Assistant Professor
Montefiore Einstein
Eugene Palatulan, MD, MA, is a sports medicine attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Palatulan spent several years in education, teaching high school biology in Bronx public high schools. He then pursued his medical education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine earning his medical degree in 2017. He completed his PM&R residency at NYP–Columbia/Cornell in 2021, and his sports medicine fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2022. Throughout his career, he has enjoyed taking a holistic approach in the care of athletes and patients of all ages and abilities. He has been a team physician for a multitude of teams working as team physician for UPENN Football, Sprint Football, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Soccer and Men's and Women's basketball teams. He worked closely and alongside head team physicians for the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Flyers in taking care of elite professional football and hockey players and was a critical team member in getting their pre-participation physicals completed. He was part of the team who took care of the Team USA Women's soccer team during their exhibition match in Philadelphia in 2022. He enjoys covering track and field and was assistant Chief Medical Officer for the annual PENN relays and worked as track captain throughout the event. The experience served him immensely as the covering medical director for the MAAC indoor Track and Field championships at the Nike Armory Indoor Track. He currently directs the Montefiore Einstein Adaptive Sports program serving a vast population in the Bronx and beyond of adaptive athletes and participants. He currently enjoys being a team physician for professional athletes, local high schools and colleges, including taking care of the New York City FC II in MLS Next Pro league team.
