ROBERT A. GOLDSTONE, M.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
1000 MAPLE AVENUE
GLEN ROCK, NEW JERSEY 07452
TELEPHONE (201) 444-1166
FAX (201) 445-8282
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DEFINITION OF ORTHOPAEDICS:
Orthopaedics is the medical specialty recognized by the A.B.M.S. that is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment (medical and surgical) of afflictions of the musculo-skeletal system. - that part of the body that includes the bbones, joints, muscles, and those parts of the anatomy that link them together and cause them to function, including many aspects of the spine, spinal cord and nerve roots. The orthopaedist deals not only with traumatic abnormalities of this system, but with congenital defects, developmental defects, arthritic processes including those due to degeneration, metabolic disorders of bone, and tumors of bone, among other areas. The orthopaedist is trained in the interpretation of various imaging studies of the musculo-skeletal system including x-ray, CT scan and MRI. The orthopaedist is trained, and is knowledgeable about, mechanisms of injury to various parts of the musculo-skeletal system, and has training, knowledge and concern about the prevention of injuries as well.
EDUCATION AND MEDICAL TRAINING:
University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1955 with Honors (Psychology), Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1959
Surgical Internship, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City, 1959-1960
Surgical Residency, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City, 1962-1964
Orthopaedic Residency, The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, July 1, 1964 through February 29, 1968. (Included rotations through the Bone Tumor Service at the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Disease, the Fracture Service at the New York Hospital, the Newington (Connecticut) Hospital for Crippled Children, and the Bronx Veterans' Administration Hospital.
Hand Fellow, The Hospital for Special Surgery, August-December 1967
MILITARY SERVICE:
U.S. Army, Battalion Surgeon (Captain, Medical Corps), 8th Cavalry (Germany), 1960-1962 - Honorable Discharge
CREDENTIALS AND LICENSING:
National Board Certified, July 1, 1960 (Certificate #41026)
Board Certification - ABOS, January 16, 1969
Elected to Fellowship - AAOS, March 8, 1971
Licensed: New York (1962) #87765 (not recently renewed)
New Jersey (1967) #21850
Mass (1975) #38027 (not recently renewed)
APPOINTMENTS, SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES:
Member:
Passaic County Medical Society (1968-1987)
Bergen County Medical Society (1987-Present);
New Jersey Medical Society
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society (1970 resigned in 1982);
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
New Jersey Academy of Medicine
Chair Computer Committee, The Valley Hospital, 1992-1995
Attending Orthopaedic
Surgeon
Valley Hospital (Ridgewood) 1987-Present
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (1968-1988)
Courtesy Staff
(Orthopaedic):
Valley Hospital (Ridgewood) 1974 - 1987
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (Paterson) 1988-1997
Barnert Memorial Hospital (Paterson) 1968 - 1997
Fair Lawn Memorial Hospital (Fair Lawn) 1970 - 1977)
Preakness Hospital (Wayne)
Daughters of Miriam Center for the Aged (Clifton)
Surgeon to the Out-Patient Department, The Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City) and New York Hospital (New York City), 1968-1977
Clinical Assistant Professor (Orthopaedics) at Cornell Medical School, New York City, 1968-1977
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics), Department of Surgery New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, 1969-1986
Delegate, Medical Society of the State of New Jersey (from Passaic County), 1972-1982
Executive Committee, New Jersey Orthopaedic Society, 1976-1982
Director, Hand Service, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 1970-1987
Medical Board, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 1971-1974; 1976-1982
Vice President, Medical Staff, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 1976-1978
President, Medical Staff, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 1979-1980
Chairman, Operating Room Committee, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 1976-1978
Chairman, Staff Development Committee, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 1980-1982
Planning Committee, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Associate Member, American College of Surgeons
New Jersey Committee on Trauma
Chairman, Academy of Medicine of New Jersey (Orthopaedic Section), 1980-1981
Secretary, Academy of Medicine of New Jersey (Orthopaedic Section), 1979-1980
Fellow, Academy of Medicine of New Jersey
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
AAOS Committee on Injuries, 1978-1981
AAOS Manpower Committee, 1981-1984
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Regional Admissions Committee 1975-1981 (Chairman 1978-1980)
AAOS Committee on Data Services, 1981-1986
AAOS Committee on Computers and Practice Management, 1986-1989
NJOS Symposium Chairman, 1981
NJOS Committee on Insurance and Liaison for Physician/Carrier Relationships, 1981-1982
NJOS Annual Orthopaedic Symposium Committee, 1981-1982
NJOS Awards Committee, 1981-1982
NJOS Manpower Committee (Chairman), 1978-1982
Board of Directors, Action for Child Product Safety
Board of Directors, National Consumers League, December 1982-1986
Advisory Board, Berdan Institute, Totowa, New Jersey (Not currently)
Advisory Board, Quackwatch (www.//quackwatch.com)
Medical Expert Advisory Panel-Department of Law & Public Safety, (New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners)
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES AND TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS:
"Indicator-Dilution Curves Obtained Across the Systemic Circulation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Perfusion", Surgery, St. Louis, Vol. 57(3), March 1965, 423-434.
