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Robert L. Patz, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgeon


Robert L. Patz, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and earned a Subspecialty Certificate in Sports Medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. For over 15 years, he has been practicing orthopaedic surgery with a subspecialty interest in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery in the greater Boston area.

Dr. Patz received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his medical degree from Tufts Medical School in 1991. He was subsequently accepted to and completed the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program at Boston University Medical Center in 1996. He completed an accredited one-year Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Fellowship at Orthopaedic Research of Virginia (ORV) in Richmond, Virginia.

Dr. Patz is the former president of the Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association, and has served on the board of directors for many years. Dr. Patz is a clinical instructor in the New England Baptist Sports Medicine fellowship program. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine. These academic and clinical affiliations help Dr. Patz provide his patients the most up-to-date, highest quality orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine care.

Dr. Patz’s primary clinical interests include all arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee and sports medicine. He has been involved in the care of athletes from the high school to the professional level. He has published articles in peer review journals and made presentations at meetings throughout the country.

Dr. Patz is affiliated with a number of local hospitals, including the New England Baptist Hospital, rated as one of the top orthopaedic hospitals in the country. He also performs surgery at the Eastern Massachusetts Surgery Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Milton, and Steward Norwood Hospital.

Dr. Patz and his wife, Tracy, are both Massachusetts natives. They live in the western suburbs of Boston with their three daughters.


Education

  • Tufts University
  • Tufts Medical School, M.D.
  • Boston University Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
  • Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Fellowship
  • Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Subspecialty Certificate in Sports Medicine, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Drs. Patz & Sirois Boston Magazine Top Docs 2020
Drs. Patz & Sirois Castle Connolly Top Docs 2020
Doctor Patz Rotator Cuff Injuries

Norwood

825 Washington Street, Suite #260,
Norwood, MA 02062
Tel: (781) 769-6720 • Fax: (781) 769-0691

Milton

100 Highland Street, Suite G3,
Milton, MA 02186
Tel: (617) 696-9299 • Fax: (617) 298-2107

Sandwich

315 Cotuit Rd, Suite 1,
Sandwich, MA 02563
Tel: (774) 413-9430 • Fax: (781) 769-0691
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    • Peter Dewire, M.D.
    • Stanley Hom, M.D.
    • Joseph Sirois III, M.D.
    • Alicia M. McKersie, M.S., PA-C
    • Bennett Gale, PA-C
  • Our Services
    • Arthroscopic Surgery
    • Sports Medicine
    • Joint Replacement
    • Hand / Upper Extremity
    • Foot and Ankle Care
    • Fracture Care
    • Makoplasty Robotic Surgery
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    • Post Operative Instructions
    • Resources
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