Orthopedics

Jack Goldstein, MD

  • Affiliated with The Miriam Hospital

Jack Goldstein, MD graduated from the University of California at Davis with a BA in Physiology in 1975. After two years of medical research, and graduate work in mechanical engineering, he received his MD from U.C. Davis in 1982.

His interest in orthopedic surgery developed because of his broad background, which included teaching woodworking and joinery at U.C. Davis, conducting biomedical research, as well as mechanical engineering coursework. After two years of general surgery, he completed an orthopedic surgical residency at Rutgers University in 1988.

Goldstein's personal experience in gymnastics, running and competitive swimming prompted fellowship sub-specialization in sports medicine with Douglas Jackson, MD in Long Beach, California. This fellowship was completed in 1989. He practiced sports medicine and general orthopedics from 1989 through 1991 in Hawaii, and then moved and continued to practice in Providence, Rhode Island.

Goldstein has extensive orthopedic sports medicine experience. He specializes in arthroscopic ligament reconstruction of the knee and shoulder, and arthroscopy of all joints. He also has extensive experience in total joint replacement, fracture care, and reconstructive treatment of deformity and length discrepancy using Ilizaroff techniques. He has a very broad experience because of training and practice in several states. In addition, Hawaii presented an unusual breadth of problems and experiences, including treatment of polio patients, and severe limb deformities referred from the far East.

Goldstein is dedicated to patient education and high quality orthopedic care. He treats patients of all ages. Goldstein has been actively involved in family practice education and speaks often to residents and the RI Academy of Family Practice about orthopedic education topics. He is the team physician for local high school teams, and has interests in surgical instrument design and fabrication, collagen biological implants, and bioengineering topics related to sports medicine issues.

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