Raymond Rocco Monto

Raymond Rocco Monto (born November 20, 1960) is a Board Certified orthopaedic surgeon with a practice on Nantucket, Massachusetts. Monto's work includes developments in sports medicine, Tennis elbow surgery,  hip arthroscopy, platelet-rich plasma,   and innovative orthobiologic treatments for chronic disorders including Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis. Monto lectures frequently in the United States and around the world.

Background
Raymond Rocco Monto was born in Ironbound, New Jersey. He played intercollegiate soccer at Haverford College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1982. He was co-captain of the soccer team and was a regional NSCAA All America selection in 1981. Monto graduated in Biology from Haverford College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1981. Monto earned his Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) at the New York University School of Medicine in 1986. During medical school he was an all-star goalkeeper in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League first division, reaching the U.S. national championship Final Four in 1983 with the Union Lancers. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Duke University in 1992, and was a fellow at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in knee and shoulder reconstruction.

Career and awards
Monto began his career in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, before starting the first orthopedic surgery and sports medicine practice on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in 1996. After treating large numbers of metatarsal foot fractures on the island he became known for diagnosing the "Vineyard fracture". In a controversial move in 2013, he relocated his practice to Nantucket. He is a media spokesperson and fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons   Monto has won several awards, including the 2012 Jacques Duparc research award from the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology for his work on tennis elbow; the 2014 European Hip Society Research Finalist Award; the Smith-Nephew Resident Scholar Award, the Piedmont Orthopedic Society Research Award from Duke University, the Smith & Nephew Orthopedic Resident Scholar Award, and the Magill Rhoads Scholar Award from Haverford College. Monto has lectured extensively across the United States and Europe, giving over 100 presentations and demonstrating orthopedic innovations including the use of platelet rich plasma and novel total knee arthroplasty techniques. Monto serves as a consultant reviewer for many international orthopedic journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Bone and Joint Research, and Arthroscopy. He is a lead team physician for United States Soccer and has been a sports medicine consultant to the United States Ski Team, Boston Ballet, and Real Madrid C.F.,   and has served in many capacities for Nantucket Cottage Hospital including chief administrative officer, president of the medical staff, chief of surgery, director of physical therapy and sports medicine, and member of the hospital's board of trustees. Monto's first book, The Fountain: A Doctor's Prescription to Make 60 the New 30 was published by Rodale Books Penguin Random House in 2018.

Publications
Additionally, Monto has published numerous medical articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Partial list:
 * "Engineered bone graft." (July 2016) American Journal of Orthopedics. http://www.mdedge.com/amjorthopedics/article/109998/engineered-bone-graft