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Each year, Connecticut Magazine recognizes exceptional physicians in its annual “Top Doctors” issue. The 2026 list features nearly 400 Yale Medicine physicians who were selected by their peers as the best in their fields, which includes 19 members of the Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation faculty.

When Lisa Lattanza, MD, became chair of orthopedics and rehabilitation at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine, she set out to do something that has long been difficult in her field: intentionally reshape the culture of orthopedic surgery. For decades, leadership in orthopedics followed a familiar model, the “triple threat” surgeon who excelled as a clinician, researcher and educator. But in today’s healthcare environment, Dr. Lattanza believes that model no longer reflects what departments truly need.

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Over the past 15 years, John Albis has built a remarkable career across Yale’s financial enterprise, growing from a research accountant in Pediatrics to a key leadership role within the Integrated Business Office (IBO) supporting Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, and Anesthesiology as director of finance. Along the way, he has helped guide the organization through major institutional transitions—from systems changes and new compensation models to the evolution of funds flow and the phased development of the IBO itself. As he celebrates this milestone, John reflects on the changes that have shaped his career, the teams that have inspired him, and the work that continues to motivate him.

A new surgical technique, known as the stemless, rotator cuff intact anatomic total shoulder replacement, is changing the game for active individuals by prioritizing biology and minimizing trauma to the bone and rotator cuff. By preserving a patient’s natural bone with a stemless implant and placing the implant in a way that does not detach the tendons of the rotator cuff, surgeons are now able to restore motion and function faster, without the need for prolonged immobilization.

Sarah Ballatori, MD, is an assistant professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation and specializes in diagnosing and treating benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors, metastatic disease, and limb salvage procedures.

In the world of musculoskeletal oncology, a specialized orthopedic surgeon acts as both an architect and a demolition expert. When a patient is diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, the mission is to remove the tumor entirely. Leaving behind even a microscopic cluster of malignant cells can be the difference between remission and cancer recurrence.

In a department best known for bones and biomechanical function, Kathy Umlauf has become the heart and soul in orthopedics where she has served as the residency program coordinator for the last 25 years of her 44-year career at Yale.