Mininder Kocher

Mininder Kocher is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Sports Medicine Division, and Surgical Director of Satellites at Boston Children’s Hospital. He also serves as Director of the Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship program.

• Education:
  • Dartmouth College (Undergraduate, 1989)
  • Duke University School of Medicine (MD, 1993)
  • Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, 2000)
  • Harvard Business School (Graduate, 2018)

Research Interests: Dr. Kocher specializes in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, focusing on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, meniscal disorders, clavicle fractures, and biomechanical outcomes. His clinical research emphasizes evidence-based treatment protocols, surgical techniques, and health disparities in pediatric orthopedics.

Publications: His recent work includes systematic reviews on ACL injury risk factors, comparative analyses of nonoperative versus operative clavicle fracture treatments, and multicenter studies on osteochondritis dissecans. He has developed clinical predictive models and classification systems for knee injuries and contributed to international consensus statements on youth athlete health.