dr. Daniel's Fellowship in advanced Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy, Dr. Reznik returned to the New Haven area to private practice Orthopaedics and teach Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at the Yale School of Medicine.

Dr. Reznik was a founding member of the Yale-New Haven Hospital's Orthopaedic Trauma team and awarded the Yale Resident Teaching Award. He served on the game organizing committee for the 1995 World Special Olympics, where he helped cared for special athletes from over 105 countries. He was appointed the team physician for the New Haven Knights professional hockey team.

In 2000, 2004, 2005, and again in 2006, Dr Reznik was selected by Connecticut Magazine as one of the "Top Docs" in the state by nurses, physicians from other specialties and his peers. In 2001, he became a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Most recently, he was named one of "America’s Top Physicians" for 2004, 2005 and 2006 by the Consumer's Research Council of America.  In 2005, he served as the surgeon on a medical relief team to New Orleans. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, he treated patients and helped setting up a clinic that cared for hundreds of victims of those two storms.  Dr. Reznik is asked to consult on surgical improvements for arthroscopic surgery, has several patents pending. Most recently one of his inventions was licensed by Johnson and Johnson and will be available nationally in 2007. He is the managing partner of the Orthopaedic Group and enjoys caring for recreational, competitive and professional athletes of all ages.

Figure 1 - Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Reconstruction with new ACL graft in place.

Health Education Articles by Dr. Reznik:

Weekend Warriers(PDF File, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Knee Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes

Locking, Buckling and Giving Way: The Mysteries of an Unstable Knee

Enjoy Dr. Reznik's annual holiday greetings!

Click on the links below to view these You Tube videos:

Arthroscopic Medial Meniscus Repair | Knee Injury, The Locking Knee
Arthroscopic Medial Patella Plication