Miho J. Tanaka, MD
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Clinicn Investigator, Assc Prf Orthopaedic Surgery, Mass General Research Institute |
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Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Harvard Medical School |
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Assistant In Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopedic Surgery-Sports Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery Johns Hopkins University 2011 |
| BA, Human Biology Stanford University 2001 |
| MA, Social Stratification and Inequality Stanford University 2001 |
| Fellowship, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical School 2012 |
| MD New York Medical College 2006 |
| PhD University of Groningen 2022 |
Research Interests
Research Narrative
Dr. Tanaka’s primary research focus is on the biomechanics, imaging and anatomy of the patellofemoral joint as it relates to patellar instability. She has produced over 80 articles, book chapters and presentations primarily focusing on this topic, and she and her colleagues were awarded the Patellofemoral Surgical Anatomy Excellence Award by the Patellofemoral Foundation and Arthroscopy Association of North America in 2014. She was inducted into the International Patellofemoral Study Group in 2017 and was the recipient of the 2017 and 2019 grant awards from the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
Dr. Tanaka additionally has interest in improving the understanding of treatment outcomes and injury prevention in female athletes. She directs the MGH Women’s Sports Medicine Program and was previously the founding director of the program at Johns Hopkins, created to promote multidisciplinary research, clinical care and outreach/education focused on female athletes. She aims to bridge clinical gaps for female athletes through collaborations with experts in multiple fields, while promoting educational outreach to prevent injuries in women. She was awarded the Community Partnership Grant by the Eileen Fisher Foundation in 2015-2016 for her work in organizing educational programs for injury prevention in local girls’ schools.