Eugene L. Palatulan

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 mobility. He has particular interest in ultrasound-guided interventions and other available interventions for the treatment of musculoskeletal joint pain.

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.

Dr. Palatulan’s clinical research focuses on musculoskeletal ultrasound. He also has special research interest in social justice and health disparities as it pertains to access to sports medicine and sports in general, especially in underserved and underrepresented communities. His work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, posters and abstracts.

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, the Association of Academic Physiatrists and the Asian Pacific American Medical Association.

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.

Clinical research in musculoskeletal ultrasound. Special research interest in social justice and health disparities as it pertains to access to sports medicine and sports in general, especially in underserved and underrepresented communities.