Board-certified orthopedic surgery and sports medicine
Affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital, with more than twenty years of workers' compensation experience in Massachusetts. Shoulder, knee, elbow, and work-related injury, seen at five offices across eastern and central Massachusetts.
4.8/5
49 patient ratings on Healthgrades
4.5/5
60 patient ratings on Vitals
20+
years of Massachusetts workers' compensation experience
5
offices across eastern and central Massachusetts
Affiliated with
A specialty orthopedic hospital in Boston, where his colleagues also practice
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Areas of focus
Orthopedic treatment and complete documentation for Massachusetts work injuries. Dr. Michael Ackland has treated workers' compensation patients for over twenty years and is a certified DIA expert examiner.
How a work injury claim works in MassachusettsRotator cuff repair, arthroscopic reconstruction, instability, and arthritis of the shoulder.
Learn moreArthroscopic reconstruction, meniscus repair, and ligament injuries including the ACL.
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Michael K. Ackland, MD, FRCSC
Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Ackland treats the shoulder, knee and elbow across the full range of injury and wear. A large part of that practice is Massachusetts workers' compensation, and he is a certified expert examiner for the Department of Industrial Accidents.
He also takes referrals for revision surgery, where a previous operation has failed to resolve pain or restore function, and sees patients for second opinions before a recommended procedure.
He teaches arthroscopic technique internationally and has published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics.
Most patients arrive either hurt at work or unhappy with the answer they were given somewhere else. Both start the same way.
Tell us briefly what happened and where it hurts. If the injury happened at work, say so, because it changes what we need from the start.
Bring any imaging and paperwork you already have. Dr. Ackland or Patrick Evans, PA-C, will examine you and review what has been done so far.
You will leave knowing the diagnosis, the options, and whether an operation is actually the right answer. Sometimes it is not, and we will tell you so.
For work injuries, the reports your claim depends on are prepared as treatment progresses rather than reconstructed months later.
Colleagues at New England Baptist Hospital
Dr. Ackland works alongside these surgeons. They are not members of this practice; patients are referred between them when a case calls for a different subspecialty.
Clinics across eastern and central Massachusetts mean most patients do not have to travel into Boston to be seen.
Main office
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm
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