My Curriculum Vitae in PDF Current Practice
	1991 to Present	Manchester Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, P.C. 29 Haynes Street Manchester, Connecticut 06040 Click here for a profile of my practice.
Education
	1991	Adult Spinal Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
	1987 - 1991	Orthopedic Surgery Residency St. Luke’s\Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, New York
	1986 - 1987	Orthopedic Surgery Research Fellowship in orthopedic bone and soft tissue tumors, osteoporosis and the pathophysiology of compartment syndromes The Hospital for Joint Diseases – Orthopedic Institute New York, New York
	1985 - 1986	General Surgery Residency, PGY-2 St. Luke’s\Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, New York
	1984 - 1985	General Surgery Internship, PGY-1 St. Luke’s\Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, New York
	1980 - 1984	Doctor of Medicine New York Medical College Valhalla, New York
	1976 - 1980	Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa New York University New York, New York
Current Appointments
	Active Staff Hartford Hospital Active Staff Manchester Memorial Hospital Active Staff Farmington Surgery Center University of Connecticut Clinical Assistant Professor John Dempsey Hospital and Medical Center Courtesy Staff Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Board Certification
	2003	Recertified in Adult Reconstructive Surgery American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
	1994	Diplomate Fellow of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
	1985	Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners

Society Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• Connecticut State Medical Society
• Hartford County Medical Society

Publications

• Mazzara, JT: Weight lifting injuries.  SportsMed. CSMS Committee on the Medical Aspects of Sports Medicine. Spring, 1996.



• Present, DA; Nainzedeh, NK; Ben-Yishay, A; Mazzara, JT: The evaluation of compartment syndromes using somatosensory evoked potentials in monkeys. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. 287: 276-285, 1993.



• Elia, M; Mazzara, JT; Fielding, JW: Onlay technique for occipitocervical fusion. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. 280: 170-174, 1992.



• Mazzara, JT: Fielding, JW: Effect of rotation on the C1-2 canal diameters. Clinical Orthopedic and Related Research. 237: 115-119, 1988.



• Fielding, JW; Elia, M; Mazzara, JT: Onlay technique for occipitocervical fusion. Abstract, Canadian Orthopedic Association Meeting. Ottawa, Ontario, June 1988.



• Fielding, JW; Elia, M; Mazzara, JT: Onlay technique for occipitocervical fusion. Abstract, Fifteenth Annual Cervical Spine Research Society.  Washington, DC, December 1987.



• Mazzara, JT; Fielding, JW: A dynamic anthropometric study of the atlas and axis. Abstract, Fifteenth Annual Cervical Spine Research Society. Washington, DC, December 1987.



• Abdelwaheb, IF; Present, DA; Zwass, A; Klein, MJ; Mazzara, JT: Tumor-like tuberculosis granulomas of bone. American Journal of Radiology. 149: 1207-1208, 1987.

Scientific Exhibits

• Mazzara, JT; Present, DA; Nainzedeh, NK; Ben-Yishay, A: The effect of increased intracompartmental tissue pressure on somatosensory evoked potentials. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Orthopedic Research Society; Anaheim, California, Annual Meeting.

Presentations

2001

• The Orthopedic Surgeon and Workers Compensation
  Stanadyne Automotive Parts Manufacturing
  Windsor, Connecticut

1999

• Orthopedic Surgery in the Primary Care Setting
  Nurse Practitioner Course
  University of Connecticut, School of Nursing

1998

• Orthopedic Surgery in the Primary Care Setting
  Nurse Practitioner Course
  University of Connecticut, School of Nursing



• The Clinical and Business Integration of Orthopedic Surgery Practice
  Executive Program in Managed Care
  Center for Health Systems Management
  University of Connecticut, School of Business Administration

1997

• The Specialist in the Current Health Care Environment
  Health Care Delivery Systems, MBA Course
  Center for Health Systems Management
  University of Connecticut, School of Business Administration
 

1995

• A Coaches Workshop for the Management of Common Sports Injuries
  Manchester Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
  Manchester, Connecticut



• The Diagnosis and Management of Common Shoulder Problems
  Manchester Memorial Hospital
  Manchester, Connecticut



• Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease
  Manchester Memorial Hospital
  Manchester, Connecticut



• Effects of Rotation on C1-2 Canal Diameter
  New York Academy of Medicine
  New York, New York



• A Dynamic Anthropometric Study of the Atlas and Axis
  Fifteenth Annual Cervical Spine Research Society
  Washington, D.C.

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