Dr. Goldstein
Doctor Goldstein is a native Californian. He graduated from the University of
California at Davis in 1975, with a Bachelors Degree in Physiology. After two
years of Medical research, and graduate work in Mechanical Engineering, he
received a Medical Degree from U.C. Davis in 1982. His interest in Orthopaedic
Surgery developed with a broad background which included teaching woodworking
and joinery at U.C. Davis, to biomedical research and Mechanical Engineering
coursework. After two years of General Surgery, he completed an Orthopaedic
Surgical Residency at Rutgers University in 1988. His personal experience in
gymnastics, running, and competitive swimming, prompted Fellowship sub
specialization in Sports Medicine with Dr. Douglas Jackson in Long Beach,
California. This Fellowship was completed in 1989. He practiced Sports Medicine and General Orthopaedics from 1989 through 1991 on Oahu Hawaii, and then moved
and continued to practice in Providence, Rhode Island.
Dr. Goldstein has extensive Orthopaedic 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
experience, including treatment of polio patients, and severe limb deformities
sent from the far East for treatment.
He is dedicated to patient education, and high quality Orthopaedic Care, and
treats patients of all ages. Dr. Goldstein has been actively involved in Family
Practice education and speaks often to residents and the RI Academy of Family
Practice on Orthopaedic 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.
Education
1971-1975 University of California at Davis B.S. Physiology
1976-1978 University of California at Davis Masters work in Mechanical
Engineering
1978-1982 Medical School at the University of California at Davis M.D.
Post Doctoral Training
1982-1984 Yale Affiliated Hospital General Surgery Residency
1984-1988 Orthopaedic Residency Rutgers Medical School: Middlesex University
Hospital and St. Peter's Medical Center New Brunswick, NJ
1988-1989 Fellowship with Dr. Douglas W. Jackson and Dr. David Morrison,
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach California
Practice Experience
1989-1991 Honolulu Medical Group and Private Practice
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, General Orthopaedic, Staff member at Shriner's
Hospital
Oahu, Residency Instructor with University of Hawaii.
1991--- Private Practice, Providence, Rhode Island, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
and General Orthopaedic
1993--- Clinical Instructor at Brown for Family Practice Residents at Memorial
Hospital of Rhode Island
Licensure and Certification
1982 Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
1994 New Jersey Medical Licensure
1988 California Medical Licensure
1989 Hawaii Medical Licensure
1991 Rhode Island Medical Licensure
1994 Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
1994 Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1995 Member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America
Interests and Hobbies
Dr. Goldstein is an avid swimmer and windsurfer. He is actively involved in
surgical instrument design, melding Engineering
and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
together to solve real problems especially in specialized Arthroscopic surgical
techniques. He has an interest in Patient Outcomes Measures and has worked
with programmers to develop an intuitive Kiosk run
Validated Patient
Outcomes Management program which patients currently use to input their own Outcomes Data.
Dr. Plover, his wife, is a Family Practitioner in Edgewood, Rhode Island
Professional Activities and Honors
1975 Graduated with Honors; B.S., Physiology 1973-1976 Cardiovascular and
pulmonary research, continued full time as
research associate
1984 Orthopaedic-Review of 496 Open Fractures for publication, U.C.D.
l987-1988 Development of a Reconstituted Collagen Tendon Prosthesis
1988-1989 Fellowship with Dr. Douglas W. Jackson & Dr. David Morrison,
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA.
1993 Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic, Brown University Medical School
1994 Fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1994 Board Certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
1995 Membership in the American Arthroscopy Association
Publications and Presentations
Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside on Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction in the
Dog Published in the American Physiological Society, l981. Parsons, G.;
Goldstein, J.
Development of a Collagen Synthetic Tendon, Presented at the A.O.A. 1988
Resident's Conference, Boston, MA
Short Term Assessment of Reconstituted Collagen Tendon/Ligament Prosthesis.
Presented by coauthor Y. Pedro Kato, American Biomaterials Conference, Colorado,
1988.
Development of a Reconstituted Collagen Tendon Prosthesis, Goldstein, J.;
Silver, F., Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Sept. 1989.
Gymnast and Swimmers Back Injuries: An epidemiological Study. Presented at
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1990 Sports Society meeting.
Gymnast and Swimmers Back Injuries: An Epidemiological Investigation.
Goldstein, J.; Jackson, D.W.; American Journal of Sports Medicine. Sept. 1991.
Fresh Frozen Allograft Vs Autograft Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction in a
Goat Model. Goldstein, J.; Jackson, D.W.; American Journal of Sports Medicine.
July 1992.
Major Contributions while a research associate to: Mechanisms of Pulsus
Paradoxus in Upper Airway Obstruction. Parsons, G.; Green, J. The American
Physiological Society l978.
The Effects of Morphine on the Mechanical Properties of the Systemic
Circulation in the Dog. Green, J.; Jackman, A. and Parsons, G. Circulation
Research l978.
Hospital Affiliations:
The Miriam Hospital, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster Street, Pawtucket, Rhode
Island 02860
