Dr. Rizio is a board certified orthopedic surgeon and is fellowship trained in the field of sports medicine. He is a graduate of Rutgers and after earning his medical degree from the UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School (recently reorganized and renamed Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences), Dr. Rizio completed his orthopaedic residency at Tufts University in Boston.
He then completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Miami. During his fellowship, he was assistant team physician of the Miami Dolphins, University of Miami Hurricanes, and the Florida Marlins.
Dr. Rizio, who specializes in sports-related injuries, practices at the Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Livingston, NJ. Prior to starting his own practice, Dr Rizio was the Chief of Sports Medicine at the NJ Medical School from 2000-2005. He currently is a professional, college, and high school team physician.
In 2013, Dr. Rizio was honored by the magazine New Jersey Monthly on its “Jersey Choice Top Doctors” list.
