After-Hours Walk-In Urgent Ortho Care is now available in Greenwich and Wilton, Monday through Friday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm and Saturday from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Michael R. Clain, MD

Specialties
Foot and Ankle
Located In

Greenwich, Harrison

About

Michael Clain, MD is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle surgery. After graduating from Brown University in Providence, RI, Dr. Clain earned his medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in NY. He did his internship in general surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, followed by a residency in orthopedic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in NY. Additionally, Dr. Clain completed a foot and ankle fellowship at the University of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas.

Aetna
  • Commercial Plans (Including APCN Plus, We do not accept regular APCN)
  • Managed Medicare
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of CT
  • Commercial and Exchange
  • Managed Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Plans Outside CT)
  • Cards with the “PPO” inside the suitcase logo
CarePartners of Connecticut
  • Managed Medicare (HMO/PPO)
Cigna
  • Commercial, MetroNY, and LocalPlus
  • Cigna+Oscar, Cigna+MVP (CT Locations Only)
ConnectiCare
  • Commercial and Exchange (Except “Value” Network)
  • Managed Medicare
Connecticut Medicaid
Connecticut State Workers’ Compensation
EmblemHealth
  • Emblem Commercial and Exchange (Except for Millennium and Enhanced Care Prime Networks)
  • Managed Medicare (VIP Prime, Bold, Reserve)
Harvard Pilgrim
  • Through United Shared Services – ONS Harrison location only.
Medicare (Including Railroad Medicare)
Oxford
  • Liberty and Freedom Plans
UHC/NYSHIP/NY Government Empire Plan
United Healthcare
  • All Commercial Plans (Except Indemnity and Compass)
  • Managed Medicare

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) accepts most major insurance plans. Please see the list of accepted insurance plans above and confirm that ONS participates with your plan prior to scheduling an appointment. Certain insurance plans are limited to specific regions and physicians. If you have additional questions, please call our offices at (203) 869-1145 ext. 279 and our team will be happy to provide additional information.

Fellowship

Fellowship in Foot and Ankle, University of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine

Medical School

Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York

Residency

Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York

College

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery: Orthopaedic Surgery Board Certification

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Diplomate
  • American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  • Connecticut Orthopaedic Society
  • National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2008–Present
  • Castle Connolly New York Metro Area Top Doctor, 2008–Present
  • Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors, 2001–2005, 2007–2011, 2013, 2018–Present
  • Greenwich Magazine Top Doctors, 2009-2011, 2013–Present
  • New Canaan Magazine Top Doctors, 2009-2011, 2013–Present
  • New York Magazine Best Doctors, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2022-Present
  • Stamford Magazine Top Doctors, 2010-2011, 2013–Present
  • Westport Magazine Top Doctors, 2009-2011, 2013–Present
  • The Wag Magazine Best Doctors, 2010
  • US News and World Report Top Doctor, 2011
  • Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude
  • Gordon Dewart Award

Publications
  • “Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care”
    • Robert Snyder, MD, Editor, American Academy, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Contributor to Foot and Ankle section, 1997.
  • “Long Term Fillip of Simultaneous Talonavicular and Calcaneocuboid Arthrodesis”
    • Michael R. Clain, MD and Donald E. Baxter, MD, J. Bone Joint Surgery, Vol. 76B, No. 1, January 1994.
  • “The Achilles Tendon”
    • Michael R. Clain, MD, Chapter in Book “The Foot and Ankle in Sport”, Donald E. Baxter, MD, Editor, Mosby Press, 1994.
  • “Achilles Tendonitis, A Review Article”
    • Michael R. Clain, MD and Donald E. Baxter, MD, Foot and Ankle, Vol. 13, No. 8, 1992.
  • “Ankle Injuries in Children”
    • Michael R. Clain, MD, Emergency Pediatrics, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1992.
  • “Tumors of the Foot and Ankle”
    • M. Clain, MD and J. Waller, MD, Musculo-skeletal Oncology, M. Lewis, Editor, W.B. Saunders, 1992.
  • “Complications of Akin Osteotomy”
    • Donald E. Baxter, MD and Michael R. Clain, MD, Contemporary Orthopedics, 23, August 1991.
  • “Prospective Study of Porous Coated Anatomic Total Hip Arthroplasty”
    • M. Alexiades, MD, M. Clain, MD, and M. Bronson, MD, Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, No. 268, August 1991.
  • “Technique of Mitchell Osteotomy”
    • Donald E. Baxter, MD and Michael R. Clain, MD, Contemporary Orthopedics, 23, July 1991.
  • “Overuse Injuries in Adolescents”
    • Michael R. Clain, MD and Elliot Hershman, MD, Physicians and Sportsmedicine, Vol. 17, No. 9, September 1989.
  • “Heel Pain”
    • Preparation of standard document and slides for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Regional Review Course held in multiple locations each year in the United States.
Presentations
  • “Internal Fixation of Foot and Ankle Fractures”
    • Synthes Bioskills workshop, Greenwich, CT, March 9, 2002
  • Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
    • Bunions, New York City, November 1999. (11.5h)
  • Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
    • Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1997.
  • Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
    • Anatomy Foot and Ankle, New York City, November 1995.
  • “Double Arthrodesis”
    • Presented at Lenox Hill Alumni Meeting, April 1995.
  • Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
    • Heel Pain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1994.
  • “Double Arthrodesis”
    • Michael R. Clain, MD and Donald E. Baxter, MD, presented at the winter American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society meeting, February 1993.
  • Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
    • Moderator, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1992.
  • Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
    • Foot and Ankle Anatomy, New York City, November 1991.
  • “Diseases of the Achilles Tendon”
    • University of Texas Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas, May 1991.
  • “Hallux Rigidus and Achilles Tendonitis”,
    • Baylor Orthopaedic, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas, February 1991.
  • “Prospective Study of Porous Coated Anatomic Total Hip Arthroplasty”,
    • Resident’s Night, New York Academy of Medicine, 1989.
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