Welcome to the ANCHOR Group
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Our Mission

ANCHOR is a multicenter clinical research group investigating adolescent and adult hip disorders. We are focused on improving patient care through research, education and mentorship.

Improving Hip Surgery Outcomes through Research

  • beaumont
  • boston childerns hospital
  • The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
  • childerns hospital of philadelphia
  • chu-de-quebec
  • Cedars Sinai
  • hospital for special surgery
  • mayo clinic
  • Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
  • Nationwide Children Logo
  • northwestern medicine
  • Orlando Health Logo
  • Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
  • san-antonio mimlitary medical center
  • University of Colorado logo
  • scotish rite hospital
  • Texas Children's Hospital
  • twin cities orthopedics
  • university of michigan
  • university of Pennsylvania Medical Center
  • UW Medical Center
  • university of iowa
  • u ottawa
  • washington-university-Medicine
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison logo

Ira Zaltz, MD

Ira Zaltz, MD

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dr. Ira Zaltz is an orthopedic surgeon in Michigan with practices in Detroit and Ann Arbor. He is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery affiliated with both the University of Michigan School of Medicine and Oakland University-William Beaumont School of Medicine. He specializes in pediatric, adolescent, and adult orthopedic surgery with a particular focus on the treatment of congenital, developmental, and reconstructive surgery of the hip and complex reconstructive procedures involving the lower extremities. Dr. Zaltz is widely recognized for his expertise in conditions such as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), developmental dysplasia of the hip, slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), and post-traumatic deformity. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, served as a Chief Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, and pursued fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedics and hip preservation. An active clinician, educator, and researcher, Dr. Zaltz has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and is known for his contributions to advancing surgical techniques, improving clinical outcomes, and training the next generation of orthopedic surgeons.

Clinical website: https://miorthosurgeons.com/doctors/ira-zaltz-md/

Research works: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Zaltz+I&cauthor_id=39477906