Robert Jacobs, MD
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About - Specialties: Orthopedic Medicine/Surgery
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Board Certified:
Orthopedic Surgery
- Gender: Male
- Languages: English
Biography What I Do
Treatment of:- orthopedic trauma
- acute fractures (clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, pelvis/acetabulum, femur, tibia, patella, fibula, talus, calcaneus)
- quad/patella tendon repair
- deformity correction
- nonunions/malunions
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Why I Love My Work
I really enjoy orthopedic trauma because of the variety of patients I get to interact with. People usually come in with a fixable problem. I help them heal their fracture and get them the best possible outcome.Education -
Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Residency
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont
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Fellowship
University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center
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Areas Of Interest Orthopedic trauma, acute fractures, nonunion, malunion and research
Awards & Recognition
- Raymond F. Kuhlmann Resident Research Award, UVM: 2018
- Resident Teacher of the Year finalist: 2016
- First place, St. Justine’s Pediatric Review Course, Radiology Competition: 2016
- Honors in Research: Dynamic Cam-type Femoroacetabular Impingement Produces Pubic Symphysis and Sacroiliac Joint Motion: Cadaveric Studies: 2013
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Junior Investigator Award Co-author: $100,000: Acetabular labrum transplantation in a cadaveric model: 2011
- MCW Friends Research Travel Award: 2010
- Dr. Michael J. Dunn Excellence in Research Award: 2010
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Professional Memberships American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS): 2013-present
UVM ACGME Council: 2015-2018
AO Trauma North America (AONA): 2016-present
AAOS Resident Delegate: 2017-2018
Orthopedic Trauma Association: 2017-present
North Star Trauma Network: 2020-present