Chris Annunziata, MD

Dr. Chris Annunziata came highly recommended from many past patients, some friends and others strangers I met years before I ever had an issue. I met him when I was experiencing increased shoulder pain (torn rotator cuff) and he gave me all my options. I had heard that he is never quick to operate, and I appreciated his diagnosis and friendly demeanor. I choose surgery as I was unable to sleep. I highly recommend him for his surgical skill and overall empathy of my personal situation. It was a plus that he is the orthopedist for The Washington Redskins.

I had knee surgery before many years ago by another physician. Dr. Annunziata is great! He is straightforward and I felt very comfortable with his diagnosis. I don’t need surgery at this point, which is a huge relief. Bottom line, he is a physician for the Redskins and does good work. I’m not an athlete, but certainly want to be in good hands with a physician who is respected by many.
What I liked about him most is that he explained the best and worst case scenario. I highly recommend him.

I recently broke my first bone (right humerus, not funny) and after a big mixup at the ER ended up having Dr. Annunziata as my orthopedist. Even though I’ve had just this one experience, I doubt there could possibly be a better orthopedist out there. The thing that impressed me most was how he approached me as a patient that he wanted to help, not as someone that was putting him out, as many doctors act.
Since day 1 Dr. Annunziata (he actually goes by Chris in person) was helpful and went out of his way multiple times to squeeze me into his busy schedule. I apologized for being an inconvenience during one emergency visit and he scoffed at me and told me that as soon as I became his patient I’m part of his extended family. He always made me feel like he knew me and cared, not just one of many patients he had to fix and be done with. I also really liked that he was the one to perform surgery on my arm. That way he was with me through the entire thing and it helped establish a trust, rather than being passed around from Dr. to surgeon.
I don’t recommend breaking a bone but if you have the misfortune of having that happen to you Dr. Annunziata will surely make it as good of an experience as possible.