Sonia Chaudhry, MD, FAAOS

Dr. Chaudhry is experienced in the care of musculoskeletal conditions, with dedicated interests in congenital hand differences and upper extremity injuries. She received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 2007 prior to completion of an orthopaedic residency at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases.  Upon graduation in 2012, she went on to a pediatric orthopaedic fellowship at the prestigious Hospital for Sick Children before joining Connecticut Children's.  She has since additionally completed both an accredited hand fellowship at the University of Colorado and a microsurgical fellowship at Ganga Hospital through the American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand.   She holds several board positions and spearheads multi-center collaborative studies on pediatric hand injuries and congenital hand differences in conjunction with the American Society of Surgery of the Hand, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.   She has authored several book chapters in Upper Extremity, Pediatric Orthopaedic and Orthopaedic Surgery textbooks. She is a Consultant Reviewer for the Journal of Hand Surgery and the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Her research recognition and scholarships include selection as a 2020 Young Leader in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Riordan Scholarship for research presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Highlights Paper designation in the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, an International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS) Scholarship, the Kauffmann Pediatric Research Award, Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society Induction, Hobart Amory Hare Medicine Honors Society Induction, Association of Pathology Chairs Honors Society, a Beach Memorial Scholarship, NIH Cancer-Related Basic Science Research Program, and two Foerderer’s Scholarship Grants for international study.  She chaired the Research Committee for JeffHOPE and completed a Himalayan Expedition to provide volunteer medical care abroad.

Dr. Chaudhry leads Connecticut Children’s Hand & Nerve Surgery Program in partnership with Neurosurgery.