About Jay Kimmel:
Dr. Jay Kimmel is an orthopedic surgeon with Advanced Orthopedics New
England, and the Co-Director of the Connecticut Sports Medicine
Institute. He is an attending at St. Francis Hospital and Johnson
Memorial Hospital. Dr. Kimmel attended Cornell University in New York
and then the University of Rochester where he earned his doctorate in
medicine. He completed his orthopedic residency at Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center where he trained with some of the pioneers in shoulder
surgery. He then went on to do a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Temple
University Center for Sports Medicine in Philadelphia where he
participated in the care of the Temple athletes.
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and is
Board-certified in Orthopedic surgery. He recently re-certified in 2013.
Dr. Kimmel specializes in Sports Medicine with emphasis on shoulder and
knee injuries. He is a member of the exclusive American Academy of
Sports Medicine, whose members have demonstrated by their training and
practice a thorough knowledge and commitment to sports medicine. Dr.
Kimmel has earned the Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopedic Sports
medicine given by the American Board of Orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Kimmel is the co-director of the Connecticut Sports Medicine
Institute (CSMI) at St Francis hospital. He is actively involved in the
development of this Institute. CSMI will bring the principles of sports
medicine to the local community.
He is the team physician for several schools, including: Enfield
High, Stafford Springs High and Suffield Academy. He is also the team
physician and orthopedic surgeon for Bay Path University, and the
American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dr. Kimmel enjoys teaching and is actively involved in teaching in
both the Department of Family Medicine residency program at St. Francis
Hospital and the orthopedic residency program at the University of
Connecticut. Dr. Kimmel’s excellence in teaching was recently recognized
by St. Francis Hospital as he was selected as a St. Francis Faculty
Fellow.
He has been a pioneer in the use of ultrasound in the orthopedic
office setting to guide injections. He is one of the few orthopedic
surgeons in this area who has passed the American Registry for
Diagnostic Ultrasound Examination and is Certified in Musculoskeletal
Ultrasound. He is a member of the American Institute for Ultrasound in
Medicine.
His team includes Alaina Miele, PA-C, who assists Dr. Kimmel in the
operating room and in the office. Dr. Kimmel and Alaina see patients in
our Enfield and Rocky Hill offices.
He lives with his wife and two daughters in Longmeadow,
Massachusetts. In his spare time, he continues to work on his tennis
game.
