Sports Medicine Richmond, Virginia Advanced Orthopedic Centers Dr. Zaslav

About Us- Dr. Kenneth R. Zaslav, M.D.

Born in New York City, Dr. Kenneth R. Zaslav, M.D. went to the State University of New York at Binghamton and graduated with a B.S. in Biology. He finished his medical school career at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and did his Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Afterwards, he completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the New York University/Bellevue Medical Centers and was a Shoulder Surgery Fellow at Lenox Hill Hospital of New York. He interned in General Surgery at the Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in New York.

He taught for one year at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Charlotte, and then moved to Richmond, Virginia to continue practice as a specialist in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at Advanced Orthopaedic Centers. It was there that he founded the Sports Medicine Center 12 years ago, and has since served as its Chief. During his professional career, he became the Founding Director of the Performing Arts Medicine Center at HealthSouth Hospital. His career as a professor includes being 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. Dr. Zaslav writes and teaches 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, the International Association of Dance Medicine and the International Cartilage Repair Society. He is also a Diplomate for the National Board of Examiners.

His other professional positions include serving as the Team Physician for The New York University varsity athletic teams and the Assistant Orthopaedic Surgeon for the New York Islanders (NHL). He was also a Sports Medicine Consultant to the US Tennis Association, the Chief Team Physician and Director of Sports Medicine for the Richmond Rage (ABL), and the Chief Team Physician for the Richmond Rhythm (IBL). He is currently the Richmond Ballet Company's physician, and serves on the Boards of Directors for Richmond Ballet and The Richmond Metropolitan Sports Backers Association.

Dr. Zaslav is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), American College Sports Medicine and the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.