Our Physicians • Listed by Specialty • Listed by Name
Education
- B.S., St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963
- M.D., Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967
internship
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, 1968
residency
- General Surgery, Harvard University Medical College, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969
- Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1974
fellowship
Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1974
began practice at KOC
1975
board certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1975
military service
U.S. Air Force, General Surgeon, Altus AFB, Oklahoma, 1971
professional distinctions
- American Orthopaedic Association
- Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
- Chief of Surgery at Children's Hospital in Knoxville, 1989, 1990
- Vice Chief of Staff at Children's Hospital, 1991, 1992
- Chief of Staff at Children's Hospital, 1993, 1994
- Scoliosis Research Society
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America - American Academy Cerebral Palsy
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Reviewer for Spine magazine
- Vice Chairman, Board of Directors of Children's Hospital of East Tennessee
orthopedic specialty
Office info
KOC:
865-558-4400
Appointments: 865-558-4444
Office Locations
Weisgarber Road
Fort Sanders West
Administrative Assistant
865-558-4412
Robert R. Madigan, M.D.
Pediatric & Adolescent Specialist
The son of a general surgeon, and the father of an orthopedic resident, the three generations of Madigan physicians have made a commitment to medicine that has spanned 70 years. Dr. Robert Madigan’s personal commitment has included becoming the first volunteer children’s orthopedic consultant to Green Valley Development Center of East Tennessee; being a member of the steering committee that secured a permanent home stable for the S.T.A.R. riding program for crippled children; being the founder and first chairman of the Partners in Pediatrics, a liaison association between health care providers, insurance providers, and hospital personnel.
In a non-medical capacity, Dr. Madigan served as Chairman of the Civil Service Merit Board of the City of Knoxville for 12 years.
Natives of Pennsylvania, Dr. and Mrs. Madigan have adopted East Tennessee, raising three children here; Amy, an attorney in Atlanta, Robin, the Vice-President of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, and Luke, an orthopedic resident at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Dr. Madigan’s alma mater.
Dr. Madigan's Educational Links
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Kid’s Planet at Spine Universe
- East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
