Physician education · Conference speaking · CME
Dr. Tortland teaches physicians nationally in musculoskeletal ultrasound, PRP and bone marrow–derived orthobiologics, and evidence-informed regenerative medicine — through RMTI faculty programs, hands-on cadaver labs and conference platforms.
MSK Ultrasound Instruction
One of the most experienced MSK ultrasound instructors in the country — scanning since 2008, teaching physicians since 2009, and still teaching roughly 8 to 10 diagnostic and interventional courses a year, from introductory anatomy to advanced joint and spine injection technique.
Shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, foot and ankle, and lumbosacral spine — systematic diagnostic protocols built around live models and real patients.
Subacromial, rotator cuff, posterior glenohumeral, radiocarpal, hip, ankle and trigger finger injections — precise needle placement taught at the table.
Ultrasound-guided bone marrow aspiration and lipoaspiration technique, including the procedural variables that change the biologic product delivered.
Teaching since
2009 — scanning since 2008
Course volume
8 to 10 MSK ultrasound courses a year
Registration
Among the first physicians nationally Registered in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (RMSK)
Academic appointment
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, UConn School of Medicine
Publication
Chapter author, Basics of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Teaching platform
Founder, MSK Ultrasound Training — ultrasounddocs.com
Formats
CME lecture, workshop, keynote, panel
Hands-on
Cadaver lab and live-model ultrasound
Teaching since
2009 — scanning since 2008
Course volume
8 to 10 MSK ultrasound courses a year
Faculty
Regenerative Medicine Training Institute
Recognition
2024 Caplan Excellence Award, inaugural recipient
Audience
Physicians, fellows and advanced practitioners
Travel
Regional and national
Lecture topics
Four core sessions, each adaptable to a CME hour, a half-day workshop or a conference keynote slot.
Platelet dose, leukocyte content, preparation method and why apparently conflicting PRP trials often differ in the product, not the conclusion.
Sampling geography, draw pace, syringe technique and needle handling — the procedural variables that change the biologic product delivered.
Anatomy, dynamic scanning and needle guidance, taught around a single principle: identify the pain generator before choosing an intervention.
What separates a credible orthobiologics practice from a weekend certificate — diagnosis, patient selection, honest consent and outcome tracking.
Recent stages
2026
Denver, Colorado. High-dose PRP preparation and clinical application, presented to a physician audience.
2026
Denver, Colorado. Real-world outcomes drawn from the DataBiologics registry, with attention to what registry data can and cannot establish.
2025
Las Vegas, Nevada. Ultrasound-guided injection and bone marrow aspiration technique taught at the table.
Ongoing
PRP, BMA/BMAC, adipose biologics and ultrasound-guided injection, taught as recurring hands-on faculty programs through the year.
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Conference highlight reel or clip from a recent speaking engagement
Research focus
Evidence matters. His clinical and teaching work examines real-world outcomes alongside controlled evidence, with attention to platelet dose, preparation and the indication actually being treated.
PRP: dose and characterization. Physicians are taught to read randomized trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and registry data in context — including the platelet dose and preparation used in each study. That single habit is what stops all PRP preparations from being treated as clinically equivalent.
Bone marrow and BMAC technique. The Technique Matters work connects aspiration technique with cellular yield, and supports a broader emphasis on the procedural variables that change the biologic product delivered to the patient.
Ultrasound: diagnosis before injection. The ultrasound teaching emphasizes anatomy, diagnosis and precise needle guidance as part of one sequence: identify the relevant pain generator first, then decide whether an image-guided intervention is appropriate at all.
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