"Causes of Failure of Metallic Implants in Orthopaedic Surgery", private printing, Hospital for Special Surgery
"The Effects of Low Molecular Weight Dextran Infusion in Humans", The Journal of Surgical Research, September 1965, Vol. 5(9), 404.
"Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Talus", New York State Journal of Medicine, Vol. 65(19), October 1, 1965.
"Dislocation of the Shoulder: X-ray Signs." New England Journal of Medicine, 1970, Vol. 283(20), 1113.
Letter, "Approaches to the Unstable Fracture." Journal of Bone Surgery, December 1974, Vol. 56(8), 1757.
Letter, "Full Disclosure." AAOS Bulletin, Volume. 16(7), June 1998.
"Anomalous Extensor Digit Minimi Proprius Causing Tunnel Syndrome in the Dorsal Compartment", The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, July 1975, Vol. 57-A(5), 707 (with Dr. John Ambrose).
Editorial, "Medicaid Payments", Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey, October 1975
Editorial on Medicaid problems printed in the Provincetown (Massachusetts) Advocate, the Bergen Record, and Orthopaedic Review, April 1978.
"Rotatory Subluxation of the Atlas on the Axis," Journal of American College for Emergency Physicians, September 6, 1975 (with Dr. Aldo Iulo).
"Osteopaths, Podiatrists and the 'Sixth Pathway." New England Journal of Medicine, 1979, Vol. 300(25), 1444.
"Why Medicaid has Spawned 'Second Class' Medicine. J. Florida Medical Assn. January 1980, Vol. 67(1), 49.
"The Decade Changes: Technology, Bureaucracy and Medicine." Newsletter of the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, March-April 1980.
"Word Processing for the Physician", The Journal of Neurological & Orthopaedic Medicine & Surgery, October 1984, Vol. 5(3), 251.
"Opinion: Threshold Attainment - A New Medical Specialty", The Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey, June 1985, Vol. 82(6), 475-477.
"Beware of Mirrored Sunglasses", The Physician and Sports Medicine, March 1985, Vol. 13(3), 16.
"A Case of Sunglass Schnozzola", Prevention, September 1985, p. 10.
"Irrigation Fluids - Their Effect on Recovering Joint Organisms", Twentieth Annual AOA Resident's Conference March 13, 1987, Snowbird, Utah (with Daniel Fox, M.D. and Steven Wanderman, M.D.).
"Medicare Expense Factors." NJ Medicine, 1991, Vol. 88(8), 547.
"Outcomes and Cost of Care for Acute Low Back Pain," Letter to the Editor, The New England Journal of Medicine, February 1, 1996, 334(5), 329-330.
"Mediocrates Already Has the Money", American Journal of Orthopaedics, February 1996, Vol. 25(2), 174-175.
Book Reviews for the Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey:
è Disorders of the Hip (Gruebel-Lee), April 1984, Vol. 81, No. 4, p. 345.
è Arthroscopy: Diagnosis and Surgical Practice (Cascells), July 1984, Vol. 81, No. 7, p. 605.
Lecture - Orthopaedic Nurses Association - "Orthopaedic Radiology."
Lecture - Orthopaedic Aspects of Low Back Pain, Education Council for Anesthesiology of New Jersey, Paterson, NJ, April 21, 1977.
Lecture - New Jersey Academy of Medicine Lecture: "Orthopaedic Aspects of Arthritis Care", 1977 (at St. Mary's Hospital).
Lecture and Workshops - "Nursing in Allied Health Education." Atlantic City, NJ, March 24, 1980. AAOS course faculty.
