Richard L. Manzo, MD, FAAOS

Dr. Richard L. Manzo, M.D., is an experienced leader in orthopaedic surgery in Connecticut. He focuses his practice on injuries and other painful conditions of the upper extremity including the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. This includes tendon and microvascular surgery in the hand, complex elbow surgery, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair as well as anatomic and reverse total Shoulder replacement surgery.

Working in a highly technical and specialized area within a comprehensive musculoskeletal group like NOSS allows Dr. Manzo to work across disciplines to quickly diagnose and treat patients with a multitude of upper extremity problems. He strives to return patients to optimum function as quickly as possible.

Dr. Manzo graduated from Princeton University where he lettered 3 years in varsity football. As a Division I college athlete he understands the importance of sports and works to return athletes to optimum function as quickly as possible. He attended medical school at The University of Connecticut School of Medicine and trained in orthopaedic surgery in the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital program.

He has been named one of Connecticut’s top doctors in Connecticut Magazine for four consecutive years. He completed his Hand/Upper-extremity Fellowship at Tufts-New England Medical Center and The New England Baptist Hospital, in Boston, MA. He is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon with added specialty certification in Hand and Upper Extremity surgery.