203.744.9700David L. Kramer, MD
Medical and Graduate Training
Fellowship
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Rothman Institute at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; Combined Orthopaedic/Neurosurgery Spine Fellowship; 1995-1996
Fellowship
A.O. Fellow in Adult Reconstruction, M.E. Muller Foundation European Fellowship in Adult Reconstruction, Bern, Switzerland; 1995
Fellowship
Chief, Beth Israel Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 1994
Residency
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 1990-1994
Internship
Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,PGY-1 General Surgery; 1989-1990
Education
Medical
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, M.D. degree with honors 1989
Foreign Study
Universite de Lyon, Lyon, France 1984
Undergraduate
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, A.B. Biochemistry 1985
Licensure and Certification
Connecticut State Medical License, 1996 – present
Board Certified: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998, Recertified 2008, 2018
Massachusetts State Medical License, 1994
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990
Honors and Awards
Inaugural Recipient of The Ervie and Carolyn Hawley Endowed Chair In Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Danbury Hospital and Western Connecticut Health Network, 2015 – present
America’s Best Physicians; 2017
Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. Award, America’s Top Doctors; 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors; 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Doctor’s Choice Award; 2017
Greenwich Magazine and Fairfield Living Top Doctors; 2016, 2017
Marquis Who’s Who; 2017
Metro Area Top Docs; 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
The Patients’ Choice Award; 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Consumers’ Research Council of America Award for America’s Top Orthopedists; 2010
American Orthopaedic Association Zimmer Award for Orthopaedic Research; 1996
Cervical Spine Research Society Resident/Fellow Award for Research; 1996
Thomas Jefferson University and the Rothman Institute Award for Outstanding Research; 1996
American Orthopaedic Association Award for Outstanding Research; 1996
Jefferson Orthopaedic Society Research Day Award; 1996
Dartmouth Medical School Surgical Scholar Award; 1989
Alpha Omega Alpha, Dartmouth Medical School; 1989
Daniel Webster Scholar, Dartmouth College; 1981