World-Class Orthopedic Care

For specialized orthopedic care, review our comprehensive services. If you need immediate care, please call 877.589.8545 or request an appointment online.


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.


We offer multiple locations throughout Fairfield County, many with extended and weekend hours, so that making an appointment at a center close to you is as convenient as possible.

HSS orthopedic specialists see patients at HSS Stamford at Chelsea Piers, Hamden, Westport, and Wilton. If surgery is necessary, HSS surgeons operate at Stamford Hospital and the Tully Health Center.

Our clinicians collaborate with you and your primary care physician to develop a personalized treatment plan that best meets your needs.

Orthopedic Services Offered

Our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles for all our patients. Our scope of expertise and offerings include the below areas. To find a doctor and schedule an appointment, please click a specialty below.


We offer a full range of interdisciplinary orthopedic care and support for total replacement of any joint, reverse shoulder replacement, and knee replacement.
Together with HSS, we provide the highest-quality orthopedic care for patients with back and neck conditions.
Specialists determine the best overall plan of care for athletes of all ages and levels.
Our experts diagnose and treat a variety of foot and ankle conditions for patients from newborn and teens to adults and seniors.
For conditions of the hands, wrist, forearm, elbow, and shoulder, our clinicians provide renowned care and treatment.
If the need arises, our level II trauma center features experienced orthopedic surgeons equipped to treat a wide range of orthopedic injuries.

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.


Hear From Our Patients

After orthopedic shoulder surgery, Tom, 61, is back to doing handstands while balancing on a skateboard.

Diane’s Story

When Diane’s back pain became unmanageable, her physiatrist referred her to spine surgeon Dr. Harvinder Sandhu. Just one week after surgery she could walk a mile without pain!

Tony’s Story

Tony, a lifelong soccer player and coach, suffered from drop foot. After undergoing robotic-assisted surgery at Stamford Hospital, he’s regained 80% of feeling in his foot.

HSS Sports Rehab & Physical Therapy

This truly unique and collaborative program is managed by HSS, the internationally recognized expert in orthopedic care. Bringing the latest protocols and best practices in rehabilitative medicine to Fairfield County, HSS program leadership will ensure patients receive the most advanced treatment practices for the best possible outcomes.



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.

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*HSS is the No. 1 hospital for orthopedics in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2024-2025.

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