Dr. Scott D. Martin is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery. He is a member of the Sports Medicine Service and is the Director of Joint Preservation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital.Dr. Martin has been named one of the top 100 doctors by Boston Magazine numerous times and has received the prestigious Golden Apple Teaching Award. He was also awarded the Distinguished Clinician Award by Harvard Medical School.Dr. Martin's research interests are focused on sports injuries of the hip, knee, and shoulder. The majority of his research is dedicated to optimizing management of joint injuries either surgically or by physical therapy with the goal of joint preservation. He is involved in a number of ongoing studies and has, in particular, concentrated on optimizing treatment for patients with labral tears of the hip and developing novel surgical techniques for hip preservation.
Other areas of interest include rotator cuff injuries and ligamentous injuries of the shoulder, labral tears, femoroacetabular impingement, gluteal tears of the hip, and complex and isolated knee ligament reconstruction. Dr. Martin collaborates with the Harvard Medical School Tissue Engineering Laboratories in several projects.His specialties include:• Sports Medicine• Arthroscopic Surgery• Hip, Shoulder, Knee and Elbow Joint Replacement• Hip, Shoulder and Knee
Dr. Martin also serves as:
• Head team physician for the New England Revolution (Major League Soccer team).• A team physician for the New England Patriots (National Football League); Wheelock College, and Wellesley College.• A consultant for Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball); for the World Hockey League; and for the National Hockey League.
