Brigham And Women’s Department Of Orthopedic Surgery, At Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), our team includes renowned surgeons who are highly skilled with vast experience in their specialty area of orthopaedic surgery. Treatment is tailored to each patient, and often includes ground-breaking procedures that were pioneered here. You can trust our orthopaedic surgeons to provide expert, compassionate patient care.
BWH has experts in every orthopaedic surgical specialty. We can help you find your orthopaedic surgeon by name or by specialty.
Request an Appointment
Patients seeking information about BWH, or wishing to schedule an appointment with a physician can call the Orthopaedic Scheduling Center at (617) 732-5322, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Eastern Time.
If you are new to Brigham and Women’s Hospital or are selecting a new physician, you may request an appointment using the online form. Our scheduling coordinators provide personalized service in English or Spanish and will respond within one business day.
Locations
Our expert orthopaedic care and services are available in communities across the greater Boston area
About the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is committed to providing state-of-the-art treatment and exceptional, compassionate care to patients that suffer with orthopaedic and musculoskeletal disorders. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has had a long tradition of innovation and clinical excellence in all aspects of musculoskeletal medicine ever since it became an academic department in 1980 with the merging of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Robert Breck Brigham Hospital, and the Boston Hospital for Women. The Department has also had a long collaborative relationship with the Division of Rheumatology and was one of the first programs in the country to provide care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
Nearly 40 orthopaedic surgeons specializing in Joint Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery, Hand Surgery, Spine Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Podiatry, Cartilage Repair, and Orthopaedic Sarcoma and Cancer Surgery provide the full spectrum of services to deliver the highest quality of care for our patients and their families. The Department has outpatient facilities for consultations at the new Hale Building for Transformative Medicine located near Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Brigham and Women’s/Mass General Health Care Center at Foxborough, Brigham and Women’s Health Center in Chestnut Hill, and Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital with plans for further geographic expansion for improved patient convenience.
The Department also provides non-operative general musculoskeletal care for common orthopaedic conditions that are best treated without surgery. Working in collaboration with the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Primary Care Departments, our Department has outstanding non-surgical physicians that specialize in non-operative care of various musculoskeletal disorders. Common entities such as osteoarthritis, low back pain, sciatica, carpel tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff shoulder pain, ligamentous and meniscus injuries of the knee, bunions, tennis elbow, hip impingement syndromes, muscle and tendon injuries, as well as bony fractures are all examples of common orthopaedic diagnoses that, in many instances, can be successfully treated conservatively but, in some instances, may also require the need for surgery to get patients back to the quality of life that they desire.
Our vision for the Department is to serve the local, national and international community with the highest quality orthopaedic care by the most experienced and distinguished caliber of academic orthopaedic surgeons. Our team of surgeons also work closely with other health care professionals and staff in a collaborative effort to provide optimal delivery of clinical care resulting in the best possible clinical outcomes for our patients. Our commitment to our patients and their families is to simply deliver “quality” in all areas of orthopaedic care through the strength of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s partnerships with members of Partners HealthCare System, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, and our local community.
Why Brigham and Women’s Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery?
Our physicians, research faculty, clinical team and staff work together with a shared set of core values:
- Quality Patient Care: Delivering quality patient care is at the center of everything we do.
- Research and Innovation: Be leaders in musculoskeletal research to make new discoveries to improve the functional quality of life for our patients.
- Teaching Excellence: Be leaders in teaching the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons and physician of musculoskeletal medicine.
- Patient Experience: We will focus on serving the needs of our patients to provide the best possible patient experience.
- Teamwork: The best care is provided by a “team” of health care professionals and staff all working together seamlessly.
- Embracing Change: Embracing change that is constantly evolving in healthcare as an opportunity to improve health care delivery for our patients.
Our Surgical Specialties
- Cartilage Repair
- Foot and Ankle
- Hand and Upper Extremity
- Hip and Knee Replacement
- Orthopaedic Oncology
- Orthopaedic Trauma
- Podiatry
- Shoulder
- Spine
- Sports Medicine
Request an Appointment
Patients seeking information or wishing to schedule an appointment with a physician should call the Orthopaedic Call Center number at (617) 732-5322 Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm Eastern Time.
If you are new to Brigham and Women’s Hospital or are selecting a new physician, you may request an appointment using the online form. Our scheduling coordinators provide personalized service in English or Spanish and will respond within one business day.
Find a Doctor
We can help you find the right Brigham and Women’s orthopaedic surgeon. If you know the doctor’s name, enter their last name and then enter their first name to link to their online profile. Or you can go straight to selecting a specialty and further narrow your search to a specific clinical interest area.
Locations
Our expert orthopaedic care and services are available in communities across the greater Boston area.
Orthopaedic Surgery
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has one of the largest and most comprehensive teams of orthopedic specialists available anywhere, offering a full range of medical and surgical treatments for bone and joint diseases and injuries. Our orthopaedic program is consistently ranked as one of America’s best by U.S. News & World Report and remains on the cutting-edge of orthopaedic procedures.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is an integral part of the Orthopaedic & Arthritis Center of Excellence that offers comprehensive bone and joint care and is wholly devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and related diseases. Our pioneering physicians and researchers are dedicated to doing everything possible for our patients while helping to develop and apply the most advanced treatments for orthopaedic conditions.
Customized Treatment for Each Patient
Our orthopaedic surgeons provide the exceptional clinical care that you expect from a world-renowned medical institution, but we also approach care for each patient on an individual level across the entire spectrum of orthopaedic diseases and conditions.
We spend extra time with you to understand and solve the orthopaedic problem that has put your life on pause. We work with you to understand your goals and tailor the treatment approach to best address your needs. We want to get you better as quickly as possible, so you can get home and back to doing the things you love.
Advanced Medical Care Based on Cutting-edge Research
At the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, outstanding clinical and basic research forms the foundation of our orthopaedic care. As a center of innovation, we are constantly translating new findings from clinical and basic research into new treatment options for bone and joint health, including joint replacement and repair surgeries.
Our patients benefit from the research conducted at the world-renowned Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, where our orthopaedic surgeons and researchers develop new treatment options for patients with joint conditions. The Musculoskeletal Research Center (MSK) at the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) is also focused on cross-collaborative research that focuses on bones, joints, muscles and the disorders that affect them.
Our Surgical Services
We provide specialized, state-of-the-art treatment for a wide range of orthopaedic conditions that affect joints within the human body, including the knee, hip and shoulders. Our orthopaedic surgeons continually raise the standard of care for orthopaedic surgery. Each year, we replace or repair thousands of damaged knees and hips, elbows, wrists, ankles and shoulders.