A nationally recognized pioneer in diagnosing and treating
tendon injuries, Dr. Nirschl received his orthopedic surgery training
at the Mayo Clinic. As a significant research contributor and
lecturer to the medical community on the international, national,
and local levels, Dr. Nirschl is consistently named one of
Washingtonian magazine’s "Top Sports Doctors." He is listed in
Best Physicians in the United States and Who’s Who in the World .
Dr. Nirschl served as orthopedic consultant to the President’s
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for the Reagan
Administration, and was a charter member of the Sports Science
Committee of the United States Tennis Association. He is the
founding director of an ACGME accredited fellowship teaching
program in orthopedics and primary care sports medicine in
conjunction with Arlington Hospital and Georgetown University.
It is one of only 52 such sports medicine programs in America
and unique to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. He
serves as associate clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at
Georgetown University and as a consultant, physician, and
surgeon for professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes.
A nationally recognized pioneer in diagnosing and treating
tendon injuries, Dr. Nirschl received his orthopedic surgery training
at the Mayo Clinic. As a significant research contributor and
lecturer to the medical community on the international, national,
and local levels, Dr. Nirschl is consistently named one of
Washingtonian magazine’s "Top Sports Doctors." He is listed in
Best Physicians in the United States and Who’s Who in the World .
Dr. Nirschl served as orthopedic consultant to the President’s
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for the Reagan
Administration, and was a charter member of the Sports Science
Committee of the United States Tennis Association. He is the
founding director of an ACGME accredited fellowship teaching
program in orthopedics and primary care sports medicine in
conjunction with Arlington Hospital and Georgetown University.
It is one of only 52 such sports medicine programs in America
and unique to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. He
serves as associate clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at
Georgetown University and as a consultant, physician, and
surgeon for professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes.
