Penn Medicine Provider
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Franklin Caldera, DO
He/him/his
4.9
(378)
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse
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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

Average Rating
4.9

378 reviews

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May 2025
5.0
5.0
great dr.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
very professional and pleasant.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he addresses ur issues n talks them
April 2025
5.0
5.0
great doctor

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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
Dr. Caldera is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

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