His research has been published in several noteworthy journals, and he has also published many book chapters and textbooks and has received numerous research awards. He is the team physician for numerous high schools and colleges and is recognized as Best of Boston (Boston Magazine), Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors), among many others. His expertise is in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, hip, elbow, and ankle. Kocher’s interest in sports medicine started when he underwent surgery on his knees as a high school and college athlete. Kocher then went on to earn his MPH from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA.ĭr. He also completed two fellowships – one in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and the other in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery at Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado. He did an internship in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, and completed his residency from the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program. Kocher earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC. He is also a professor of orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School.ĭr. Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH, is an orthopaedic surgeon and the division director of the Sports Medicine division at Boston Children’s Hospital.