Dr. Robert J Szostak M.D.
Orthopedist
46 Shepard St Cambridge MA, 02138About
Dr. Robert Szostak is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Szostak specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Szostak tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1964
Boston University School of Medicine 1960
CARNEY HOSP 1977
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