Robert Jacobs, MD

• About
  • Specialties: Orthopedic Medicine/Surgery

  • 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

  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
  • Residency
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont
  • Fellowship
    University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center
• 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
• 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
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