Penn Medicine Provider
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Franklin Caldera, DO
He/him/his
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse
About me
- Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dr. Caldera specializes in general musculoskeletal medicine, pain management, interventional spine, electromyography, ultrasound, and spinal disorders.
Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2015 - 2018
Education and training
- Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency: Saint Clare Hospital Health Center
- Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center
What my patients think about me
401 reviews
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July 2025
excellent doctor
July 2025
very professional.
June 2025
listens well
June 2025
good dr
My Locations
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse
Penn Rehabilitation Medicine Inpatient Consult Service HUP
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
My research
Caldera, F DO, McLoughlin R J, Jin A, Canlas E A, et al. “Persistent Radiculopathy Subsequent to Selective Nerve Root Block.” Cureus 15(10): e46468. October 04, 2023, doi:10.7759/cureus.46468. , Cureus 15(10): e46468. October 04, 2023, doi:10.7759/cureus.46468.: 2023
Caldera, F DO, Patel, Palak MD et al Subacute Combined Degeneration Masking Spinal Stenosis: A Case Report , Cureus 15(3):e36367. : 2023
Caldera, F DO, Abramoff, Benjamin, MD, Dillingham, Timothy MD Psychological and Cognitive Functioning among Patients Receiving Outpatient Rehabilitation for Post COVID sequelae: An Observational Study , Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: 2022
Caldera, F DO, MBA, Abramoff, Benjamin, MD “Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes Following Severe COVID-19 Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study” , American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. : 2021
Caldera, F, Zhang Yejia "Conuse Medullaris Syndrome due to Ligamentum Flavum Thickening and Intervertebral Disc Bulging" , Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Journal, 3(1): 2020,126
Caldera, F DO, MBA “Medical marijuana as an alternative for opioids for chronic pain: A Case Report.” , SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. Volume 8, February 12, 2020. DOI: 10.1177/2050313X20907015: 2020
Caldera, F DO, MBA, Abramoff, Benjamin MSK Review Chapter “Osteoarthritis: Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment Options.” , Med Clin N Am - (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2019.10.007 October, 2019.: 2019
Carlos Perez Gonzalez, MD, Yahira Acevedo-Santiago, MD, Franklin E. Caldera, DO, Yejia Zhang MD, Ph D. “To Operate or Not to Operate: The Dilemma between Surgery versus Conservative Management of Cervical Disc Herniation”Biomed J Sci&Tech Res. , Biomed J Sci&Tech Res.: 2018
Caldera F Zhang Y et al Cell Therapy for the Degenerating Intervertebral Disc. Translational Research. Translational research: The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine. 2016 PMID: 27986604 , The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine : 2017
Plastaras C, McCormick Z, Nguyen C, Rho M, Nack SH, Roth D, Casey E, Carneiro K, Cucchiara A, Press J, McLean J, Caldera F. Is Hip Abduction Strength Asymmetry Present in Female Runners in the Early Stages of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome? , Am J Sports Med, 44(1): 2016,105-12