Orthopedic care in Chelsea

The Chelsea office

Serving Chelsea and the communities immediately north of Boston, where many patients do not drive and getting to a Boston hospital campus for a fifteen-minute follow-up is a half-day undertaking.

Consultations, examinations, and follow-up appointments take place here. Where an operation is needed, surgery is performed at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, and your follow-up care returns to Chelsea.

Getting here and parking

On Fourth Street in central Chelsea, close to the Tobin Bridge and reachable by bus and by the Chelsea commuter rail stop.

• Workers' Compensation Injuries

  Treatment for a work injury, and the documentation your claim depends on, handled by the same surgeon.

• Shoulder Surgery

  Rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic reconstruction, instability, and arthritis of the shoulder.

• Knee Surgery

  Arthroscopic reconstruction, meniscus repair, and ligament injuries including the ACL.

• DIA Impartial Medical Examinations

  Impartial orthopedic examinations for disputed Massachusetts workers' compensation claims, performed by a physician on the Department of Industrial Accidents roster.

Work injuries in Chelsea

This is a densely working-class catchment. Food processing, logistics, construction and airport-adjacent work generate most of the injuries seen here. Spanish and Portuguese are widely spoken locally, and Dr. Ackland speaks both.

If you were hurt at work, say so when you call. It changes what we collect from the first visit, and starting the record correctly is considerably easier than correcting it later. Dr. Ackland has treated Massachusetts workers' compensation patients for more than twenty years and is a certified expert examiner for the Department of Industrial Accidents. There is more detail on the workers' compensation page.

Areas served from Chelsea

Patients travel to this office from Everett, Revere, East Boston, Winthrop, Malden and Somerville. If another of our offices is easier for you to reach, call and we will book you wherever suits.

Who you will see

Appointments are with Michael K. Ackland, MD, FRCSC, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon practicing since 1985, or with Patrick Evans, PA-C. Dr. Ackland speaks English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.