Robert G. Jones, MD

Dr. Robert G. Jones is the owner and President of Impact Orthopaedics, P.A. He specializes in orthopaedic and sports medicine, arthroscopy, and joint reconstruction.

Dr. Jones is a native of Knoxville,Tennessee.  He graduated from UNC- Chapel Hill, where he was a varsity track and field letterman.  Dr. Jones made the decision to pursue medicine after a pole-vaulting accident abruptly ended his athletic career. He completed his medical school education at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Jones has practiced orthopaedics and sports medicine in Raleigh for ten years. He has been involved with the care of athletes of all types and levels. He has served as the orthopaedic team physician for many high schools, colleges, and professional sporting organizations, including Southeast Raleigh High School, Leesville Road High School, Campbell University, Carolina Cobras Arena Football, the North Carolina Ballet, and USA Baseball.  He serves as Medical Director of one international and several national track and field meets.

Dr. Jones volunteers his medical services at the Raleigh Rescue Mission, the Salvation Army, and Urban Ministries of Wake County. He has served as camp physician for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Camp Sea Gull. Dr. Jones and his wife Lisa have four children.  Dr. Jones is an avid triathlete, marathoner, and sports enthusiast.

Dr. Jones is currently accepting new patients.

ORGANIZATIONS

North Carolina Medical Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
Southern Orthopaedic Association
Wake County Medical Society

ASSOCIATED POSITIONS

Medical Director
Nike National Indoor High School Track and Field Invitational        1998 - Present

Medical Director
Nike National Outdoor High School Track and Field Invitational     1998 - Present

Medical Director
Great American National Cross Country Festival                          2002 - Present

Medical Director
Nike Team National Cross Country Championship                        2004 - Present

Orthopaedic Consultant
North Carolina Ballet                                                                  2000 - 2006      

Member
Rex Sports Medicine Institute                                                     1999 - 2002

Member
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Sports Council                 1999 - 2002

Board  of Directors
National Scholastic Sports Foundation                                         1998 - Present


ORTHOPAEDIC TEAM PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCE

Leesville Road High School
Campbell University
Southeast Raleigh High School
Carolina Cobras Arena Football
USA Baseball

Letterman UNC Track and Field     
ACC Athletic Academic Honor Roll
Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
     Resident Research Award

OATS Procedure for an Osteochondral Lesion of the Patella.
DeCarlo, Mark; Oneacre, Kathy, Current Topics in Musculosketal Medicine - A Case Study Approach, 2001; 21:179-190.

ABSTRACTS

Oxidant Effects of Fluosol DA-20 and Oxygen in the Rat Lung
Delucia, AJ; Jones, RG. The Toxicologist, 6:135, 1986.

SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS

Sacral Etiologies Presenting as Low Back Pain
Internatinal Symposium for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Chicago, Illinois. May 1992.

PRESENTATIONS, PAPERS, ARTICLES 

• Boost Your Memory with Exercise
  Boom Magazine, February 2009.

• Knee Injuries in the Workplace
  Job Ready Services. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 2008.

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Prevention
  Duke Raleigh Hospital Healthy Focus Forum. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 2008.                                                                                       

• Evaluation and Treatment of Common Knee Injuries
Avante Physical Therapy. Cary, North Carolina. October 2005.


• Visiting Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
  UNC Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2003.                                                                                                                                      
• Orthopaedic Evaluation and Treatment of the Worker's Compensation Patient
State of North Carolina Worker's Compensation Symposium. Cary, North Carolina. 2003.                                                                                                                  
• Adolescent Ballet Injuries
Triangle Academy of Dance. Cary, North Carolina. July 2002.


• Arthroscopic verses Open Bankart Repair
Wake Medical Center Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 2002.


• Common Ballet Injuries
Raleigh School of Ballet. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 2001.


• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Autograft
North Carolina Orthopaedic Nurse State Convention. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 2000.


• Athroscopic Fixation of Tibial Plateau Fractures
Wake Medical Center Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 1999.


• Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System
North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association, State Convention. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 1999.


• Prospective Comparison of Autograft verses Allograft for Spinal fusion in the Same Patient
Medical College of Wisconsin Orthopaedic Research Day. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. June 1994.


• Prospective Comparison of Autograft verses Allograft for Spinal fusion in the Same Patient
Mid-American Orthopaedic Society. Hilton Head, South Carolina. April 1993.


• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction - Pitfalls and Complications
Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Symposium. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1994.


• Prospective Comparison of Autograft verses Allograft for Spinal fusion in the Same Patient
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Francisco, California. February 1993.


• Prospective Comparison of Autograft verses Allograft for Spinal fusion in the Same Patient
International Symposium for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Chicago, Illinois. May 1992