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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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