Erek William Latzka MD RMSK

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Sports Medicine Physician at Boston Sports & Biologics

Summary

Dr. Erek Latzka is a Sports Medicine physiatrist in Wellesley MA. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years, previously at the University of Washington in Seattle. He specializes in sports medicine and is expert in orthobiologics (including Platelet Rich Plasma and Bone Marrow Concentrate), musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound, and minimally invasive ultrasound guided procedures (particularly ultrasound guided carpal tunnel and trigger finger releases). He was the first person in the country to offer Ultrasound Guided Carpal Tunnel Releases with both the Sonex technique and the Thread technique.

Meet Erek Latzka, M.D., Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Care Provider

Former UW Medicine Provider Bio Erek Latzka, M.D. Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

Swedish First Hill CampusSports Medicine, 2017 - 2018
University of WashingtonResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014 - 2017
Steward Carney HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2013 - 2014
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2013
University of North CarolinaB.A., Economics, 2005 - 2009

MA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2014 - 2023
MT State Medical License 2017 - 2018
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine
APCARegistered in Musculoskeletal Sonography (RMSK)

UW PM&R Department Teacher of the Year University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation, 2022
AMSSM Foundation Resident Scholarship American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, 2017
High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Hudson High School, 2015
Men's Track & Field Student Athlete Award University of North Carolina, 2006
Valedictorian Hudson High School, 2005
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PubMed

Ultrasound-Guided High-Volume Pressure Hydrodilatation for Postoperative Adhesive Capsulitis of the Hip: Case Report and Literature Review.
Rebecca Cox, Robert L Bowers, Stephen Wright, Zoe Koechling, Thomas H Wuerz
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2025-04-02
Latzka and Cali reply.
Erek Latzka, Malia Cali
PM & R. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Curriculum for training in orthobiologics.
Michael Auriemma, Haylee Borgstrom, David Itskevich, Ryan Kruse, Erek Latzka
PM & R. 2024-07-01

Books/Book Chapters

ACSM’s Sports Medicine: A comprehensive review.
Chapter: Orthobiologic Therapies
Abadin A, Latzka E, Harmon K.Editors: Francis O'Connor.Edition 2,2024
The Youth Athlete: A Practitioner’s Guide to Providing Comprehensive Sports Medicine Care
Chapter: Musculoskeletal Injuries of the Hand & Fingers
LaCourse M, Latzka E.Editors: Brian Krabak.Academic Press2023
Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Chapter: E. Musculoskeletal Injuries of the Hand & Fingers.
McMullen CW, Latzka EW, Laker SR, De Luigi AJ, Harrast MA.Elsevier2021
The Long Distance Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment
Chapter: Injury and Illness Rates
Latzka E, Krabak BEditors: Brian J. Krabak, Grant S. Lipman, Brandee L. Waite.Skyhorse Publishing2017
Sports Medicine Study Guide and Review for Boards
Chapter: Sports Biomechanics
Latzka EW and Harrast MAEditors: Mark A. Harrast M.D. & Jonathan Finnoff D.O..Springer Publishing CompanyEdition 2nd,2016
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Lectures

Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
AMSSM National Fellow Online Lecture Series - 3/2024
Sports Injuries of the Hand and Wrist
AMSSM National Fellow Online Lecture Series - 6/2023
Paralabral Cysts
AMSSM Sports Ultrasound Case Series - 11/2021

Expert, AAPMR's Technical Expert Panel on Biologic Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee 2023 - 2024
Member (1 of 8), AAPMR Biologics Curriculum Committee 2022 - 2023

UWhttps://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/erek-latzka
Boston Sports & Biologicshttps://bostonsportsandbiologics.com/about/about-dr-erek-latzka
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