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George Zanaros is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Albany, New York. Dr. Zanaros has been practicing medicine for over 24 years is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tenosynovitis, and Osteoarthritis. Dr. Zanaros is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

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