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Office
31 Seymour St
Suite 204
Hartford, CT 06106Phone+1 860-421-3233Fax+1 860-421-3232
Education & Training
- Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati/Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopaedic CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 1995 - 1996
- University of ConnecticutResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991 - 1995
- University of ConnecticutInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990 - 1991
- Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1990
- Princeton UniversityAB, Economics, 1976 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 1994 - 1996
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Service Award, Team Physician - 20 years Trinity College, 2017
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Connecticut Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Study of Two Surgical Drilling Techniques to Treat Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 18
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPreoperative Bladder Scanning Can Predict Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Total Joint Arthroplasty.Robert James Magaldi, Sara Elaine Strecker, Carl W Nissen, Dan K Witmer, Robert James Carangelo
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2024-04-03 - 44 citationsThe association of tibial slope and anterior cruciate ligament rupture in skeletally immature patients.Michael P. O'Malley, Matthew D. Milewski, Matthew J Solomito, Andrew S. Erwteman, Carl W. Nissen
Arthroscopy. 2015-01-01 - 55 citationsCan fresh osteochondral allografts restore function in juveniles with osteochondritis dissecans of the kneeRoger Lyon, Carl W. Nissen, Xue-Cheng Liu, Brian M. Curtin
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2013-04-01
Journal Articles
- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients: Early results using a hybrid physeal-sparing techniqueWillson R, Kostyun R, Milewski M, Nissen C, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/20/2018
- Biomechanical comparison of epiphyseal ACL fixation using a cortical button construct versus an interference screw and sheath construct in skeletally immature cadaveri...Dukas A, Shea K, Nissen C, Obopilwe E, Fabricant P, Cannamela P, Milewski M, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/1/2018
- Physiologic Preoperative Knee Hyperextension Is a Predictor of Failure in an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Cohort: A Report From the MARS GroupMARS Group, Cooper DE, Dunn WR, Huston LJ, Haas AK, Spindler KP, Allen CR, Anderson AF, DeBerardino TM, Lantz BBA, Mann B, Stuart MJ, Albright JP, Amendola AN, Andrish..., American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Operative treatment of multidirectional instability in the skeletally immature athlete.Avery D, Williams A, Kostyun R, Kostyun K, Solomito M, Milewski M, Nissen C, 4th Annual PRiSM Meeting, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX, 1/26/2017
- Chondral injuries and irreparable meniscal tears are more common in Medicaid patients among Adolescent patients with ACL or meniscal tears.Williams A, Mancini N, Solomito M, Nissen C, Milewski M, 4th Annual PRiSM Meeting, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX, 1/26/2017
- Delayed ball release in baseball pitchers: A method to improve performance without increasing the risk of injury.Goldsmith A, Solomito M, Nissen C, 4th Annual PRiSM Meeting, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX, 1/26/2017
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Lectures
- Dislocations: Who, What, When and Where.Philadelphia, PA - 1/10/2019
- Incidence of concomitant labral tears after traumatic shoulder dislocation in adolescent patients.Plantation, FL - 1/28/2018
- Meta-Analysis of adolescent capitellar osteochondritis dissecans: Predictive role of symptom duration on prognosis.Plantation, FL - 1/28/2018
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Press Mentions
- Connecticut Ready to Rollout COVID Booster Shots, Gov. Lamont SaysAugust 17th, 2021
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