D Ayers 

The UMMS Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation has a long-standing history of excellence in clinical care and in orthopedic training for residents, fellows and medical students. Currently, our department is in a period of rapid expansion in both the volume and breadth of our (1) clinical care; (2) research; including clinical, translational, and basic science research; and (3) surgical training.

To highlight our recent accomplishments:               

Growth in clinical volume

  • Increase by 125% in the past 4 years through the creation of inter-disciplinary patient-care centers;
  • Ambulatory visits have grown from 40,000 visits per year to over 100,000 visits per year
  • Surgical procedure growth from 5,000 per year to over 11,000 surgical procedures per year
  • The busiest level one trauma center in Massachusetts
  • More than 1200 total joint replacement surgeries annually through the Arthritis and Joint Replacement Center
  • Comprehensive Sports Medicine Center caring for professional athletes, as well as college and high school teams
  • Hand and Upper Extremity center providing comprehensive care of hand and UE disorders
  • 175% growth in surgical and non-surgical treatment of  Spine disorders through the Spine Center
  • Pediatric Orthopedic care; part of the Children’s Medical Center
  • State of the art digital diagnostic imaging

Growth in Research

Over $6.7 million in funded research, including NIH and investigator-initiated industry funded programs:

  • Phase 1, 2, and 3 trials of device and medical interventions
  • $1.7 million NIAMS-funded intervention trial to improve patient outcomes following total knee replacement surgery
  • $1.8 million from NIAMS and $1.3 million from NIGMS to support synthetic musculoskeletal tissue graft and scaffolding laboratory
  • Orthopedist-basic scientist shared laboratories with the internationally acclaimed bone biologists in the UMMS Department of Cell Biology

Orthopedic Training

  • Five year full accreditation by the Orthopedic RRC in 2007 highlighting excellence in residency training
  • Newly established weekly, inter-disciplinary didactic core lecture series
  • American Geriatrics Society teaching award for orthopedic residents
  • Fellowship training in hand, interventional physiatry, and sports medicine

This website includes an overview of the programs that make the UMMS Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation a dynamic environment that provides the foundation for an outstanding orthopedic training program. Please contact us to learn more about the care we provide and resident and fellow training opportunities at UMass.

 
David C. Ayers, MD

The Arthur Pappas Professor and Chair
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Orthopedist-in-Chief
UMassMemorial Healthcare System