Richard Terek, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and musculoskeletal oncologist who specializes in reconstructive surgery and musculoskeletal oncology for adult and pediatric patients. He is an expert in the treatment of patients with bone and soft tissue tumors. He is actively engaged in medical education and is a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded investigator whose research is focused on understanding how bone cancer grows and spreads to other parts of the body, with the ultimate goal of developing new targeted therapies. He is professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Dr. Terek received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, and was an American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Fellow in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.
Dr. Terek is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He is past president of the Rhode Island Orthopedic Society and past president of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society.
Locations
Primary
University Orthopedics, Inc., East Providence
1 Kettle Point
East Providence, RI 02914
University Orthopedics, Inc., Providence
Medical Office Center (MOC)
(directions)
2 Dudley St, 200
Providence, RI 02905
Education
- Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
- Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
