Not sure about Children’s but 4 of DDs friends and one of her roommates have had surgery at Mass General. 3 ACLs (2 softball players, 1 dancer), 1 Tommy John and 1 ankle torn tendons & ligaments (basketball). All are back playing their sports and recovered well.I’m not sure how many patients he still sees- but this amazing Boston doctor did a somewhat new double knee surgery on me when I was swimming D1 and here I am old enough to have a teenager and still skiing double black bumps on the weekends.
He helped me time it all out to minimize impact on my season and school work too. (He had to be talked into doing both at once- but it allowed me to be back for most of the competitive season and swimming best times instead of missing a full season doing them separately- it was a growth problem that impacted both knees).
Lyle Micheli, MD | Boston Children's Hospital
www.childrenshospital.org
But I assume anyone at children’s is probably awesome. Definitely get snobby about doctors. I’ve also heard not so great stuff about cortisone.
My husband also had surgery at Mass Gen for a tumor in his spinal column that no other surgeon was willing to touch because of location. He does have some mobility/balance issues post surgery but not removing it would have led to complete paralysis from the waist down.