Meet the Orthopaedic Specialist

 Dr. R M Fumich, M.D.

Board certification

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1981 Recertified, NA
• American Board of Sports Physicians, 1987 Recertified, NA
• American Board of Sports Medicine, 1991 Recertified, NA
• Arthroscopy Board of North America, 1989 Recertified, NA

Education

Undergraduate

Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland,Ohio B.A. 1971

Medical

Ohio State Univerity Medical School, Columbus,Ohio M.D. 1974

Internship

Mt.Sinai Hospital of Cleveland, Cleveland,Ohio 1974-1975

Residency

Mt.Sinai of Cleveland, Cleveland,Ohio 1975-1978

Fellowship

Sports Medicine,Reconstructive Knee Surgery,Arthroscopy with A.E.Ellison, Williamstown,Mass. 1978-1979

Fellowship

Total Joint with C.O.Townley, Port Huron,Mi. 1979

Hospital/Academic affiliations

• Hospital
  • Hillcrest Hospital of the Cleveland Clinic Health System | Mayfield Heights,Ohio
• Surgical Center
  • Northeast Ohio Surgery Center | Orange Village,Ohio

Society memberships

• National Society Memberships
  • American College of Surgeons
• State Society Memberships
  • State Medical Society
  • State Orthopaedic Society
• Specialty Society Memberships
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
• Additional Society Memberships
  • International Society of Arthroscopic Surgery, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
  • Olympic Sports Medicine Society
  • International Cartilage Repair Society
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • American Academy of Sport Physicians

Achievements

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
• Fellow of the American Academy of Sports Phyicians
• Team physician for Hiram College 1980 to the present
• Director Hillcrest Hospital Sports Medicine 1981 to the present
• Berger Memorial Lecturer The Mt.Sinai Hospital of Cleveland
• Volunteer Team Physician,Olympic Training Center Colorado Springs
• Weekly author of a sports medicine column for the Lake County News Herald
• Selected by Consumer Research Council of America for inclusion in The Guide of America's Top Surgeons 2002-2003
• Listed on web site www.kneeguru.co.uk