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Physical Medicine/Rehab • Wellesley, MA

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Sports Medicine Physician at Boston Sports & Biologics

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Office
20 Walnut St Ste 14
Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone+1 781-591-7855

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 (non-surgical) and is expert in musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound and minimally invasive ultrasound guided procedures.

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

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

Education & Training

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

Certifications & Licensure

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

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Teacher of the Year UW PM&R Residency, 2022
AMSSM Foundation Resident Scholarship American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Ultrasound-Guided A1 Pulley Release: A Systematic Review.
Hirotaka Nakagawa, Travis Redmond, Ricardo Colberg, Erek Latzka, Mia S White
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2023-11-01
7 citations
Summer Adaptive Sports Technology, Equipment, and Injuries.
Sean Matsuwaka, Erek W Latzka
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2019-06-01
12 citations
A Descriptive Study of Self-Reported Injury in Non-elite Adaptive Athletes
Jennifer Soo Hoo, Erek W. Latzka, Mark A. Harrast
PM & R. 2019-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

The Long Distance Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment
Chapter: Injury and Illness Rates
Krabak BJ & Latzka EWEditors: 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

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

Professional Memberships

External Links

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