Franklin Caldera, DO (He/him/his)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

4.9 with 221 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Spanish

Franklin Caldera, DO (He/him/his)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

4.9 with 221 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Spanish

Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dr. Caldera is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Caldera

Dr. Caldera specializes in general musculoskeletal medicine, pain management, interventional spine, electromyography, ultrasound, and spinal disorders.

Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2015 - 2018

Amputation Rehabilitation
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
Anterior Tibial Tendon Rupture
Arm Steroid Injection
Arthralgia
Arthritis
Back Muscle Injury
Back Pain
Balance Rehabilitation
Botox for Spasticity
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Cancer Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Cervical Myelopathy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
Chronic Tendinosis of the Ankle
Chronic Tendinosis of the Foot
Coccydynia
Complex Spinal Deformities
Compression Fracture
Concussion
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Electrodiagnostic Testing
Epidural Steroid Injection
Exercise Prescription
Facial Nerve Pain (Neuralgia)
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Femoral Neuropathy
Gait Analysis
Hand Steroid Injection
Hip Preservation Surgery
Hip Sprain
Joint Injection
Kyphosis
Lesion of Sciatic Nerve
Low Back Pain in Pregnancy
Lymphedema Therapy
Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation
Muscle Spasticity
Musculoskeletal Injection
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Neck Fracture (Cervical Spine Fracture)
Neck Pain
Neck Rehab
Neck Sprain
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Patella Injury
Patellofemoral Arthritis
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peroneal Neuropathy
Plexopathy
Posterior Interosseous Neuropathy
Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture
Post-Polio Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Radial Nerve Neuropathy
Radiculopathy
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Repetitive Stress Injury
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Rotator Cuff Injury
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Sacroiliac Joint Block
Sacroiliitis
Sciatica
Shoulder Instability
Spasticity
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Pain
Spinal Tumor
Spine Deformity
Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
Spondylosis
Sports Injury
Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Stress Fractures
Stroke Rehabilitation
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tendinopathy
Tendon Injury
Tethered Spinal Cord
Tibial Neuropathy
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Ulnar Neuropathy
Ultrasound
Upper Limb Amputation
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Caldera is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007

Education and Training

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Clare Hospital Health Center; Metropolitan Hospital Center

Primary Location

Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse

Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
1st Floor
1800 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Penn Rehabilitation Medicine Inpatient Consult Service HUP

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360

Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Amerihealth
NJ Medicaid
NJ Medicare
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program
Vibra Health Plan

Selected Publications

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): 126,2020.

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): 105-12,2016.

Caldera F, Fang J.: Ultrasound Diagnosis of Proximal Phalanx Fractures. AAPM&R Online Case Study, MSK Case #43. October 2014. http://me.aapmr.org. : 2014.

Academic Contact Information

Pennsylvania Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine
1800 Lombard Street/1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: 215-833-2916
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, National
American College of Sports Medicine, National
American Osteopathic Medical Association, National
American Registry for Diagnostics Medical Sonography, National
Association of Military Physicians and Surgeons, National
Fellow, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Local
International Spine Intervention Society, International
New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Local
Spanish American Medical and Dental Society of New York., Local