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Lawrence & Memorial Wound & Hyperbaric Center
40 Boston Post Road
Waterford, CT 06385
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    40 Boston Post Road
    Waterford, CT 06385
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    2 Sandy Desert Road
    Montville, CT 06382
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    633 Middlesex Turnpike
    Old Saybrook, CT 06475

Thomas Tokarz, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
Not Applicable
Board Certified in
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Biography

Thomas Tokarz, DO (doctor of osteopathy), became interested in the field of physiatry, which focuses on physical medicine and rehabilitation, when he was in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2015.

Dr. Tokarz, who had enlisted in the Army after high school and returned to service later on to pay for medical school, says he noticed the high rate of musculoskeletal issues among those in active duty.

“There was a lot of knee pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and I enjoyed taking care of them with those issues,” he says. “I looked for a specialty that mimicked that kind of patient care and found physiatry.”

Dr. Tokarz specializes in non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal pain, including pain that affects the peripheral joints and back. “I like finding out what a patient’s issue is, and even if it’s something that won’t go away completely or has flare-ups, we can find ways to manage it,” he says. “When I was treating soldiers, they always had a physical fitness test every six months, so even if they had an injury, you’d have to try and get them to that next test.”

At Yale, Dr. Tokarz says he values being a part of an academic medical center. “We’re able to be more methodical. We have researchers trying to figure out the next best treatment or care,” he says. “And we’re always able to collaborate with a multitude of different specialties, while still keeping patients under one umbrella, under one roof, under one family.”

Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Education & Training

  • Resident
    University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital (2020)
  • Intern
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (2013)
  • MD
    Nova Southeastern University, Osteopathic Medicine (2012)
  • BS
    Northern Illinois University, Biological Science (2005)

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Polski (Polish)

Additional Information

Locations
1
Lawrence & Memorial Wound & Hyperbaric Center
40 Boston Post Road
Waterford, CT 06385
1 of 3
  • Lawrence & Memorial Wound & Hyperbaric Center
    40 Boston Post Road
    Waterford, CT 06385
  • Mohegan Sun
    2 Sandy Desert Road
    Montville, CT 06382
  • Old Saybrook Medical Center
    633 Middlesex Turnpike
    Old Saybrook, CT 06475

Biography

Thomas Tokarz, DO (doctor of osteopathy), became interested in the field of physiatry, which focuses on physical medicine and rehabilitation, when he was in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2015.

Dr. Tokarz, who had enlisted in the Army after high school and returned to service later on to pay for medical school, says he noticed the high rate of musculoskeletal issues among those in active duty.

“There was a lot of knee pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and I enjoyed taking care of them with those issues,” he says. “I looked for a specialty that mimicked that kind of patient care and found physiatry.”

Dr. Tokarz specializes in non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal pain, including pain that affects the peripheral joints and back. “I like finding out what a patient’s issue is, and even if it’s something that won’t go away completely or has flare-ups, we can find ways to manage it,” he says. “When I was treating soldiers, they always had a physical fitness test every six months, so even if they had an injury, you’d have to try and get them to that next test.”

At Yale, Dr. Tokarz says he values being a part of an academic medical center. “We’re able to be more methodical. We have researchers trying to figure out the next best treatment or care,” he says. “And we’re always able to collaborate with a multitude of different specialties, while still keeping patients under one umbrella, under one roof, under one family.”

Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Education & Training

  • Resident
    University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital (2020)
  • Intern
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (2013)
  • MD
    Nova Southeastern University, Osteopathic Medicine (2012)
  • BS
    Northern Illinois University, Biological Science (2005)

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Polski (Polish)

Additional Information

Locations
1
Lawrence & Memorial Wound & Hyperbaric Center
40 Boston Post Road
Waterford, CT 06385
1 of 3
  • Lawrence & Memorial Wound & Hyperbaric Center
    40 Boston Post Road
    Waterford, CT 06385
  • Mohegan Sun
    2 Sandy Desert Road
    Montville, CT 06382
  • Old Saybrook Medical Center
    633 Middlesex Turnpike
    Old Saybrook, CT 06475
1
Lawrence & Memorial Wound & Hyperbaric Center
40 Boston Post Road
Waterford, CT 06385
1 of 3
  • Lawrence & Memorial Wound & Hyperbaric Center
    40 Boston Post Road
    Waterford, CT 06385
  • Mohegan Sun
    2 Sandy Desert Road
    Montville, CT 06382
  • Old Saybrook Medical Center
    633 Middlesex Turnpike
    Old Saybrook, CT 06475