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Yazdan Raji, MD

Orthopaedics

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Dr. Yazdan Raji practices in the Department of Orthopaedics and sees patients at the Outpatient Care Center, 55th and Pulaski Health Collaborative, and the Flames Athletic Center. Dr. Raji specializes in Sports Medicine, providing surgical care for patients in need of ligament or cartilage reconstruction, including hip and shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder replacement, knee reconstruction, and knee cartilage restoration. 

Language : English, Farsi

Specialties & Services

  • Orthopaedics
  • Sports Medicine
  • Hip arthroscopy (including femoroacetabular impingement, cartilage issues)
  • Shoulder arthroscopy & Shoulder replacement (rotator cuff, labral repairs, arthroplasty)
  • Knee cartilage restoration and preservation (e.g., osteochondral grafts, MACI, osteotomy, ligament reconstruction, meniscus preservation)
  • High-performance athlete care & return-to-sport protocols
  • Rotator cuff tear
  • Shoulder instability/labral tears, arthritis
  • Knee ligament ruptures, cartilage defects, meniscus tears
  • Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
  • Hip labral tears, instability, microinstability
  • Elbow tendon/ligament ruptures

Location

55th & Pulaski Health Collaborative

5525 S. Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL, 60629

312.492.0060

Outpatient Care Center, Suite 2A

1801 W. Taylor St.
Chicago, IL 60612

312.996.1300

Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Eligible
  • Fellowship: Stanford University, Redwood City, CA
  • Residency: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
  • Internship: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA