Robert Grumet, M.D.Board Certified Sports Medicine Surgeon
Dr. Grumet is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty training in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery. He specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, knee and hip with a special emphasis in cartilage restorative procedures and hip arthroscopy.
Dr. Grumet grew up in Colorado before becoming a permanent resident of Southern California. He earned his Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Dr. Grumet also earned his medical degree from USC where he was a Dean's Scholar for the Junior/Senior curriculum. For his orthopaedic residency, he trained at the University of California, Irvine.
He completed his fellowship training at the prestigious Rush University Medical Center in Chicago under Drs. Bach, Cole, Romeo, Nicholson, Verma and Bush-Joseph. While at Rush, Dr. Grumet participated as one of the team physicians for the Chicago Bulls, White Sox and multiple semi-professional, university and high school sports teams. He has had extensive experience in caring for athletes at all levels.
Dr. Grumet has received many awards and honors including Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Societies, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Award, and the Senior Resident Research Awards. He has contributed to the advancement of sports medicine through his research and has published extensively on topics including rotator cuff pathology and repair, shoulder instability, ACL reconstruction and revision, and cartilage restoration. Dr. Grumet has also served as an instructor for orthopaedic surgical residents.
Dr. Grumet is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, California Orthopaedic Association and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He has also been honored as an Emerging Leader by the American Orthopaedic Association.
In his free time, Dr. Grumet enjoys spending time with his family, golfing and following both collegiate and professional athletics.
Please visit www.robertgrumetmd.com to find out more about Dr. Robert Grumet.
- Fellowship, Sports Medicine
Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL.
August 2008 β July 2009 - Post-Graduate Residency Training
Orthopedic Surgery
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
May 2003 - June 2008 - Graduate Education - Degree: M.D.
University of Southern California
August 1999 - May 2003 - Degree: B.S., Biological Sciences, Honors Program
Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of Southern California
Undergraduate Education
August 1995 - May 1999
- Orthopedic Surgery
- November 2008 - Present
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Candidate Member - January 2009 - 2016
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Associate Member - June 2014 - Present
Western Orthopedic Association - June 2003 - Present
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,Fellow Member
- 2016-2019 OCMA, Physician of Excellence
- 2008 Senior Resident Research Award, UC Irvine
- 2007 Orthopedic Research & Education Foundation Resident Award
- 2002 Deanβs Scholar for Junior/Senior Continuum
- 1999 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
- 1999 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
- 1999 Scholarship Recipient, Milo Don Appleman Jr. Award
Outstanding Senior in Biology with the Goal of a Career in Medicine. - 1998 Order of Omega National Greek Honor Society
- 1998 Scholarship Recipient, Okin Award in Biological Sciences