Dr. Victor Paolo, MD

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Get to know Physiatrist Dr. Victor Paolo, who serves patients in Millbrook, New York.

Dr. Paolo is a well-versed physiatrist at Millbrook Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine in Millbrook, New York. He uses cutting-edge therapies to restore functionality, thereby improving quality of life.

Some of the conditions that he treats include osteoarthritis, venous insufficiency, muscular dystrophy, orthostasis, lymphedema, frailty syndrome, tendonitis, traumatic brain injury, pressure sores, paraplegia, amputation, quadriplegia, sports injuries, post-polio syndrome, repetitive stress injuries, brain stroke, frozen shoulder, hip fracture, morbid obesity, and stress fracture. 

In regards to his educational background, Dr. Paolo graduated with his Medical Degree from CETEC University Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 1981. He then relocated to the United States, performing his internship in internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in 1982, and his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Nassau University Medical Center in 1985.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also known as physiatry and rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with cognitive and/or physical impairments or disabilities. Physiatrists treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. 

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