Robert C. Palumbo, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

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Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

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About

Why I entered medicine

I was 10 years old when I was diagnosed with a congenital abnormality of my right hip. At the time, I was an active athlete, and sports kept me focused. So, when I was told I would need two surgeries in two years and that I would be lucky to walk without a limp but likely not play sports again, I was devastated. I went for a second opinion, and when Dr. Tom Altizer told me not to worry, that I would be playing football in two years, I was hooked. Two years later, I was a triathlete and knew sports medicine orthopedics was my calling. From that point forward, everything I did in my personal sports career and schooling was to get me to sports medicine orthopedics -- almost to a fault, because while pursuing this dream I had a bit of tunnel vision to the other areas of medicine. Originally I was interested in sports medicine orthopedics as an academic rather than a surgeon, but a tragic accident in which I lost two close friends made me change my course. I landed in Orlando, Fla., where I started working with performance athletes and professional athletes.

Education

Undergraduate
 Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences, Bachelor of Arts (BA), 1982

Medical School
 Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1986

Training

Residency 1987
 Surgery (General Surgery), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency 1988
 Surgery (General Surgery), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency 1989
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency 1990
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency 1991
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency 1992
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Fellowship 1993
 Sports Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Fellowship 1994
 Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Publications & Clinical Trials

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