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CURRICULUM VITAE
Robert J. Smolinski, M.D.
Present Position
Director of the Sports Medicine Institute
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Office Address
160 Farber Hall
Buffalo, New York 14214
Education
University of Notre Dame, B.S. 1979
State University of New York at Buffalo, M.D. 1983
Hospital Training
General Surgery Internship Millard Fillmore Hospital 1983-84
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, State University of New York at Buffalo 1984-88
Sports Medicine Fellowship in Cincinnati, Ohio 1990-91
Current Professional Appointments
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certification
ABOS 1990, re-certified 1999
Licensure
New York State
Current Professional Activities/Committees
Faculty Practice Physician Governing Board
Executive Committee James Platt White Society
Physician for City of Buffalo Schools Athletic Department
Team Physician SUNY at Buffalo Division of Athletics
Team Physician for Erie County Community College
Empire State Games (Volunteer Physician)
Member - American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College Sports Medicine
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Role in Residency Training Program
Director of Sports Medicine Program
Publications

Leddy JJ, Kesari A, Smolinski RJ.
Implementation of the Ottawa ankle rule in a university sports medicine center.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002 Jan;34(1):57-62.

Delay BS, Smolinski RJ, Wind WM, Bowman DS.
Current practices and opinions in ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: results of a survey of the American
Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Am J Knee Surg. 2001 Spring;14(2):85-91.

Leddy JJ, Smolinski RJ, Lawrence J, Snyder JL, Priore RL.
Prospective evaluation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules in a university sports medicine center. With a modification to increase specificity for identifying malleolar fractures.
Am J Sports Med. 1998 Mar-Apr;26(2):158-65.

Fisher NM, White SC, Yack HJ, Smolinski RJ, Pendergast DR.
Muscle function and gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis before and after muscle rehabilitation.
Disabil Rehabil. 1997 Feb;19(2):47-55.

Brahmabhatt V, Smolinski RJ, McGlowan J, Dmochowski J, Ziv I
Double-Stranded Hamstring Tendons for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 3, 141-145, 1999
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