About Dr. Jay Kimmel

May 15th, 2009

kimmelj1Dr. Jay Kimmel is an orthopedic surgeon with the Greater Hartford Orthopedic Group. He is an attending at St. Francis Hospital and Johnson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Kimmel attended the Cornell University in New York and then the University of Rochester where he earned his doctorate of medicine. He completed his orthopedic residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center where he trained with some of the pioneers in shoulder surgery. He then went on to do a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Temple University Center for Sports Medicine in Philadelphia where he partcipated in the care of the Temple athletes.

Dr. Kimmel specializes in Sports Medicine with emphasis on shoulder and knee injuries. He is a member of the exclusive American Academy of Sports Medicine, whose members have demonstrated by their training and practice a thorough knowledge and commitment to sports medicine. Dr. Kimmel enjoys teaching and is actively involved in teaching in both the Department of Family Medicine residency at St. Francis Hospital and the orthopedic residency program at the University of Connecticut.

  1. Roger House
    August 24th, 2009 at 20:30 | #1
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    Is it safe to have platlette rich plasma therapy on a knee that has a knee replacement?

  2. jkimmel
    August 27th, 2009 at 23:19 | #2
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    I think that it would be risky to have PRP in a knee that has undergone knee replacement.Anytime you have had a knee replacement it is better not to have an injection in that knee due to the risk of infection. Thanks for the question. I hope that helps

  3. Mike
    September 8th, 2009 at 13:03 | #3
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    Is PRP generally beneficial for a rotator cuff tear? Do you use Ultrasound to get the PRP to the exact location of the tear?
    Does insurance ever help cover this procedure

    Thanks, Mike

  4. jkimmel
    September 24th, 2009 at 16:47 | #4
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    sorry it took so long to reply. There have been no studies that have shown that PRP will help with a tear. Many of us think that it may help with partial tears not complete tears that are retracted from the bone. Ultrasound has been used I don’t presently use it but I think it can be helpful. Insurance does defray some of the cost but usually does not cover the procedure completely. out of pocket costs can range from 300 to 1500 depending on the practice. I hope that helps

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