Dr. Tanaka is the Director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Â
Her primary research focus is on the biomechanics, imaging and anatomy of the patellofemoral joint. She serves as head team physician and chief medical officer for the New England Revolution (Major League Soccer) team, and as a team physician for the Boston Red Sox(Major League Baseball) and the Boston Ballet. Â
She additionally has interest in improving the understanding of treatment outcomes and injury prevention in female athletes.  She has served on the Board of Directors for AOSSM and currently serves as Chair of Learning Innovation for AAOS, Associate Editor forAJSM, editorial board for the Arthroscopy Journal, Associate CME Editor Panel for JBJS, and is the founder and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Women’s Sports Medicine.