Kenneth Donohue, MD

Dr. Donohue is the chief of shoulder reconstruction at Yale Medicine and has extensive experience in shoulder and elbow surgery. He performs approximately 500 upper extremity surgeries per year including primary and revision shoulder replacement, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, and shoulder stabilization procedures. He is actively involved in the research and development of next-generation, patient-specific shoulder replacements and minimally invasive surgical techniques. He is known for high-quality outcomes in demanding patient populations including All-American collegiate athletes, as well as professional and olympic level athletes.

Dr. Donohue is one of only a few surgeons nationwide to have completed two separate clinical fellowships in upper extremity surgery. He cares for the entire spectrum of shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand disorders and takes an integrative approach to these conditions. Dr. Donohue considers each patient's specific goals when developing a treatment plan and employs nonoperative treatment whenever possible.

Dr. Donohue has authored multiple book chapters and journal articles on topics ranging from the treatment of wrist fractures in athletes to patient-specific shoulder and elbow replacement. His research has been presented nationally and internationally and has been published in leading orthopaedic journals including the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Dr. Donohue graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic residency at Drexel University followed by two fellowships in upper extremity surgery: a shoulder & elbow fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and a hand surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. After his fellowships, he traveled to the Mayo Clinic to gain additional experience in complex elbow surgery.

Dr. Donohue is the lead shoulder surgeon for both the Yale Avascular Necrosis Program, and the Shoulder Arthroplasty Service at Yale New Haven Hospital. In these roles, he is involved in ongoing clinical excellence and quality improvement initiatives. He is an associate professor at Yale School of Medicine and a member of the full-time clinical faculty where he helps to educate the next generation of surgeons.