PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

ROBERT DENNIS, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. C.I.M.E.
Orthopaedic Surgeon · Treating Physician
Forensic Orthopaedic Specialist

Primary Office:
ROBERT DENNIS, M.D., P.A.
Jersey Shore Plaza · Suite One  · Door “B”
2040 Sixth Avenue
Neptune, NJ  07753 

Phone:  (732) 775-5189            
Fax:      (732)  775-3065           

Email:   (w)    Robert@RobertDennisMD.com
             (h)     Dennisrobert@comcast.net
Website:         www.RobertDennisMD.com

EDUCATION

Undergraduate:                                       Medical School:
University of Pennsylvania                          Temple University School ofMedicine
Philadelphia, PA                                        Philadelphia, PA
B.A. Degree 1967                                      M.D. Degree  1971 

Internship:                                                Orthopaedic Residency
Abington Memorial Hospital                         Hahnemann Medical College 1972-1973
1971-1972                                                  Montefiore Medical Center 1973-1976

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: 

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

• American Board of Independent Medical Examiners

• Acupuncture Qualified and Registered in State of New Jersey 

TEACHING POSITIONS:

• Einstein Medical College, Assistant Clinical Professor – Full Time Faculty 1976-1977

• Montefiore Medical Center and Einstein Medical College, Instructor, 1977-1985

• Taught and mentored medical students and residents - 1977-2001

ELECTED POSITIONS HELD:

• Director of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jersey Shore Medical Center

• President of the American Academy of New Jersey Chapter of Medical Acupuncture

• Chairman Special Credentials Committee - Jersey Shore Medical Center 

• Served as various committees at Jersey Shore Medical Center including Executive Committee 

FELLOWSHIPS:

•  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow

• American College of Forensic Examiners, Fellow

• Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, Fellow 

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Participated in Continuing Medical Education beyond regulatory requirements

PUBLICATIONS: 

• Larsen’s Syndrome, An Inherited Disorder, E.T. Haberman, A. Sterling, R. Dennis
      The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 6/76

• Editor of a National Newsletter – Orthopaedic Newsletter 

• Clinical Evaluation of the Zickel Nail for Internal Fixation of Subtrochanteric
      Fractures  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (submitted)

• The Medical Disability Advisor , Fourth Edition, Reviewer

• Orthopaedic Surgical Exposures,  First and Second Edition.

• Author:  Stanley Hoppenfeld, MD. Acknowledged as a contributor in the Anatomy
       Instruction Course.

• Herniated vs. Bulging Discs - Pending Publication

• Authored physicians training manual with supplemental video and certification examination for ProHealth of New Jersey

LECTURES:

• Ethical Dilemas in Occupational Medicine and Worker’s Compensation:
      Presented to the Worker’s Compensation Defense and Occupational Medicine
      Seminar held in San Francisco, March 1994

• Ethical Dilemmas Confronting Young Physicians, Medical Student & Faculty,
     University Health Sciences College of Osteopathy Kansas City, 1994

• Roving Lecturer - New Jersey Medical Society

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Abington Hospital Annual Research Award, 1971

• Exhibit: Metabolic Disease of Bone, AMA, 1971

• Philadelphia Annual Essay Award, 1963

SOCIETIES AND LISTINGS: 

• New Jersey Orthopaedic Society

• Medical Society of New Jersey

• Monmouth County Medical Society

• Eastern Orthopaedic Association

• The Peer Review Organization of NJ, Inc., Consultant

• American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, New Jersey Chapter, Past President

• Federation of State Medical Boards

• Orthopaedic Surgeons of New Jersey

INVENTIONS: 

• Dennis modified Zickel Nail for Complex Subtrochanteric and Femoral Neck
  Fractures with Howmedica. (used at Columbia Presbyterian Orthopaedic Department, 1980’s, and other institutions).

• Dennis Hip Pin (modified Knowles-Type Pin)

• Dennis Wire Curle – For use in Hand Surgery, Patent Submission, 1975

RESEARCH: 

• Paper presented to New York Orthopaedic Academy – Larsen’s Sydrome,
      An Inherited Disorder, 1975

• The Effect of Estrogen on Bone Healing, with Paul Sweterlitsch, M.D., 1971

• Chromosome Analysis in Leukemic Patients, with Richard Smalley, M.D.
      Temple University Medical School, 1970

• Cyperoterone Acetate in Treatment of Cancer of the Prostate, with
      Stanley Levick, M.D., Albert Einstein Medical Center, Public Health Service Grant

• Research Assistant in Orthopaedic Pathology for Ernest Aegerter, M.D.,
      Temple Medical College, 1967

• The Effect of Cytotoxins on the Respiratory and Metabolic Function of Yeast, with
      Allan Brown, M.D., 1967

PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

• Senior Founding Physician of Seaview Orthopaedics:  Established and
  developed Seaview Orthopaedics and Medical Associates from it’s onset in 1977.

• President and Founder of ProEval Statewide Inc., a statewide organization   providing objective, accurate and meaningful Independent Medical Examinations

•  Founded and developed ProHealth of America, Inc. and ProHealth of New Jersey, Inc.  Began in 1988.  Evolved and implemented a new concept in managed care in Workers’ Compensation. (Company acquired by HIP of New Jersey in 1995)

• Founder, CEO and President of Health and Healingtrust, PA, a national
    organization which integrated alternative medicine with traditional care.

• Past Medical Director of HIP Pro, a certified managed care organization.

• Co-Founder and President of Save Our Shores (SOS) 1986-1991, Environmental
     Organization that is credited with helping to clean up the ocean.

• Past Medical Director of Alternare Group Inc., A National Network of Alternative    Care Providers.

• Medical Director of Monmouth Therapeutic & Diagnostic Centers, a physical   therapy corporation.

• Founded the Dennis Foundation, 1997, A Philanthropic organization dedicated to  support research to find a cure for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

MEDICAL LICENSURE:      New Jersey     New York      Pennsylvania     Florida 

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Senior Attending Physician, Jersey Shore Medical Center – 1977-2002   Current status:  Retired Emeritus

•  Attending Physician – CentraState Medical Center, Current status:  Retired in  good standing.

• Attending Physician – Brick Hospital/Point Pleasant Hospital, Current Status: Retired in good standing.

• Attending Physician - Montefiore Medical Center – Retired – in good standing.

• Attending Physician - Einstein Medical College – Retired – in good standing.

 

PRACTICE LOCATIONS:

Neptune, New Jersey
Monmouth County

 

Brick, New Jersey

Ocean County

 

Woodbridge, New Jersey

Middlesex County

 

 

WEBSITE ADDRESSES AND LISTINGS:

 

 

www.RobertDennisMD.com

 

www.SEAK.com

 

www.ABIME.org

 

www.CCEMT.org

 

www.Tasanet.com