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Docs Doing Great Things - Archive

Each month BREAKTHRU Fitness and Physical Therapy will highlight a Doctor in the area who is making a difference and assisting individuals in staying healthy and/or treating injuries that will allow them to return to their daily, active lifestyle.

Dr. Meryl Stein

Where are you from? Where did you go to college / medical school?

I grew up in Cherry Hill NJ and went to Cherry Hill East. I went to college at Columbia University and Medical School at UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson. I did my residency and acupuncture training at Harvard University.

Why did you want to study medicine? How long have you been practicing medicine?

I wanted to study medicine because I thought it was interesting and it is a great feeling to be able to help people. That sounds cliché, I know, but its true.

I finished my residency in 2003 and then worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine for two years before starting my own practice. I still work at Penn once per week doing EMGs.

Dr. Arlene Goodman – CHOP sports medicine

Where are you from and where did you go to medical school?

I am from Longmeadow, MA. I went to Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Why did you want to study medicine?

I wanted to study medicine in order to help people who are sick and to help prevent future injury/illness if possible.

What is your treatment philosophy?

My treatment philosophy is one of individualized Patient centered care. I also strongly believe in a collaborative approach towards the decision making process involving both the patient and parents.

What are the challenges unique to working with children and child athletes?

The child athlete is focused on the here and now. I have to help them realize we need to take care of the current injury so that in the future it doesn't lead to a recurrent problem and the only way to achieve this is complete rehabilitation of the current injury.

What is your sports medicine specialty?

Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine

Dr. John P Salvo Jr., MD

Where are you from?

I grew up in Medford, NJ

Where did you go to medical school and do your residency/fellowships?

I went to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and did my residency in orthopedic surgery at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. My fellowship was in sports medicine at University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL.

What is your evaluation and treatment philosophy?

First is that most problems can be cured without surgery. We take the time to listen to the patient and take a detailed history of their problem, which is 90% of the diagnosis. Then confirm with thorough physical examination and after that is completed, evaluate radiologic studies (X rays, MRI, etc). Many patients come in and say things like ”but my MRI says I have a tear, and it needs surgery.” The truth is that not every tear needs surgical intervention, and many patients can return to normal with a course of supervised rehab and time.

I believe in surgical intervention when it’s appropriate and when other options have been exhausted.