Carlos J. Placer, M.D., and his medical staff whish to extend to you a warm welcome.
Dr. Placer is a long time resident of the Orlando and Central Florida area, where he now resides with his wife and three children.

Current Appointments
Adjunct Clinical Post Doctoral Associate
Dept. of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation
University of Florida, Shands.

Education/Training
Undergraduate Springfield College, BS in Sport Biology
Springfield, Massachusetts

Medical School Universidad Central del Caribe
School of Medicine
Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

Internship University District Hospital
University of Puerto Rico Medical School
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Residency Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Puerto
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Fellowship Spine Care Center
Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
Dept. of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation.
College of medicine, University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Licensure and Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Puerto Rico Medical License
Florida State Medical License

Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American College of Sport Medicine
American Medical Association
American Medical Student Association
Physical Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation

Specialization
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Pain Management Injections
Spine & Sports Medicine

Florida Spine Sports & Rehabilitation, Inc. offers a full range of physical services that are design to treat problems that touch every system of your body. From children to the elderly, Dr. Placer and his professional staff at Florida Spine Sports & Rehabilitation are able to handle any of your physical medicine and rehabilitation needs.

Located in Kissimmee, Florida, with an additional office location in Orlando, Florida, our offices are an easy to find and convenient to the entire Orlando metropolitan area.

Dr. Placer is committed to the excellence of his practice. He has a keen interest in spine and sports medicine, since he participates in sports himself.

Board certified
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Subspecialty in spine and sports medicine
Pain management
Electro diagnostics studies
Adult rehabilitation
Prolotherapy
Pilates exercises
Sport specific rehab
Epidural injections
Facet blocks