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    • Stephen Nelson
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    Stephen Nelson, MD

    Orthopedic Surgery

    Phone: (203) 407-3565

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    Locations

    Connecticut Orthopaedics Hamden, CT 06518
    Connecticut Orthopaedics Milford, CT 06460
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    Biography - Stephen Nelson, MD

    An innovator in minimally-invasive hip and knee replacement, Dr. Nelson is a fellowship-trained arthroplasty specialist. He believes in a patient-centered care model which only considers hip or knee replacement after exhausting all other more conservative measures. His clinical interests also include complex revision hip and knee arthroplasty as well as orthopaedic trauma and fracture care.

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    Overview

    Gender

    Male

    Specialty

    Orthopedic Surgery

    Conditions & Treatments

    Arthritis, Arthritis Surgery, Arthroscopy, Fracture, Hip Replacement, Joint Replacement Surgery, Knee Replacement Surgery, Knee Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedics, Reconstructive Surgery, Tendonitis

    Language(s)

    English

    Education & Training

    Education

    University of Connecticut School of Medicine

    Residency

    Yale School of Medicine

    Fellowship

    University of Virginia Medical Center

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    • AETNA
    • ANTHEM BC/BS
    • CIGNA HEALTHCARE
    • COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK
    • CONNECTICARE
    • CORVEL
    • FIRST HEALTH NETWORK
    • FOCUS HEALTHCARE
    • GREAT WEST
    • HUSKY
    • MEDICAID
    • MEDICARE
    • MULTIPLAN
    • OXFORD HEALTH PLANS
    • RAILROAD MEDICARE
    • TRICARE/CHAMPUS
    • UNITED HEALTHCARE
    • US FAMILY HEALTH PLAN
    • WELLCARE

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    Locations

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    2416 Whitney Avenue
    Hamden, CT 06518

    Phone: (203) 407-3565
    Fax: (203) 466-8521

    258 South Broad Street
    Milford, CT 06460

    Phone: (203) 407-3565
    Fax: (203) 466-8521

    330 Bridgeport Avenue
    Shelton, CT 06484

    Phone: (203) 407-3565
    Fax: (203) 466-8521

    701 North Colony Road
    Wallingford, CT 06492

    Phone: (203) 407-3565
    Fax: (203) 466-8521

    2408 Whitney Ave
    Hamden, CT 06518

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