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Kenneth R. Zaslav, MD
Kenneth R. Zaslav, M.D.
The Sports Medicine Center
A native of New York city, Dr. Zaslav completed medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He then completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the New York University / Bellevue Medical Centers and also served as the Shoulder Surgery Fellow at Lenox Hill Hospital of New York.
After teaching for one year at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Charlotte, he moved to Richmond to continue practice as a specialist in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at Advanced Orthopaedic Centers. He founded the Sports Medicine Center at AOC 12 years ago, and has since served as its Chief. He was also the Founding Director of the Performing Arts Medicine Center at HealthSouth Hospital.
Dr. Zaslav is 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. He lectures and writes 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, International Association of Dance Medicine and the International Cartilage Repair Society.
Past positions include serving as Team Physician for The New York University varsity athletic teams, Assistant Orthopaedic Surgeon for the New York Islanders (NHL), Sports Medicine Consultant to the US Tennis Association, Chief Team Physician and Director of Sports Medicine for the Richmond Rage (ABL), and Chief Team Physician for the Richmond Rhythm (IBL). He is currently the company physician for The Richmond Ballet, and serves on the Boards of Directors of The Ballet and The Richmond Metropolitan Sportsbackers Association.
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Geoffrey B. Higgs, MD
Geoffrey B. Higgs, M.D.
The Sports Medicine Center
Dr. Higgs has served as Associate Team Physician for Harvard University Athletic Teams, the New England Patriots Professional Football Team, the Boston Bruins Professional Hockey Team, and the New England Revolution Professional Soccer Team. During his Residency at Columbia University, he served as Chief of Physicians for Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden, home to the New York Yankees, New York Knicks(NBA) and the New York Rangers(NHL).
Dr. Higgs served his active duty obligation for a medical school scholarship as a Major with the U.S. Army where he became a highly decorated officer. He served in Seoul, South Korea, Heildelberg, Germany, and Taszar, Hungary during the Bosnian war.
Dr. Higgs is widely published in medical literature and has lectured at numerous national and international meetings. Dr. Higgs is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Currently, Dr. Higgs is a Clinical Assistant Professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Medical College of Virginia. He is the team physician for Henrico High School athletic teams and the team physician for the Richmond Rhythm, a professional basketball team in the International Basketball League.
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Steven G. Reece, MD
Steven G. Reece, M.D.
The Sports Medicine Center
After earning a bachelor degree from Duke University, Dr. Reece received his Doctorate of Medicine with academic honors from the Medical College of Virginia/VCU. He then did an Internship at Wake Forest University Medical Center before returning to MCV/VCU to finish his Residency in Family Practice. He went on to the University of North Carolina Health System where he completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine, and now holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. Dr. Reece is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice and member of the American and Virginia Academy of Family Practice, the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, and the American College of Sports Medicine. Other appointments include Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Practice at MCV/VCU, Assistant Physician of the Richmond Ballet, and Team Physician for Benedictine High School. He continues to speak on current Sports Medicine issues at both local and national levels, and is published in several medical journals and texts.
Advanced Orthopaedic Centers welcomes Dr. Reece back to Richmond after serving as Team Physician for the University of Georgia. Other past positions in his wide range of experience in Sports Medicine include service as a team physician for several Richmond area high schools, the Richmond Rhythm (IBL Basketball), the X-Games Summer Trials, the Richmond Open Golf Tournament (Buy.com), the United States Olympic Swimming Team (2000 Olympic Trials), Elon College, the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL), and the New York Yankees’ Single A affiliate Greensboro Bats. His experience also includes extended time with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
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Marion H. Herring, MD
Marion H. Herring, M.D.
The Sports Medicine Center
Marion Herring, M.D., has joined AOC in the Sports Medicine Center. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Washington and Lee University and his medical degree from the University of North Carolina. He completed a general surgery internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at the Medical College of Virginia. He then completed sports medicine and shoulder fellowship at Duke University.
He most recently worked as an assistant professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, Department of Orthopaedics focusing on knee, shoulder, and elbow trauma and complex reconstruction as well as total shoulder replacements.
His clinical research interest are complex reconstruction of the knee, shoulder, and elbow and revisions of recurrent problems following surgery.
Dr. Herring and his wife are the parents of two daughters, ages 7 and 9, and a 5-year-old son.
Dr. Herring is now accepting new patients.
