SAC Regenerative Orthopedics: Alberto Panero, D.O.

Dr. Panero is board certified in in physical medicine & rehabilitation with a subspecialty certification in sports medicine. He is the founder of SAC Regenerative Orthopedics where he practices out of Sacramento, CA. He serves as core faculty for the University of California, Davis PM&R Sports Medicine Fellowship. He is regarded as one of the experts in orthobiologics (PRP & “Stem Cells”) and musculoskeletal ultrasound, having published on several respective topics. He has also and presented his research and interventional orthopedic techniques at the top orthopedic and sports medicine conferences.  Dr. Panero is highly involved in the sports community in Sacramento, serving as team physician for Sacramento State University, Sacramento River Cats - Triple A - Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, as well as the recently awarded MLS expansion team , the Sacramento Republic F.C.
During high school and college, Dr. Panero was an elite athlete who ran track and field as well as played baseball and soccer. He was part of the United States’ Soccer Olympic Development Program and competed in tournaments throughout the USA, France, and his home country of Argentina. Although recurrent ankle injuries cut his athletic career short, they also drove him to a career as a Sports Medicine Physician. Dr. Panero has now channeled that same passion to help professional athletes and weekend warriors achieve optimal recovery without surgical intervention. He embraces the physiatric approach to care, which involves looking at the whole person, and not just one symptom.  More importantly, he is a true believer in the humanity of medicine, caring emphatically for all of his patients.