Dr. Patrick R Duffy M.D.
Orthopedist
166 Waterbury Rd Suite 301 Prospect CT, 06712About
Dr. Patrick Duffy is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Prospect, CT. Dr. Duffy specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Duffy tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Mechanical Engineering 1981
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of subject variables on attitude change and knowledge acquisition in an AIDS education program.
- Resistant starches types 2 and 4 have differential effects on the composition of the fecal microbiota in human subjects.
- A model for the integration of HIV/AIDS content into baccalaureate nursing curricula.
- Normalizing physician concern about occupational HIV exposure.
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tear
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