Becker’s reported on three spine and orthopedic surgeons earning honors in the second quarter.
1. Ketan Bulsara, MD, earned the 2025 UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award. Dr. Bulsara joined UConn Health in 2017 and is the inaugural chair of the newly established department of neurosurgery at the UConn School of Medicine. Since his arrival, he has worked to advance neurosurgery’s clinical, research and educational initiatives and helped develop and create the Brain and Spine Institute at UConn Health.
2. Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon Paul Fadale, MD, has been honored by the Providence Bruins, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Boston Bruins, after serving as its head team physician for 33 years. The Providence Bruins have named their athletic training exam room after Dr. Fadale, who began working with the team in its inaugural season in 1992.
3. New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery honored surgeon-in-chief emeritus Todd Albert, MD. Dr. Albert is a spine surgeon and has written more than 90 book chapters, edited 14 books and published more than 450 peer-reviewed articles. He is a Richard Rogers Professor to Advance Spine Care at HSS and a professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical School in New York City.
