Meet Our Sports Medicine Physicians
Sports Medicine • Hartford, CT
Clinic Type
Sports Medicine
Address
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Phone
860.406.6865
Elizabeth.Begley@hhchealth.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
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FAQs
Sports Health Hotline
Have a sports injury? Want to enhance your training? Have questions? Contact one of our Sports Health Navigators.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- WebMD (Dr. Jeffrey Lavallee): 5.0 out of 5 (2 reviews)
- Vitals (Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown): 4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings/1 review)
- Vitals (Dr. Sean M. Esmende): 4.4 out of 5 (45 ratings/20 reviews)
- Birdeye (Total Care Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine): 4.9 out of 5 (154 reviews)
- BestProsInTown (PTSMC West Hartford): Not explicitly stated (48 reviews)
Patients praise
- Highly rated physician professionalism and bedside manner
- Thorough explanations of conditions and treatment plans
- Effective, goal-oriented recovery outcomes
- Attentive and compassionate patient-centered care
- Well-organized and high-quality facility environments
Common complaints
- Inconsistent communication from administrative and front-desk staff
- Scheduling and appointment-booking frustrations
- Perceived lack of empathy or sensitivity in some care encounters
"Dr. Rios is very unique, in that he doesn’t rush you off to surgery at the first assessment. He is careful, and a conservative thinker... I have total confidence in this doctor."
— Patient feedback regarding Dr. Clifford Rios"Dr. Czarnecki listens, interacts, never rushes, is exceptionally caring and concerned and I have recommended him to friends."
— Patient reviews for Dr. Gregory Czarnecki"Dr. Joyce and his whole team are great. I was really quite miserable because I couldn't run without pain. After surgery, I have been able to run pain free."
— Patient reviews for Dr. Michael E. JoyceSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Orthopedic Associates of Hartford Adds 3 Specialists in CT | OAH — Sep 30, 2025
- Full Circle: How Dr. Jeffrey Brown Turned a Summer Mentorship into a Career of Service – Seasons Magazines — Jun 1, 2026
- UConn Names Dr. Allison Schafer as Director of Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician - University of Connecticut Athletics — Jul 22, 2025
- Dr. Evan Dugdale Joins OAH as Hip & Knee Specialist — Sep 23, 2025
- Third-generation Connecticut physician specializes in treating knee and shoulder injuries | fox61.com — Nov 14, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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