Hartford Orthopedic Surgeons, Meet the Doctors

      Dr. Mara is Senior Attending Surgeon and past Chairman (1997-2003) of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He was Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery in 1987 and re certified in 1997 and again in 2007. He presently sits on the Board of Directors of the hospital
      He is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College and earned his medical degree from St. Louis University. Orthopedic training was taken at the University of Connecticut where he concentrated on Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. Following graduation from his Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Dr. Mara went on to do a fellowship in Hand Surgery at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been in practice at St. Francis Hospital since 1984.
      John Mara is a member of numerous state and local organizations pertaining to Orthopedic Surgery. He is a fellow of the Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons as well as a fellow of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Association for Hand Surgery. These organizations have in common the advancement of knowledge in their respective subspecialties of Orthopedic Surgery and are restricted in their membership to those surgeons who have met rigid selection criteria.
      Dr. John Mara is married and has three children.

Surgical specialties within Orthopedics include the following:

Surgery of the Hand and Wrist

Advanced Arthroscopic Surgery including:
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair of the shoulder
Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability and Dislocations

Arthroscopic treatment of Elbow Disorders

Total Shoulder Replacement for Arthritis

Arthroscopic Treatment of Complex and Simple Knee Injuries including ACL and Meniscal Repairs

      Dr. John O'Brien attended Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts and received his medical degree from Downstate Medical Center, State University, New York. He interned at St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven, and then served in the US Navy for three years as a destroyer squadron Medical Officer and at Main Naval Base Dispensary, Norfolk.
      Following this, he returned to Connecticut and continued his medical education as a general surgery resident at Hartford Hospital, then completed four years of Orthopedic Residency in the University of Connecticut Orthopedic Program. Prior to graduation, he also did special training at the University of Toronto in joint replacement, spinal problems and pediatric surgery.
      He has been in full time orthopedic practice in Hartford at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center since 1976. He also has privileges at UConn Medical Center, Hartford Hospital and CT Children's Hospital and Medical Center. He spent 17 years on the active staff in the Cerebral Palsy Clinic at Newington Children's Hospital.
      He is former Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Francis Hospital from 1991 - 1997 and holds a teaching position in the UConn Orthopedic Residency Program.
      He is Board Certified in orthopedic surgery and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery since 1979. He has held numerous positions in both local and national orthopedic and medical organizations and currently represents all the orthopedic surgeons in Connecticut to the AAOS as Councilor. He has written and delivered numerous papers and presentations both local and nationally on orthopedic topics.
      He prides himself on being a "general" orthopedist with a special interest and expertise in joint replacement, arthroscopy and sports injuries, and pediatric orthopedics. He lives in West Hartford with his wife and three daughters.

Dr. McAllister is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Orthopedic Residency Program. His specialty training includes a fellowship in total joint, adult reconstruction, and orthopedic trauma surgery at the Minneapolis Orthopedic and Arthritis Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His area of specialty includes Arthritis Management, Joint Replacement Surgery, and Revision and Complex Joint Reconstruction Surgery, as well as Major Orthopedic Trauma Surgery.
Dr. McAllister is a native of Connecticut. After high school he spent five years in the United States Navy. He returned to Connecticut to complete his undergraduate, graduate, and medical education at the University of Connecticut. Presently, Dr. McAllister is the Commander of an Army Reserve Surgical Unit based in Connecticut. He lives with his wife and two sons in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Nadine Scott, PA-C

      Nadine Scott, PA-C graduated from Yale University Physician Assistant Program in 1990 and received her certification in 1991. She has been in the orthopedic field for over 15 years.
     She is a fellow in the American Academy of Physician Assistants and a member of the Connecticut Chapter of Physician Assistants.
     Nadine is married, has two children, and resides in Avon.