Dr. Roberta Kalafut |
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SpineAbilene |
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United States |
About Dr. Roberta Kalafut
Alongside her exceptional academic achievements, Roberta Kalafut remains committed to her patients and her profession, distinguishing her as one of Texas’s foremost physiatrists.
Roberta Kalafut received her BS at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. A graduate of Ohio University College of Orthopedic Medicine, Roberta Kalafut entered an inter-institutional program in Baltimore, Maryland, to complete her residency. During the last year of her dual residency at John Hopkins and Sinai Hospitals in Baltimore, Roberta Kalafut served as Chief Resident. In that role, Roberta Kalafut assisted in developing curricula and organized the resident call schedule between both hospitals.
From 1990 to 1992, Roberta Kalafut acted as Medical Director of HealthSouth Rehabilitation, where she was responsible for all outpatient rehabilitation services. While in Maryland, Roberta Kalafut also served on committees at the Children’s Hospital of Baltimore and the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland.
Following her arrival in Abilene, Texas, in 1992, Roberta Kalafut accepted a medical directorship at Hendrick Center for Rehabilitation, where she played an instrumental role in supporting quality improvement.
Roberta Kalafut is now a founder and physician partner at SpineAbilene, a treatment center she established with her husband in 1998. Roberta Kalafut and the other SpineAbilene physiatrists excel in finding nonsurgical treatment options for patients experiencing back and neck pain. When necessary, Roberta Kalafut also refers her patients to a skilled spine surgeon affiliated with SpineAbilene.
A member of the Texas Medical Association, Roberta Kalafut also supports the advancement of patient care in the state of Texas through her involvement with the Texas Medical Board. Appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Medical Board’s District Review Committee in 2009, Roberta Kalafut helps oversee conduct hearings and informal settlement conferences and makes recommendations for disciplinary action.
For more than 10 years, Roberta Kalafut and SpineAbilene have been serving the state of Texas, providing Texans extraordinary osteopathic and rehabilitation care.