Brigham and Women's Hospital, Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center
60 Fenwood Road
2nd Floor
Hale Building for Transformative Medicine
Boston, MA  02115
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center (Foxborough)
20 Patriot Place
Foxborough, MA  02035
About John E. Ready, MD
Gender
Male
Leadership Title
Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Service
Specialties
Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Interests
hip reconstruction/osteotomy/replacement
knee replacement
orthopaedic oncology
Bio

Dr. Ready is a member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and is Chief of the Orthopaedic Oncology Service. In this role, Dr. Ready treats cancer patients with bone and soft tissue sarcoma, as well as patients with metastatic bone disease. He received subspecialty training in this field at Massachusetts General Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston. He is an intricate member of a multidisciplinary treatment team that includes Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Pathologists, Radiologists and other Surgical Subspecialists.  Patients may be seen at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital or at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 

In addition to Orthopaedic Oncology, Dr. Ready has specialty training in reconstructive arthroplasty surgery of the hip and knee. He performs direct anterior approach total hip replacement, total knee replacement (including Mako robotic knee replacement) and complex cases of revision total hip and total knee arthroplasty.  He is also part of a team that performs Day Surgery total joint replacement at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital.

Education

Internship
St. Paul's Hospital/University of British Columbia, 1982 - 1983
Medical School
Dalhousie University, 1978 - 1982
Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012
Fellowships
St. Michael's Hospital/University of Toronto, 1987 - 1988
Massachusetts General Hospital, 1988 - 1989

Awards

Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program Teacher of the Year, 2003
Arthritis Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
Brigham and Women's Hospital Distinguished Clinician Award, 2017
Boston Magazine Top Doctor, 2022
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2022
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