Eugene L. Palatulan
<p>The clinical focus is treating musculoskeletal injuries of people ages 13 and up, from weekend warriors to high-level athletes, those who are trying to remain active, and those who need help getting active. Particular interest in ultrasound-guided interventions and other available interventions for musculoskeletal joint pain.</p>
<p>Clinical research in musculoskeletal ultrasound. </p>
<p>Eugene Palatulan, MD, MA, is a sports medicine attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Palatulan’s clinical focus is in treating musculoskeletal injuries of adolescents and adults of all levels of fitness and ability. He has particular interest in ultrasound-guided interventions and other available interventions for the treatment of musculoskeletal joint and tendinopathy pain.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College in 2005 and his Master of Arts at Columbia University in 2006, Dr. Palatulan spent several years in education, teaching high school biology in Bronx public high schools. He then pursued his medical education, first completing his post-baccalaureate with State University of New York at Buffalo in 2013, then pursuing his Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, earning his medical degree in 2017. He completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at NewYork-Presbyterian–Columbia/Cornell in 2021, and his sports medicine fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2022. Throughout his career, he has enjoyed taking a holistic approach in the care of athletes and patients of all ages and abilities. He has been a team physician for a multitude of teams of all levels. He has worked as team physician for UPENN Football, Sprint Football, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Soccer and Men's and Women's basketball teams during his fellowship at PENN Sports Medicine. He worked closely and alongside head team physicians for the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Flyers in taking care of elite professional football and hockey players and was a critical team member in getting their pre-participation physicals completed. He was part of the team who took care of the Team USA Women's soccer team during their exhibition match in Philadelphia in 2022. He enjoys covering track and field and was assistant Chief Medical Officer for the annual PENN relays and worked as track captain throughout the event. The experience served him immensely as the covering medical director for the MAAC indoor Track and Field championships at the Nike Armory Indoor Track. Dr. Palatulan also enjoys mass coverage such as marathons and he has worked as a race captain for Broad Street Run and Philadelphia Love Marathon during sports fellowship year as well as the NYC Marathon going back to his years as a medical student (2013-2017), residency years (2018-2021) and he plans to keep on volunteering as an attending physician overlooking care and injury prevention in various medical tents along the marathon. He currently directs the Montefiore Einstein Adaptive Sports program serving a vast population in the Bronx and beyond of adaptive athletes and participants. He currently enjoys being a team physician for professional athletes, local high schools and colleges, including taking care of the New York City FC II in MLS Next Pro league team. He has been vetted as part of the network of USA Soccer Federation (USSF) Preferred Provider and is proud to have taken care of US Soccer athletes and elite soccer athletes. He is also excited to be a team physician and be part of the Cool Runnings journey with the Jamaica Bobsleigh Team.</p><p>Dr. Palatulan’s clinical research focuses on musculoskeletal ultrasound and care and management of athlete injuries and access to sports medicine particularly with pre-participation physicals/screening in high school and collegiate levels. He also takes a strong interest in injury prevention and delves into research on relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S) and overuse injuries leading to tendinopathy and soft tissue injuries. His work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, posters and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Palatulan is a member of several professional organizations including the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.</p>
Shane M.A. Drakes
Non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal and sporting injuries. He uses ultrasound technology for injury evaluation and guidance when performing various procedures on musculoskeletal injuries. Dr. Drakes is also interested in injury prevention and patient education.
Injury epidemiology and mechanisms He is also interested in interventions to assess injury risks and the prevention of injuries, and evidence-based recommendations on best injury treatment modalities. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and presented internationally.
<p>Shane Mario André Drakes, MBBS, is Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship and Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal and sporting injuries. He uses ultrasound technology for injury evaluation and guidance when performing various procedures on musculoskeletal injuries. Dr. Drakes is also interested in injury prevention and patient education.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Medical Sciences in basic medical sciences from the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica in 2004, Dr. Drakes earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of the West Indies in Cave Hill, Barbados in 2006. He then came to Montefiore, where he completed his preliminary general surgery internship in 2011 and his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency in 2014. Dr. Drakes remained at Montefiore to complete a sports medicine fellowship in 2015.</p><p>Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Drakes’ research focuses on injury epidemiology and mechanisms. He is also interested in interventions to assess injury risks and the prevention of injuries, and evidence-based recommendations on best injury treatment modalities. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and presented nationally and internationally.</p><p>Dr. Drakes is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Barbados Sports Medicine Association. In 2013, Dr. Drakes received the Montefiore Resident of the Year Award from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program. He was also named as the Attending of the Year by that Residency Program in 2020. He has experience working with athletes at the high school, collegiate and professional/elite levels. Dr. Drakes was a team physician for the Barbados team at the Commonwealth Games in Australia in 2018 and is currently a team physician for the New York City Football Club.</p>