Kenneth Cintron MD, MBA

Kenneth Cintron MD, MBA, FAAOS was born and raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico. During his youth days he was an elite baseball player and an outstanding student. He completed his bachelor and medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico with honors. Moved for his interest in sports, he became an orthopedic surgeon and then completed a Foot and Ankle surgery fellowship from Emory University during the Olympic year of 1996. Recently, he obtained an MBA degree from the physician executive program of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Dr. Cintron is board certified by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and has more than 20 years of clinical experience. He has served as a team physician in Puerto Rico and in the US for multiple professional, college and national athletic teams. He has also served in several national and international athletic competitions like Central-American, Pan-American and Olympic Games. He has a special interest and training in wellness, nutrition and non-toxic therapies. His passion for the emerging field of Functional Medicine started nine years ago when her older daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 14 years of age. He decided then to join the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and completed a two year fellowship in Functional, Integrative and Regenerative Medicine. His training has helped tremendously his daughter and family to enjoy and optimize their health and lifestyle. He has published and collaborate in multiple scientific articles, studies and international congresses. Dr. Cintron is the only orthopedic surgeon in the country with a double board certification in both Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS) and Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). The medical community has welcomed his visionary concept of applying preventative and nutritional medicine to the field of orthopedics. His experience in Sports medicine and his passion for Regenerative medicine has transformed the way he practices the art of medicine. Dr. Cintron has successfully incorporated into his practice the important concepts of cellular physiology, epigenetics, nutrigenomics, regenerative medicine, hormone balance and metabolic optimization to improve his surgical and non-surgical outcomes and the athletic performance of his patients.