Robert DelBello, MD, MPH

I was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I played for four years for the Rhodes College Men’s Soccer Team.

Resident

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Orthopaedics

Classification:

Resident

• MD, MD-University of Texas health Sciences Center, San Antonio and MPH-University of Texas Health San Antonio, 2022
• BS, Rhodes College of Medicine, 2018

Brief Bio:

I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and moved when I was young to Canada then Maryland, and then back to Utah for middle and high school. I am married with two young children. 

What attracted you to WVU Surgery Residency?

• WVU felt like a family full of supportive residents and attendings.

What makes our program unique?

• I believe the high operative volume and diversity of complex cases available to WVU is what makes this program unique. 

What do you like about living in Morgantown?

• Morgantown has an excellent cost of living for residents. The neighborhoods are dog-friendly and there are plenty of bike/hiking trails for people who like outdoor activities.

Awards: 

• Phi Beta Kappa 2018

Professional Societies/Leadership:

• ACS - Resident Membership

Publications:

• Bullock, T.S., Gutierrez-Naranjo, J.M., DelBello, R.G., Karia, R.A., Zelle, B.A. (2020, August 08). Outpatient surgery in patients with ankle fractures minimises hospital admissions and utilization of healthcare resources.
• Taylor, B., Kurian, A., Schmidt, S., Gelfond, J., Goros, M., Agha, G., Wealther, R., DelBello, R., Tami, C. (2021, Sep). Incorporating medical students into an interdisciplinary, population-based study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic individuals in South Texas. Texas Public Health Journal.
• Wait, T., Quirarte, J., Smith, M., DelBello, R., Salazar, L., Dutta, A. (2021, Jul). Unique Quadruple Disruption of Superior Shoulder Suspensory Complex with associated Proximal Humerus Fracture-Dislocation: A Case Report. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

Presentations:

• DelBello, R., Wagle, N., Barr, J.. (2016, August 01). An Analysis of Opioid Prescribing Prior to Referral to a Pain Management Clinic. [Poster presented]. The Indiana University Medical Student Program for Research and Scholarship Conference/Fort Wayne, IN, USA. 
• DelBello, R.G. (2020, February 01). Finding the Solution to Adverse Childhood Experiences: A White Paper for the South Texas Trauma-Informed Care Consortium. [Poster presented]. UT Health San Antonio Community Service-Learning Conference, 13th Annual Meeting/San Antonio, TX, USA. 
• DelBello, R.G., Bullock, T.S., Gutierrez-Naranjo, J.M., et al.. (2021, February 06). Outpatient surgery in patients with ankle fractures minimizes hospital admissions and utilization of healthcare resources. [Poster presented]. UT Health San Antonio Community Service-Learning Conference, 14th Annual Meeting/San Antonio, TX, USA. 
• Wealther, R., DelBello, R., Taylor, B., et al.. (2021, March 06). A population-based study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic individuals shows low prevalence pre-surge in South Texas. [Poster presented]. One Year with COVID-19 Symposium/San Antonio, TX, USA.

Personal Interests:

• Orthopaedic Surgery, watching/playing soccer and football, participating in triathlon races, snowboarding, and walking my dogs with my wife.