Robert M. Shalvoy, M.D.s interest in sports medicine developed out of his own athletic experiences in high school and college. The result is the establishment of a multi faceted comprehensive sports medicine facility and a practice devoted to state of the art treatment of complex knee, shoulder and throwing injuries.
Dr. Shalvoy graduated from Boston College and the New Jersey Medical School. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center training at Boston City Hospital, the Lahey Clinic and the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. There he worked with the athletic teams at Boston University and other institutions while being exposed to elite sports medicine within the practice of Dr. Robert Leach. Dr. Shalvoy accepted a sports medicine fellowship at the Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic where he worked with Auburn University and gained experience with professional and elite athletes through Dr. Jack Hughston and Dr. Champ Baker.
Dr. Shalvoy established New England Center for Athletes in 1996 in order to provide comprehensive care to the medical needs of athletes and athletic teams. Integrating internal medicine, physical therapy and athletic training with orthopedic surgery, the center focuses on integrating the various medical components that affect the health and performance of the athlete.
Dr. Shalvoy is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and clinical assistant professor at Brown Medical School. As a member of the teaching faculty he participates in the training of orthopedic surgery residents and medical students. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Shalvoy has multiple publications in the medical literature and has contributed chapters in several medical textbooks. His current interests include ACL injuries, complex knee ligament reconstructions, cartilage transplantation and complex baseball throwing injuries.