ErekWilliamLatzkaMDRMSK
Physical Medicine/Rehab • Wellesley, MASports Medicine (Non-Surgical)
Sports Medicine Physician at Boston Sports & Biologics
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Office
20 Walnut St, Suite 14
Wellesley, MA 02481Phone+1 781-591-7855Fax+1 339-227-5388
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.
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
- APCARegistered in Musculoskeletal Sonography (RMSK)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Latzka and Cali reply.Erek Latzka, Malia Cali
PM & R. 2025-01-01 - 1 citationsCurriculum for training in orthobiologics.Michael Auriemma, Haylee Borgstrom, David Itskevich, Ryan Kruse, Erek Latzka
PM & R. 2024-07-01 - 1 citationsHydrodilatation versus corticosteroid injection in treatment for adhesive capsulitis.Erek Latzka, Malia Cali, Haruki Ishii, Salvador Portugal, Jennifer Soo Hoo
PM & R. 2023-12-01
Books/Book Chapters
Committees
- 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
Professional Memberships
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External Links
- UWhttps://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/erek-latzka
- Boston Sports & Biologicshttps://bostonsportsandbiologics.com/about/about-dr-erek-latzka
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ereklatzkamd/?hl=en
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