Kenoma O. Anighoro, MD, MBA, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement. He performs robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacement, direct anterior hip replacement, and complex revision hip and knee surgery.
Dr. Anighoro graduated from Yale University and earned his medical degree from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, along with an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. After completing orthopaedic surgery residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he pursued advanced fellowship training in adult reconstruction and complex joint replacement at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Anighoro combines modern surgical technology with individualized treatment planning to help patients reduce pain, regain mobility, and return to the activities that matter most to them. A husband and father, he returned to the Northeast with his family and is proud to care for patients throughout southern Connecticut.
He performs his surgeries at the Connecticut Orthopaedic Institutes of Saint Vincent’s Medical Center and Midstate Medical Center; and the Connecticut Orthopaedics Branford Surgery Center
Research and Publications
Anighoro, K., Bozic, K.J. “Conceptualizing the Problem of Cost in Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty.” Essentials of Cemented Knee Arthroplasty (2022): 487-493
Schwab, J.M., Anighoro, K. “Understanding Leg Length and Offset.” Anterior Hip Replacement: From Origin to Current Advanced Techniques. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. 271-281
Trutner, Z.D., Cummings, J.M., Matthews, C.A, Anighoro, K., Jayakumar, P., & Vetter, T.R. (2023). Utility of the LET-IN-OUT Clinical Decision Support Tool for Medical Risk Stratification Prior to Outpatient Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty, 38(7), 1238-1244
Anighoro, K, Reznik, AM: “Tranexamic Acid: A Paradigm Shift in Total Joint Care” AAOS NOW Oct 2022
Anighoro, K. (2020). Perioperative Outcomes After Implementation of a Fragility Hip Fracture Protocol. Medical College of Wisconsin 23rd Annual Gould Lectureship Research Presentation June 2020 in Milwaukee, WI.
Anighoro, K., Bridges, C., Graf, A., Nielsen, A., Court, T., McKeon, J., Schwab, J. (2020) From ER to OR: Results After Implementation of Multidisciplinary Pathway for Fragility Hip Fractures at a Level I Trauma Center. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 11(2020): 2151459320927383
Anighoro, K. (2019). Optimizing Surgical Education for the Next Generation: Considerations of Mastery, Gamification and Simulation. Medical College of Wisconsin Departmental Grand Rounds Presentation October 2019 in Milwaukee, WI.
Anighoro, K., King, D. (2019). Estimating Orthopaedic Resident Revenue Generation at an Academic Level 1 Trauma Center. Poster presentation at American Orthopaedic Association Annual Leadership Conference June 2019 in San Diego, CA.
Anighoro, K. (2019). The Spinopelvic Relationship in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Evaluating Acetabular Component Position to Optimize Implant Stability. Medical College of Wisconsin Grand Rounds Presentation March 2019 in Milwaukee, WI.
Anighoro, K., Miller, A., Tassone, J.C., Thometz, J. Liu, X. (2018). Does direct vertebral body derotation using multiple-level pedicle screws improve axial vertebral rotation? A pre- and post operative analysis using biplanar radiography. Invited speaker presentation at International Research Society of Spinal Deformities Annual Meeting 2018, presented by J Thometz in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Miller, A., Anighoro, K., Tassone, J.C., Thometz, J., Liu, X. (2018). Reliability of the EOS 3D imaging system for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients status post-surgery. Invited speaker presentation at International Research Society of Spinal Deformities Annual Meeting 2018, presented by X Liu in Utretcht, Netherlands.
Anighoro, K., Miller, A., Tassone, J.C., Thometz, J. Liu, X. (2017) Perioperative Assessment of Vertebral Rotation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Biplanar Radiography. Poster presentation at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Conference 2018 in New Orleans, LA; also presented at Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society Annual Conference 2017 in
Milwaukee, WI.
Gamo, N.J., Duque, A., Paspalas, C.D., Kata, A., Fine, R., Boven, L., Bryan, C., Lo, T., Anighoro, K., Bermudez, L., Peng, K., Annor, A., Raja, A., Mansson, E., Taylor, S.R., Patel, K., Simen, A.A., Arnsten, A.F. (2013). Role of disrupted in schizophrenia 1
(DISC1) in stress-induced prefrontal cognitive dysfunction. Translational psychiatry, 3(12), e328.
