Melissa LaRusso, DO, a board-certified rheumatologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases with a particular interest in inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, has joined ONS and sees patients in ONS Greenwich and Stamford offices.
LaRusso graduated from St. John”™s University with a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy, magna cum laude. She earned her doctoral degree of osteopathic medicine at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, practiced her residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center and completed her rheumatology fellowship at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Manhasset.
ONS”™ (Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists) physicians are board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Board of Neurological Surgery or the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. They are ranked nationally among the best in their areas of expertise and have trained at the most respected hospitals and universities in the country.