
Bertram Zarins MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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- 175 Cambridge StSte 400Boston, MA 02114 
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Education & Training
 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1976 - 1976 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1976 - 1976
 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1972 - 1972 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1972 - 1972
 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1970 - 1971 Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1970 - 1971
 Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1967 - 1969 Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1967 - 1969
 SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1967 SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1967
Certifications & Licensure
 CA State Medical License 1976 - Present CA State Medical License 1976 - Present
 MA State Medical License 1971 - 2023 MA State Medical License 1971 - 2023
 MD State Medical License 1971 - 1983 MD State Medical License 1971 - 1983
 CO State Medical License 1969 - 1977 CO State Medical License 1969 - 1977
 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008-2011
- Boston Herald Castle Connolly, 2005
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Novel Description of Medial Meniscus Vascularization: A Multicenter Study Introducing the "Medial Meniscal Artery".Robert Śmigielski, Eric Azua, Safa Gursoy, Zeeshan A Khan, Enzo S Mameri
 The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024-12-01
- 2 citationsTibial External Rotation Test for Patellar Instability.Bertram Zarins
 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2022-03-02
- Is the Latarjet Procedure Good for All Patients Who Have Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation?: Commentary on an article by Giovanni Di Giacomo, MD, et al.: "Risk Factors fo...Bertram Zarins
 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2020-10-07
Press Mentions
 Top Doctors at North Jersey Orthopaedic Institute Are Among New Jersey’s BestSeptember 25th, 2025 Top Doctors at North Jersey Orthopaedic Institute Are Among New Jersey’s BestSeptember 25th, 2025
 Comfortably Numb: The NFL Fell in Love with a Painkiller It Barely KnewAugust 3rd, 2016 Comfortably Numb: The NFL Fell in Love with a Painkiller It Barely KnewAugust 3rd, 2016
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