Benedict F. Digiovanni, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-5321

Administrative: (585) 273-1611

Fax: (585) 756-4725

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Biography

I am a board-certified Orthopaedist and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons who sees adolescent and adult patients for a wide range of foot and ankle problems. I have been practicing at the University of Rochester since 1999. I am a Professor of Orthopaedics and in this role I see patients in the clinic, teach medical students and orthopaedic surgery residents, and conduct research to find ways to improve the treatment of foot and ankle disorders. My special area of expertise include: arthritic conditions, sports injuries and fractures and dislocatiions of the foot and ankle. I have a particular interest in foot and ankle sports medicine, and research-based expertise in the areas of plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis and tendonopathy, athletic ankle injuries, and chronic ankle pain in the athlete.

My goal is to deliver excellent medical care that produces optimal outcomes for all of my patients. Partnering and sharing knowledge and decision making with my patients helps me make the best decisions for patients to achieve active and fulfilling lifestyles.

Research

In addition to treating patients as an active clinician, I am a researcher and medical educator who has trained over 100 Orthopaedic residents and foot and ankle Fellows. I have researched and published in numerous books and medical journals including reporting on methods for enhancing the quality of Orthopaedic medical education. I have a number of educational leadership roles at the University of Rochester including Director of Orthopaedic Intern Education and Director of the Musculoskeletal Curriculum at the medical school. In 2011, I was recognized for my national leadership role in the field of Orthopaedics by being inducted into the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA).

Credentials

Specialties

Education

1990
MD | Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

12/01/1996 - 07/31/1997
Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery at American Sports Medicine Institute

08/01/1996 - 11/30/1996
Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin

09/01/1992 - 06/30/1996
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Case Western Reserve University Endodontics Residency

07/01/1990 - 06/30/1991
Fellowship at Case Western Reserve University

09/01/1990 - 06/30/1991
Internship in Surgery (General Surgery) at Case Western Reserve University Endodontics Residency

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Awards

2016 - Present
Selected for/ Nominated to : Medical Student Promotions and Review Board (MSPRB)
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

2016
J Leonard Goldner Award for Best Basic Science Paper "Can Initial PROMIS Scores Predict Outcomes for Foot & Ankle Patients?"
Sponsor: American Ortho F & A Society Annual Mtg
Location: Toronto, Canada

2014 - Present
Selected for / Nominated to: Advisory Committee Dean's Teaching Fellowship Program
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

2013 - 2016
Selected for / Nominated to: Medical School Admissions Committee
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

2012 - 2014
Recipient of Louis A. and Mildred M. Goldstein Scholarship Award; Research Grant Awarded
Sponsor: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center

2011 - Present
Promotion to Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (Teacher-Clinician-Scholar Tract)
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location: Rochester, New York

2011 - Present
Elected To Membership
Sponsor: American Orthopaedic Association
Location: Chicago, Illinois

2010 - 2011
2011 Patient and Family Centered Care Award: For achieving the 90th % or above on inpatient satisfaction scores
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Center
Location: Rochester, New York

2010
2nd Prize, Outstanding Research Poster
Sponsor: Annual Summer Meeting, American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

2009 - Present
Appointed Director of Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Directorship of Medical Student Years 1-4
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location: Rochester, New York

2008 - 2013
Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Foot and Ankle Fellowship
Sponsor: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center

2007 - 2009
Awarded 2007-2009 Dean's Teaching Fellowship
Sponsor: Dean's Teaching Fellowship Program, University of Rochester Sch
Location: Rochester, New York

2007 - 2009
Marshal A. Lichtman Dean's Teaching Fellow
Sponsor: Dean's Teaching Fellowship Program, University of Rochester
Location: Rochester, New York

2007
Guide to America's Top Orthopaedists, 2007 edition
Sponsor: Consumer Research Council of America
Location: Washington, DC

2005 - Present
Selected member of Editorial Review Board
Sponsor: Journal: Foot and Ankle International

2005
Promotion to Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation (Teacher-Clinician-Scholar Tract)
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location: Rochester, New York

2001 - Present
Selected member of Editorial Review Board
Sponsor: The American Journal of Orthopaedics

2001
Elected Fellow
Sponsor: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1997
Finalist, Roger A. Mann, MD Award
Sponsor: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Location: Annual Summer Meeting, Monterey, California

1990
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1988
First Prize, Paul H. Curtiss, Jr., MD Musculoskeletal Essay Competition
Sponsor: Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1986
Magna Cum Laude Graduate
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

1984 - 1985
James B. Angell Scholar, Awarded for consecutive semesters of 4.0 GPA
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Publications

Journal Articles

4/2017
Kaplan N, Fowler X, Maqsoodi N, DiGiovanni B, Oh I. "Operative Anatomy of the Medial Gastrocnemius Recession vs the Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Recession." Foot & ankle international.. 2017 Apr; 38(4):424-429. Epub 2016 Dec 01.

9/2016
Ho B, Houck JR, Flemister AS, Ketz J, Oh I, DiGiovanni BF, Baumhauer JF. "Preoperative PROMIS Scores Predict Postoperative Success in Foot and Ankle Patients." Foot & ankle international.. 2016 Sep; 37(9):911-8. Epub 2016 Aug 16.

7/2016
Nawoczenski DA, DiLiberto FE, Cantor MS, Tome JM, DiGiovanni BF. "Ankle Power and Endurance Outcomes Following Isolated Gastrocnemius Recession for Achilles Tendinopathy." Foot & ankle international.. 2016 Jul; 37(7):766-75. Epub 2016 Mar 17.

Books & Chapters

2015
Chapter Title: Chronic Plantar Fasciitis with Distal Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: An Operative Technique
Book Title: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2nd edition (textbook chapter)
Author List: Gould JS, DiGiovanni BF
Published By: Lippincott 2015

2014
Chapter Title: Plantar Fasciitis and Heel Pain. Lecture: Core On Line Publication
Book Title: Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Resident Curriculum.
Author List: DiGiovanni BF
Published By: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society 2014

2014
Chapter Title: Plantar Heel Pain
Book Title: In Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
Author List: Dawson L, DiGiovanni BF, Baumhauer J
Edited By: Coughlin, Saltzman, Anderson, Mann
Published By: Saunders 2014

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