Mark P Zoland, MD, Facs

I had a very similar experience to Sid P., and he may be the reason I wound up at Dr. Zoland.
In 2012 I began developing pain just above my groin on both my right and left side, but due to some portion of rest, stubbornness, and refusal to accept that I may be injured, I ignored the pain and attempted (but ultimately failed) to go on through my normal routine. Flash forward to the end of 2013. I made an appointment with a local sports medicine physician in Washington, DC, Dr. Rajeev Pandarinath, who recognized I may have a sports hernia and referred me to Dr. Zoland in NY based on the experience of a recent patient.
Dr. Zoland was incredible. I have never had as patient or knowledgable a doctor willing to answer any question, explain any process, and detail every possible option, spending more time with a single patient than could reasonably be expected from the initial appointment through followup after surgery. Even his office was highly professional and organized, wiling to work with me as Dr. Zoland is not covered by my insurance.
I hope no one has to experience a sports hernia (or any injury), but if life throws one their way I hope they are fortunate enough to find their way to his care.

I had suffered from persistent groin pain for 3 years. To make a long story short, it was misdiagnosed repeatedly because it is a very tricky problem and there only a handful of specialists in the entire nation. There are a lot of doctors who claim they treat sports hernias but not very many are specialists. Dr. Zoland is one of the few sports hernia specialists in the nation and solved my problem. I am pain free after 3 years of misdiagnosis and frustration.
I live in Washington, DC and came all the way to NYC to see Dr. Zoland on the advice of a briliant physician I had in DC who recommended going out of state. This brilliant doctor I saw in DC (Dr. Rajeev Pandarinath) was actually a specialist in different areas and I was seeing him for a shoulder problem. When I mentioned my groin pain, he suggested that perhaps it was a sports hernia and that although he’s not a specialist I should go see one. However, the few doctors who claimed they treated sports hernias in my area didn’t know what to tell me and one of them suggested risky/​unproven/​unnecessary treatments because they were not certain I had a sports hernia. When I went back to Dr. Pandarinath and told him I was ready to give up or try one of these treatments, he told me not to try the risky/​unnecessary treatments and recommended going out of state to see one of the few sports hernia specialists in the US. I decided to see Dr. Zoland and after he examined me he determined I probably had a sports hernia even though it didnt show up on the MRI (it often doesn’t). He recommended the surgery, which I did and it cured the problem.
He was very polite, straight to the point and was great at explaining the more complicated aspects of my problem. I can’t recommend him highly enough. Although he treats professional athletes, he takes great pleasure/​pride in treating less serious athletes and gave me back something I valued greatly in my life. I was desperate and it didn’t seem like anyone could figure out what was going on and Dr. Zoland cured me. I’m very grateful and I still can’t believe I’m pain free. I can go back to serious running/​sports and I can’t believe I was ready to just give up.
Sometimes life works out and I’m glad there are great doctors who don’t bullshit me.