DanielAlbertoRomanelliMDFAAOS

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Orthopedic Surgeon Ortho South Texas

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Office
4770 Frontage Rd Suite 305A,Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone+1 956-362-5870

1. I have been in private orthopedic practice for 23 years. I am Board Certified in both Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. I am practicing at DHR Health. I am a Orthopedic Consultant for The McAllen Vipers and UTRGV Athletics and various highs in the Rio GrandeValley.
I completed fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery in Los Angeles, CA. I received a BA from UCLA and my medical degree from New York Medical College. I served as an orthopedic consultant for New Mexico State University Athletics and Las Cruces area high schools from 2004-2020. I also served as one of the traveling team physicians for the U.S. National Soccer Team from 2002-2013. I served as the Program Director for the Mountain View Orthopedic Residency Training program from 2015-2020. I served as the New Mexico delegate for American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM) from 2014-2020. I serve as a volunteer clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics for the University of New Mexico School of Medicine for Orthopedic clinical rotations in Las Cruces and UTRGV School of Medicine..
I have been doing Forensic Orthopedic Expert Witnessing for 9 years and I have been an IME provider for 11 years.

Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine GroupFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 1999 - 2000
Valleywise HealthResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 - 1999
Valleywise HealthInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1992
St. George's University School of MedicineNo Degree, 1988 - 1990
University of California, Los AngelesB.A., Psychology, 1980 - 1987
UCLABA, Pyschology, 1987

NM State Medical License 2004 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2020
AZ State Medical License 1994 - 2005
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
ABIMEIndependent Medical Examiner
American orthopedic Society of sports medicineAmerican orthopedic Society of sports medicine

1st Prize, Wood Resident Essay Competition American College of Surgery, Arizona Committee on Trauma
Geoffrey Bourne Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Journal Articles

Comparison of Initial Injury Features in Cervical Spine Trauma of C3-C7; Predictive Outcome with Halo Vest Management
Daniel A. Romanelli, M.D.; Curtis A. Dickman, M.D.; Randall W. Porter, M.D.; and Richard J. Haynes, M.D., Journal of Spinal Disorders, 1/1/1996
Articular Cartilage Lesion Classifications
Bert R. Mandelbaum, M.D.; Daniel A. Romanelli, M.D.; Thomas P. Knapp, M.D., Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 1/1/2000
Achilles Ruptures in the Athlete; Current Sciences and Treatment
Daniel A. Romanelli, M.D.; Louis Almekinders, M.D.; Bert R. Mandelbaum, M.D., Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, 1/1/2000

Abstracts/Posters

Altered Somatosensory Cortex Activation in ACL Reconstruction Patients during Single Leg Balance Task
An,YW PhD, Meyers,B DO, Romanelli,D MD, Keeley,D PhD, Orthopedic, AAOS 2019 Poster Presentation

Lectures

Ultrasound Assessment of the Tendon of the Long Head of the Biceps Brachii Following Extended Pitching Rachel Brandl D.O. David Keeley PhD. Charles Metzge...
Orthopedic Summit 2019

Other

Sports Tips: Articular Cartilage Injuries
Daniel A. Romanelli, M.D.; Bert R. Mandelbaum, M.D.; Diane Watanabe, ATC Web Site Publication, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
www.sportsmed.org
1/1/2000

Johnny Mcants ReturnsApril 7th, 2020
DHR Health Brownsville Sees 25th Surgery Treating ACL Injuries PerformedAugust 8th, 2024

MD, ABOS Standard setting committee for the specialty Sports Medicine examination 2017.

InvestigatorA Pilot Investigation into Utilizing Electronic Caregiving Technology to Reduce Hospital Readmissions in Older Patients David Keeley, Ph.D. Daniel Romanelli M.D.2019 - 2022
Senior AuthorRetrospective Review of Single Surgeon MACI procedure for multiple lesions. Marco Gupton, D.O. David Keeley, Ph.D. Daniel Romanelli M.D.2020 - 2021
ResearchBi-Plane Flouroscopy Assessment of the Pitching Motion Jared Cook D.O. Mike Torry PhD. Kevin Shelburne PhD. Michelle Sabick PhD. David Keeley PhD. Charles Metzger M.D. Daniel Romanelli M.D.2016 - 2021
ResearchUltrasound Assessment of the Tendon of the Long Head of the Biceps Brachii Following Extended Pitching Rachel Brandl D.O. David Keeley PhD. Charles Metzger M.D. Daniel Romanelli M.D.2016 - 2019