Lecture and Workshops - Advanced Nursing Course. Atlantic City, NJ, October 24-26, 1981. AAOS course faculty. (Section Chairman for Workshop on Casting).
Speaker - First Annual North Jersey Sports Medicine Symposium. "Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee", February 7, 1981, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Lecture - Association of Surgical Technologists, "Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee", April 9, 1983, Maywood, NJ
Lecture - Occupational Health Nurses. "Work-Related Knee Problems, Diagnosis and Treatment." October 25, 1983.
Moderator - National Consumers League Symposium on Health Care, December
1983,Washington, DC.
Lecture - Occupational Health Nurses. "Occupational Back Injuries." January 24, 1984.
Lecture - St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (Family Practice). "Surgical Treatment of Arthritis." April 1984.
Graduation Address, Berdan Institute, July 5, 1984.
Moderator, AAOS Workshop for Young Physicians, "Practice Management", San Francisco, January 22, 1987.
Lecture - "History of Orthopaedics," Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, March 1993.
Lecture - "Examination and Evaluation of the Spine After Injury," Allstate Insurance Company Wayne Office,March 11, 1997.
Invited Guest Lecturer - "Medical Aspects of Insurance Fraud," Liberty Mutual SIU Seminar, "Fraud Awareness Day”, October 21, 1997.
"The Emperor Has No Clothes," The Valley Hospital Medical Staff Bulletin, May 1998, Vol. 46(5).
Letter to the Editor, "Professional Courtesy." New Jersey Medicine, December 2001, Vol. 98(12).
“Curmudgeon Redux”, The Valley Hospital Medical Staff Bulletin, 2002 onward. (An intermittent series of articles and reflections about the past, present, and future state of medical practice).
MAJOR COURSES AND MEETINGS:
AAOS Annual Meeting, each year from 1968 to present, including additional emphasis and attendance each year at instructional course lectures with particular emphasis on spine, knee, rehabilitation and MRI interpretation. Since 2003, specific courses have included:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee and Shoulder
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Cervical Spine: Neck Pain, Radiculopathy and Myelopathy
Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Disc Degeneration – Treatment Options
NJOS Spring Symposium: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
NJOS Annual Fall Meeting: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Pathology of Bone, Dr. H. Jaffee, Fall 1965
Lower Extremity Prosthetics, N.Y.U., 1965
Surgery of the Hand, Montreal, September 22-27, 1967
Seminar on Total Hip Replacement, Dr. John Charnley, England, 1971
A.O.I. Course on Internal Fixation of Fractures, Davos, Switzerland, 1971
Low Friction Arthroplasty of the Hip, Dr. John Charnley, England, 1971
Scoliosis, Lyon, France, September 1973
Seminar on Total Knee Replacement, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, 1973
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, New Orleans, 1976
Lumbar Chemonucleolysis (AAOS), New York, 1974
Arthroscopy, AAOS Summer Institute, July 1980
Arthroscopic Surgery, Robert Metcalf, M.D., Salt Lake City, September 1980
"Arthroscopic Surgery", AAOS, Washington, DC, October 1980
Chemonucleolysis (Chymopapain), AAOS, Chicago, January 23, 1983
Thermography. Certified by Charles E. Wexler, M.D., New York City, November 13, 1983
Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, 1983
Georgetown Orthopaedic Society, Fourth Winter Seminar, March 22-27, 1987
Advanced Concepts on Industrial Spine Care, Dallas, September 28-30, 1989
Clinical Computing in Patient Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, September 27-28, 1991
Certified in Holmium YAG Laser Arthroscopy on 14 December 1993 at The Valley Hospital by Coherent, Inc. and Ronald Grelsamer, M.D.
“10th Annual Occupational Orthopaedics and Workers’ Compensation – A Multidisciplinary Perspective” (AAOS) Nov 7-9, 2008 (with emphasis upon IME examinations, mechanisms of injury, psychosocial factors,
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Medical Consultant, Consumer's Union Central Committee on Lawn Mower Safety for U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Manuscript Review Board, The Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Testimony before U.S. Senate Subcommittee, 1978, Lawn Mower Injuries
Medical Advisor, Compensation Claims, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Saddle Brook office), 1969-1987
HOBBIES:
Photography, computers, skiing, sailing, tennis, travel, magic, chess, flying, golf
OTHER INFORMATION:
Date of Birth: September 28, 1935
Married, three children, four grandchildren
November 25, 2008