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Board Certified orthopedic surgeon & Sports Medicine SpecialistRobert Grumet, M.D.

Dr. Robert Grumet is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training and certification in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. His specialty includes arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and knee with a special emphasis on cartilage restorative procedures.

Dr. Grumet earned his bachelor of science and medical degree from the University of Southern California. He completed his orthopedic residency training at the University of California, Irvine before moving to Chicago for one year to do his subspecialty training in sports medicine at Rush University Medical Center.

Dr. Grumet has contributed to the advancement of sports medicine through his research and is actively involved in teaching of surgeons, orthopedic fellows, medical students, physical therapists, and athletic trainers. Dr. Grumet enjoys caring for athletes at all levels and has served as team physician for many local high schools, colleges as well as professional teams.

In his free time, Dr. Grumet enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, cycling, golfing and fly-fishing. Dr. Grumet’s practice is in Orange and Irvine, California where he is a partner of the Orthopedic Specialty Institute.

Education

August 2008 – July 2009
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Fellowship, Sports Medicine
    Chicago, IL.
May 2003 - June 2008
  • University of California, Irvine Medical Center
    Post-Graduate Residency Training
    Orthopedic Surgery
August 1999 - May 2003
  • University of Southern California
    Graduate Education
    Degree: M.D.
August 1995 - May 1999
  • University of Southern California
    Undergraduate Education Degree: B.S., Biological Sciences, Honors Program
    Magna Cum Laude

Faculty

  • August 2021-Present
    Program Director, Hoag Orthopedic Institute Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • July 2017- Present
    Adjunct Clinical Professor, Marshall B Ketchum Physician Assistant Program
  • August 2015- Present
    Assistant Clinical Professor, Loma Linda University
  • August 2013- 2021
    Assistant Program Director, Hoag Orthopedic Institute Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • August 2012- 2017
    Sports Clinic Fellowship Program, Laguna Hills
    Clinical Faculty

Leadership

  • 2023- Present Medical Director, Main Street Specialty Surgery Center
  • 2022-2023 Providence St Joseph, Orange Orthopedic Department Chair
  • 2021-2022 Providence St Joseph, Orange Orthopedic Department Vice Chair
  • 2015- Present Providence St Joseph, Orange Orthopedic Executive Committee
  • 2017-Present Orthopedic Specialty Institute Management Committee
  • 2016- 2021 Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Medical Executive Committee
  • July 2007- 2014 American Orthopaedic Association, Emerging Leaders Program
  • June 2007 American Orthopaedic Association, Resident Leadership Forum

Certification

  • 2013-2031 Subspecialty Certification, Certificate of Added Qualification, Sports Medicine
  • 2011-2031 Board Certification, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Honors & Awards

  • 2016-2024 OCMA, Physician of Excellence
  • 2008 Senior Resident Research Award, UC Irvine
  • 2007 Orthopedic Research & Education Foundation Resident Award
  • 2002 Dean’s 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
  • 1998 Order of Omega National Greek Honor Society
  • 1998 Scholarship Recipient, Okin Award in Biological Science

Publications

  • Grumet, R, Hadley, S, Diltz, MV, Lee, TQ, Gupta, R. "Development of a Novel Model for Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Rabbit Subscapularis Muscle." Acta Orthopaedica. 2009 Feb; 80(1): 97-103.

  • Cole B, Pascual-Garrido C, Grumet R. Surgical Management of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009; 91:1778-1790.

  • Nho, S, Slabaugh, M, Seroyer S, Grumet, R, Wilson, J, Verma, N, Romeo, A, Bach, BR. Does the Literature Support Double-Row Suture Anchor Fixation for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair?
    A Systematic Review Comparing Double-Row and Single-Row Suture Anchor Configuration. Arthroscopy. 2009 Nov; 25 (11): 1319-28.

  • Grumet R, Provencher MT, Bach BR Jr. First Time versus Recurrent Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2010 Feb; 26(2): 239-48.

  • Grumet R, Friel N, Cole B. Bony Avulsion of the medial collateral ligament in a gymnast: a case report. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2010 Oct; 19(7): e1-6.

  • Cole B, Pascual-Garrido C, Grumet R. Surgical Management of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee. 2010 AAOS Instructional Course Lecture, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. AAOS. 2010; 59: 181-204.

  • Ghodadra, N, Grumet, R, LeClere, L, Provencher, MT. "Failed Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: What to do?" Current Orthopedic Practice.�

  • Pensak M, Grumet R, Slabaugh M, Bach BR Jr. Open versus Arthroscopic Resection for Acromioclavicular Joint Arthritis: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2010 May; 26(5): 694-704.

  • Slabaugh M, Frank R, Nho S, Seroyer S, Grumet R, Wilson J, Bach BR Jr, Verma N. Does the Literature Confirm Superior Clinical Results in Radiographically Healed Rotator Cuffs after Rotator Cuff Repair? A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2010 Mar; 26(3): 393-403.

  • Grumet R, Frank R, Slabaugh M, Virkus W, Bush-Joseph C, Nho S. Lateral hip pain in an Athletic Population: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. May 2010 (2); 237-46.

  • Frank R, Slabaugh M, Grumet R, Virkus W, Bush-Joseph, C, Nho S,. Posterior hip pain in an Athletic Population: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. May 2010 (2); 191-196.

  • Provencher MT, Bhatia S, Ghodadra NS, Grumet RC, Bach BR Jr, Dewing CB, LeClere L, Romeo AA. Recurrent Shoulder Instability: current concepts for evaluation and management of glenoid bone loss. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Dec;92 Suppl 2:133-51. Review

  • Cole BJ, Pascual-Garrido C, Grumet RC. Surgical Management of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee. Instr Course Lect. 2010;59:181-204.

  • Ghodadra NS, Mall NA, Grumet R, Sherman SL, Kirk S, Provencher MT, Bach BR Jr. Interval Arthrometric Comparison of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstrucion Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Versus Allograft: Do Grafts Attenuate Within the First Year Postoperatively? Am J Sports Med. 2012 Mar 26.

  • Grumet R, Rubin B. Injection Therapies in the Management of Shoulder Injuries. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2012; June 20 (2): 114-23.

  • Grumet R, Fischer S, Rubin B. Failed Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior and Proximal Biceps Surgery. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2012; Sept 20 (3): 253-258.

  • Ghodadra N, Mall NA, Karas V, Grumet RC, Kirk S, McNickle AG, Garrido CP, Cole BJ, Bach BR Jr. Articular and Meniscal Pathology Associated with Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.� J Knee Surg. 2012 Nov 6.

  • Frank R, Grumet R, Slabaugh M, Bach Jr, BR, Wang V, Alland, J.� Hip Osseous Morphologic Characteristics Using Computer Navigation and Plain Radiographs. Am J Orthop. 2012;41(11):519-525

  • Frank RM, Slabaugh MA, Grumet RC, Bush-Joseph CA, Virkus WW, Nho SJ. Hip pain in active patients: What you may be missing.� J Fam Pract. 2012 Dec;61(12):736-44.

  • Frank RM, Nho SJ, McGill KC, Grumet RC, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Romeo AA.� Retrospective analysis of arthroscopic superior labrum anterior to posterior repair: prognostic factors associated with failure. Adv Orthop. 2013. Epub 2013 Mar 25.

  • Campbell J, Filardo G, Bruce B, Bajaj S, Friel N, Hakimiyan A, Grumet R, Shafikhani S, Chubinskaya S, Cole BJ. Salvage of Contaminated Osteochondral Allografts: The Effects of Chlorhexidine on Human Articular Chondrocyte Viability. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Feb 11.

  • Gardner V, Gazzaniga D, Shepard M, Grumet R, Rubin B, Dempewolf M, Bray C, Prietto C. Monitoring Postoperative Opioid Use Following Simple Arthroscopic Meniscectomy: A Performance-Improvement Strategy for Prescribing Recommendations and Community Safety. JB JS Open Access. 2018 Nov 1;3(4):e0033. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.18.00033. eCollection 2018 Dec 20.

Book Chapters

  • Grumet, R., Bach, B.R. "Arthroscopically Assisted Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone Tendon Bone Autograft." ACL Surgery: How to Get it Right the First Time and What to do When Your Surgery Fails. Eds. Bach, BR and Provencher, MT. Slack Incorporated: 2009.

  • Grumet, R., Bach BR. "Allograft Processing and Efficacy." ACL Surgery: How to Get it Right the First Time and What to do When Your Surgery Fails. Eds. Bach, BR and Provencher, MT. Slack Incorporated: 2009.

  • Cole B, Grumet R, Pascual-Garrido, C. Overview and Indications for Articular Cartilage Restoration. Advanced Reconstruction of the Knee. Ed. Lieberman, J, Berry, D, Azar, F. AAOS: 2011.

  • Grumet R, Bajaj S, Cole B. "Failed Cartilage Repair." Surgery of the Knee. Insall & Scott. Fifth Edition. Elsevier 2011.

  • Weber K, Grumet R. "Nonsurgical Management of Glenohumeral Arthritis." Management of Glenohumeral Arthritis in the Active Patient. AAOS Mongraph 2012.

Video & Internet Publications

Podium Presentations

  • May 2022 UCI Sports Medicine and Joint Preservation Symposium, University of California, Irvine. "My approach to ACL injury"
  • April 2020 Southern California Fellow Shoulder Course, Orange, CA "Latarjet- How to do it and stay out of trouble"
  • June 2017 UCI Trauma Symposium, University of California Irvine. "Advances in Cartilage Restoration".
  • August 2016 Sports Medicine Symposium, Chicago, IL "First Time Dislocator" & "Partial Rotator Cuff Tears"
  • Feb 2010 AAOS Podium Presentation: “San Diego, CA. "Salvage of Contaminated Osteochondral Allografts: Chlorhexidine effects on Human Articular Cartilage." Podium No: 208
  • August 2009 Lamplighters Orthopedic Association: St Joseph Hospital “Indications and Outcomes of Complex and Revision Articular Cartilage Surgery”
  • June 2009 Rush 21st Annual Thesis Day: Rush University Medical Center “Articular and Meniscal Pathology Associated with Primary ACL Reconstruction”
  • May 2008 Graduate Research Forum: University of California, Irvine “The Development of Fatty Atrophy after Rotator Cuff Injuries in an Animal Model”
  • May 2007 Graduate Research Forum: University of California, Irvine “Development of a Novel Model for Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Rabbit Subscapularis Muscle”
  • April 2007 Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation: California Orthopedic Association. “Development of a Novel Model for Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Rabbit Subscapularis Muscle”
  • February 2007 Keynote lecture: ISLT, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. “Development of a Novel Model for Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Rabbit Subscapularis Muscle”

Poster Presentations

  • March 2023
    American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons: “Comparison of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Quadriceps Autograft or Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft and Return to OR for Arthrofibrosis
  • February 2009
    American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons: “The Development of Fatty Atrophy after Rotator Cuff Injuries in an Animal Model”
  • February 2008
    American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons: "Revision Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction." Video Presentation

Membership

  • 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

Instructor

  • May 2013
    Master Instructor, Arthrex Fellow Course, Knee and Shoulder, Irvine, CA
  • July 2012
    Lab Instructor, Arthrex, Hip Arthroscopy, Irvine, CA
  • May 2012
    Lab Instructor, Arthrex Fellow Course, Multiligament Knee, Irvine, CA
  • October 2011
    Master Instructor, Arthrex Advanced Biologic Shoulder and Knee Reconstruction Symposium, Irvine, CA
  • May 2011
    Lab Instructor,Arthrex Fellow Course, Multiligament Knee Injury, Irvine, CA
  • September 2010
    Associate Master Instructor, Arthroscopy Association North America Shoulder Arthroscopy Course, Rosemont, IL
  • October 2008
    Associate Master Instructor, Arthroscopy Association North America.Fundamentals in Arthroscopy Resident Course, Rosemont, IL
  • October 2008
    Instructor, Rush University Resident Surgical Skills Lab, Knee
  • January/ July 2009
    Instructor, Rush University Resident Surgical Skills Lab, Shoulder

Team Affiliations

  • July 2025- Present
    Saddleback College, Team Physician
  • September 2020- Present
    St Margarets Episcopal School, Team Physician
  • September 2009- Present
    Crean Lutheran High School, Team Physician
  • September 2009- Present
    Irvine High School, Team Physician
  • August 2019- 2020 Orange Lutheran High School, Team Physician
  • August 2019- Present
    Mater Dei High School, Team Physician
  • August 2019- Present
    University of California, Irvine, Team Physician
  • August 2018- Present California State University, Fullerton, Team Physician
  • August 2015- Present Chapman University, Head Team Physician
  • February 2020- 2024 Los Angeles Chargers, Team Physician
  • November 2013- 2016 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Team Physician

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