Why Choose Us
If you have injuries and conditions affecting your bones, joints, and muscles, the experts from our premier center for specialty orthopedic care will work together to provide high-quality personalized treatments.
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Stamford Health have teamed up to create a collaborative agreement to provide access to the best of each institution within Connecticut.
HSS Orthopedics Joins Forces With Stamford Health
The best working with the best. The same expertise that has earned HSS the No. 1 ranking for orthopedics in the world by Newsweek and the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. 15 years in a row according to U.S. News & World Report* is available locally through a unique collaboration with the caring experts at Stamford Health.
This ensures that our patients will have access to the best of HSS Orthopedics and Stamford Health in Stamford with additional locations in Hamden, Westport, and Wilton. If surgery is necessary, HSS surgeons operate at the award-winning Stamford Hospital and Stamford Health Tully Health Center.
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Meet Our Chair Of Orthopedics, Dr. Harvinder Sandhu
Dr. Harvinder Sandhu specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery, microsurgery, computer-assisted surgery, and the study and use of spinal biologics. He completed his training in spinal surgery at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, and was subsequently chief of the spinal surgery service at UCLA until 1997. At that time he was recruited to join the staff at Hospital for Special Surgery.
Dr. Sandhu has more than 75 peer-reviewed scientific publications in areas such as biologic enhancement of spinal surgery and novel minimally invasive management of spinal disorders. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Sandhu is actively engaged in the research, development, and invention of a variety of medical devices and instruments used in spinal surgery. He holds several patents involving the diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders.