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Jeffrey Katz, MD, MS
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Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS, graduated from Princeton University in 1980, attended Yale Medical School, and completed a medical residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a rheumatology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). He received an MS in 1990 from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Katz is professor of medicine and orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, and professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan. He holds the Clement B. Sledge and Thomas S. Thornhill Distinguished Chair in Orthopedic Surgery at BWH. Dr. Katz is director of research in the department of orthopedic surgery at BWH, and director of the Office of Scholarly Engagement at HMS.
Dr. Katz has focused his research on outcomes of musculoskeletal disorders, including carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis, meniscal tear, and interventions for these conditions including physical therapy, knee arthroscopy, and joint replacement. He is principal investigator of two NIH-funded multicenter trials of therapies for patients with meniscal tear and osteoarthritis. Dr. Katz is deputy editor for methodology of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and associate editor of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.
Recent Blog Articles
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
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How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
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Harvard Health Ad Watch: New drug, old song, clever tagline
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