Practice of Kai Mithoefer, MD, a Harvard-trained orthopaedic surgeon in Waltham and Boston specialising in joint preservation and cartilage restoration.
Boston Joint Preservation is the practice of Kai Mithoefer, MD, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon working in Waltham, Dedham and Woburn, Massachusetts. He treats patients directly and is not a research institute. He is affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital and Boston Bone & Joint Institute, and the site states he works with the Boston Celtics organisation. His stated training is medical school in Germany, orthopaedic residency through the Harvard programme, an orthopaedic trauma fellowship at Harvard, and a sports medicine and shoulder surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
The practice is primarily surgical, with an emphasis on preserving a patient's own joint rather than replacing it. Knee work includes arthroscopy, meniscus surgery and transplantation, ligament reconstruction, the Bridge Enhanced ACL Restoration (BEAR) procedure using a bioengineered implant, osteotomy to realign a limb, and articular cartilage restoration including arthroscopic matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI). Shoulder work includes arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, stabilisation, biceps tendon repair and acromioclavicular joint reconstruction.
Regenerative options are listed as stem cells and platelet-rich plasma (PRP), but the site does not say where the cells come from. There is no statement about bone marrow, fat, umbilical cord or amniotic sources, and exosomes are not mentioned. If you are considering a cell injection here, ask directly what the product is and where it is obtained. The site does publish an out-of-town and international patients page. Opening hours, year of establishment, languages spoken and prices are not published.
The site describes procedures and areas of expertise rather than publishing a list of diagnoses, so ask at consultation whether your particular problem is one he treats.
The site names stem cells and platelet-rich plasma but does not state where the cells are obtained. Ask what the product is before agreeing to a cell injection.
The practice sees patients at 71 Border Road, Waltham, MA 02451; 3 Allied Drive, Dedham, MA 02026, telephone (617) 264-1100; and 800 West Cummings Park, Suite 2250, Woburn, MA 01801. Dr Mithoefer is affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital and Boston Bone & Joint Institute. The site has a dedicated page for out-of-town and international patients. Opening hours, year of establishment and languages spoken are not published.
No prices or consultation fees are published. Surgical procedures would normally be billed through insurance, whereas platelet and cell injections generally are not covered. Ask which applies and request the cost in writing.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.