5.0
Accepting New Patients
Robert Arciero, MD
Knee|
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine|
Shoulder|
Women's Motion & Performance
Speaks: English
Care Provided
Specialties
- Knee
- Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Shoulder
- Women's Motion & Performance
Subspecialties
- Complex Shoulder and Knee Instability Problems and Revision Surgery
- Instability and Rotator Cuff Tears of the Shoulder
- Joint Preservation
- Management of Ligament and Cartilage, Injuries of the Knee
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
Locations
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
UConn Musculoskeletal Institute
UConn Health
120 Dowling Way
Farmington, CT 06030
Education & Training
Education
BS, St. Bonaventure University, Biology - 1976
MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Medicine - 1980
Internship
General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center - 1981
Residency
Chief Resident on Pediatric Orthopaedic Rotation, Gillette Crippled Children's Hospital - 1987
Senior Orthopaedic Resident on Adult Reconstructive Rotation, Swedish Hospital and Medical Center - 1986
Sports Medicine Fellow, Jackson Hole Orthopaedics and St. John’s Hospital - 1985
Senior Orthopaedic Resident on Rotation, Harborview Medical Center Orthopaedic Trauma Service - 1985
Orthopaedics, Madigan Army Medical Center - 1987
Fellowship
Sports Medicine, U.S. Military Academy/Keller Army Hospital - 1988
Board Certification
Orthopedic Surgery
Honors & Awards
2019 - Top Doc List - Connecticut Magazine
2011 - George S. Rovere Award: Educator of the Year - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
2009 - Albert Trillat Award - ISAKOS
2007 - Top Doctors in the Greater Hartford Area List - Hartford Magazine
2005 - Richard B. Caspari Award, Best Upper Extremity Paper, Arthroscopic Single Versus Double Row Suture Anchor Rotator Cuff Repair - 5th Bienniel ISAKOS Congress
2004 - Hughston Award: Risk Factors Associated with Non-contact ACL Injury: A Prospective Four-Year Evaluation of 859 West Point Cadets - American Journal of Sports Medicine
2003 - Top Doc List - Connecticut Magazine
2002 - O’Donahue Award: Risk Factors Associated with Non-Contact ACL Injury: A Prospective Four-Year Evaluation of 859 West Point Cadets - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
2000 - Aircast Award for Clinical Science Presentation: A Prospective, Randomized Evaluation of Acute, Traumatic, First-Time Shoulder Dislocations - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
1995 - Video Award Winner for Treatment of Initial, Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Arthroscopic Stabilization Using A Bioabsorbable Fixation Device - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1995 - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Asian Traveling Fellowship - American Orthopaedic Society
1991 - Bronze Star - Operation Desert Storm Saudi Arabia/Iraq: January 17, 1991 to February 28, 1991 - U.S. Army
1987 - Floyd P. Werglund Award for "The Outstanding Resident" - Madigan Army Medical Center
1987 - Vernon P. Thompson Award for "Outstanding Resident Paper" – Patellofemoral Joint Arthroplasty: A 3-9 Year Follow-up - Western Orthopaedic Association
1985 - Major General Byron L. Steger Research Award “Irrigating Solutions Used in Arthroscopy an In Vivo Study” - Madigan Army Medical Center
1972 - ROTC Scholarship Recipient (1972-1976) - U.S. Army
Ratings & Reviews
5.0
92 Ratings, 87 Reviews
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About Our Provider Reviews5
August 6, 2025
Dr. Arciero is a very thorough physician who took time to listen, ask questions, and explain his findings. I can tell that he has a genuine passion for what he does and in helping the patients who come to see him.
5
July 15, 2025
Excellent service from the front desk to the end of appointment follow up scheduling.
5
June 11, 2025
Excellent visit
5
June 3, 2025
Dr Arciero and team are the best!