Kenneth R. Zaslav, M.D.
The Sports Medicine Center
A native of New York city, Dr. Zaslav completed medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He then completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the New York University / Bellevue Medical Centers and also served as the Shoulder Surgery Fellow at Lenox Hill Hospital of New York.
After teaching for one year at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Charlotte, he moved to Richmond to continue practice as a specialist in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at Advanced Orthopaedic Centers. He founded the Sports Medicine Center at AOC 12 years ago, and has since served as its Chief. He was also the Founding Director of the Performing Arts Medicine Center at HealthSouth Hospital.
Dr. Zaslav is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University (MCV) and Medical Director of Rehabilitative Sports Medicine at the HealthSouth Physical Therapy and Rehab Center in Richmond, VA. He lectures and writes regularly on orthopaedic topics, including shoulder injury and cartilage regeneration.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, The American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, The American College of Sports Medicine, International Association of Dance Medicine and the International Cartilage Repair Society.
Past positions include serving as Team Physician for The New York University varsity athletic teams, Assistant Orthopaedic Surgeon for the New York Islanders (NHL), Sports Medicine Consultant to the US Tennis Association, Chief Team Physician and Director of Sports Medicine for the Richmond Rage (ABL), and Chief Team Physician for the Richmond Rhythm (IBL). He is currently the company physician for The Richmond Ballet, and serves on the Boards of Directors of The Ballet and The Richmond Metropolitan Sportsbackers Association.
Undergraduate Degree
State University of New York at Binghamton, B.S., Biology
Medical School
Albert Einstein College of MedicineNew York, N.Y.
Training
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Fellowship
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery
New York University / Bellevue Medical Center
New York, NY
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NYResidency
Orthopaedic Surgery
State University of New York at Stony Brook, NewYorkInternship
General Surgery
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center
Board Certification
- Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Memberships
- Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
- American College Sports Medicine
- American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
- Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons