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About Dr. Nick

Dr. Nicholas DiNubile is a Renowned Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine. He is  a best-selling author who has advised 2 U.S. Presidents on matters of health, wellness & health policy.

Dr. DiNubile has been chosen, for over 3 decades in “Best Doctors in America” as well as Philadelphia Magazine’s “Top Doctors” He is also featured in “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons.” 

He is the author of the bestselling book, FrameWork- Your 7 Step Program for Healthy Muscles, Bones & Joints and is Executive Producer & host of the award winning national PBS television special, Your Body’s FrameWork.

Nicholas DiNubile, MD

A Brief Summary

  • Best Selling Author of FrameWork & the FrameWork “Active For Life” book series
  • Executive Producer of award winning PBS TV special, Your Body’s FrameWork
  • Orthopedic Consultant Philadelphia 76ers (past) & Pennsylvania Ballet
  • Best Doctors in America & America’s Top Surgeons
  • US News & World Report Top Physicians in USA (orthopedic surgery)
  • Philadelphia Magazine “Top Docs” (knee surgery, arthroscopic surgery)
  • Chief Medical Officer Premier Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Associates (1996-2025)
  • Special Advisor / Medical Consultant to The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (1st Bush Administration—Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chairman)
  • Board of Directors, the American Council on Exercise- (ACE) 2005-2008
  • Chief Medical Advisor, the American Council on Exercise (ACE)
  • Editor-In-Chief: The Physician and Sportsmedicine Journal (currently Executive Editor and Orthopedic Editor)
  • Spokesperson – American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (past)
  • Vice President, The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)
  • Author, The Exercise Prescription and Review Panel – The Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Health
  • Editor, “Exercise is Medicine” series in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
  • National Fitness Hall of Fame- inducted 2009
  • Recipient, FilItalia International, Humanitarian Award 2024
  • Recipient of the HAFL Award (Healthy American Fitness Leaders)
  • Recipient, Torg Award (Philadelphia Regional Sports Mediciane “Hall of Fame” via Philadelphia Sports Congress)
  • Global Advisory Board, International Sports Hall of Fame
  • Chairman, Orthopedic Surgery, Delaware County Memorial Hospital (past)
  • National Representative for AAOS & AOSSM to “Healthy People 2000/2010”
  • Aetna U.S. Healthcare (1990-2002) – Associate Medical Director, and Chairman, Orthopedic Surgery Specialty Advisory Committee
  • Member: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons; American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine; Association of Professional Team Physicians; American Health Care Journalists; National American Fitness Leaders; United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA)
  • Medical Consultant and editorial Advisor to “Ask Arnold” (Arnold Schwarzenegger’s syndicated column in USA WEEKEND magazine, 1993-1995)
  • Editorial Advisory Board (past): Muscle & Fitness; Shape; Men’s Health; Men’s Fitness; Longevity Magazine & Anti-Aging News; AAOS Now
  • Lectures and consults nationally on topics of Sports Medicine, Health & Fitness as well as a variety of healthcare issues