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ROBERT MONACO, M.D., M.P.H.
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE/ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

Dr. Robert Monaco has been the Team Physician at Rutgers University since 1996. His primary responsibilities are to oversee the medical treatment of athletes for the 30 Division I sports at the University, as well as supervise a group of eleven full-time certified athletic trainers. In addition to his work with the Scarlet Knights, Dr. Monaco is a clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and assists with directing the school’s Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree from Columbia University, where he competed in wrestling and captained the team his senior year. He went on to receive his Medical Degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his residency at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and St. Peter’s Hospital in New Brunswick, working with the Department of Family Medicine.
Dr. Monaco has also done postgraduate study and completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, which included work at Princeton University and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. In addition, Dr. Monaco holds a Master’s in Public Health from Rutgers and UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

A native of Nutley, NJ, Dr. Monaco comes from a family of physical educators, coaches, and athletes.

Dr. Monaco and his wife, Carolyn, are the proud parents of two children.

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