DR. THEODORE BLAINE, MD
Medical Practice at Howard Ave, New Haven, CT

Sports Medicine

Elbow Arthroscopy, Elbow Joint Replacement, Joint Drainage, Neuroplasty, Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone, Rotator Cuff Surgery, Shoulder Arthroscopy, Shoulder Fracture & Dislocation Treatment, Steroid Injections

Adhesive Capsulitis, Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder), Bursitis, Clavicle Fracture, Elbow Sprain, Gait Abnormality, Glenoid Labrum Tear, Intervertebral Disc Herniation, Knee Dislocation (incl. Meniscal Tear), Lateral & Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis & Golf Elbow), Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip), Low Back Pain, Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis of Hip, Osteoarthritis of Spine, Plantar Fasciitis, Pseudoarthrosis, Rotator Cuff Tear, Scapular Fracture, Shoulder Dislocation, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Sjögren's Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2007, Orthopedic Surgery, 2013

Healthgrades Honor Roll

English, Spanish

Orthopedic Surgeon, Reconstructive Surgeon, Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, Sports Medicine Specialist, Trauma Surgeon

800 Howard Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519
1579 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762
1445 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT 06437

English

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Orthopaedic Research Society, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons

AOA ASG Traveling Fellow, Tour scheduled April, 2012, Neer Award Nomination, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, 2012, AOA ABC Traveling Fellowship, Finalist, Alternate, 2011, Best Doctors in America, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, Aircast Award, Best Paper, 2007, Zimmer Travel Award, American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 1997, eNews Featured Alumnus, Avon Old Farms Preparatory School, Avon, CT March, 2009, Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, Lacrosse, Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT, May, 2009, Behrens S; Deren M; and Blaine TA: Tennis elbow treatment: an internal comparison of platelet rich plasma versus contralateral arthroscopic ECRB release in a patient with bilateral lateral epicondylitis. ORTHOPEDICS, 34(4): 314, 2011, Blaine TA; Cote M; Proto A; Mulcahey M; Lee FY; and Bigliani LU: IL1- beta induces Expression of Stromal Derived Factor-1 in Subacromial Bursal Cells, J. ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH, 29: n/a. doi: 10.1002/jor.21416, 20:11, 1695-99, 2011, Edwards SL, Packer JD, Lee JA, Bell JE, Ahmad CS, Levine WN, Bigliani LU, Blaine TA: Superior Results with Non-operative Management of Superior Labral Tears. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 38:1456-61, 2010, Barwood S, Blaine TA, Setter KJ, Lee, J., Levine, WN, Wiater JM, and Bigliani LU: The Low Prevalence of Early Radiolucencies About A Pegged Glenoid Component Using Cement Pressurization, J SHOULDER ELBOW SURG., 17: 703-708, 2008, Levine WN, Kashyap, CP, Bak, SF, Ahmad, CS, Blaine, TA, and Bigliani, LU: Non-operative management of idiopathic adhesive capsulitis, J SHOULDER ELBOW SURG., 16 (5): 569-73, 2007. Epub 2007 May 24, Levine, WN, Soong M, Ahmad C, Blaine TA, and Bigliani LU: Arthroscopic distal clavicle resection: A comparison of bursal and direct approaches. ARTHROSCOPY, 22(5): 516-520, 2006, Voloshin I, Gelinas J, Maloney M, O’Keefe RJ, Bigliani LU, and Blaine TA: Pro-inflammatory cytokines and metalloproteases are expressed in the subacromial bursa in patients with rotator cuff disease. ARTHROSCOPY, 21(9); 1076, 2005, Kaback L, Green A, and Blaine TA: Elbow Arthroplasty in RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL JOURNAL, April 2012, Kaback L, Green A, and Blaine TA: Shoulder Arthroplasty in RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2012, Gosselin M, Mulcahey M, and Blaine TA: Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain, JOURNAL OF MUSKULOSKELETAL MEDICINE, October 2010, Ankem H and Blaine TA: Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty, TECHNIQUES IN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY. 6(4):189-198, December 2005, Ugwonali, O and Blaine TA: Acromioclavicular Joint Reconstruction, TECHNIQUES IN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY. 7(1):27-35, March 2006, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Barwood S, and Blaine TA: Current Concepts in Elbow Fracture Care, CURR. OPIN. ORTHOP., 15 (4): 300-310, August, 2004, Carroll, R., Osgood, G., and Blaine, TA: Radial Head Fractures: Repair, excise, or replace?, CURR. OPIN. ORTHOP., 13(4):315-322, August, 2002, Park, M., Blaine, TA, and Levine, WN: Shoulder Dislocation in Young Athletes: Current Concepts in Management, THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTS MEDICINE, 30: 41-48, 2002, Blaine, TA, Green A, and Bigliani LU: Bankart repair and inferior capsular shift, in OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: SHOULDER AND ELBOW, Eds.: Wiesel S, (sections eds. Ramsey M and Williams G,) Lippincott Williams Wilkins, 2010

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)

Stamford Hospital, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Dr. Theodore Blaine joined the Yale Orthopedics staff in 2011 after practicing for eight years with Columbia Orthopaedics – New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York, and four ...