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Joseph Czarnecki, M.D.
Excel Orthopaedic Specialists
Orthopedics: Surgery of the Knee and Shoulder, Joint and Cartilage Repairs, Arthroscopy
Woburn, MA
5.0
1.2K Ratings
390 Comments
Dr. Joseph Czarnecki is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who currently practices with Excel Orthopaedic Specialists. Dr. Czarnecki specializes in in a variety of treatments for the knee, hip, and ankle including advanced cartilage repair and arthroscopy.
5.0
1.2K Ratings
390 Comments
Dr. Joseph Czarnecki is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who currently practices with Excel Orthopaedic Specialists. Dr. Czarnecki specializes in in a variety of treatments for the knee, hip, and ankle including advanced cartilage repair and arthroscopy.
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Dr. Joseph Czarnecki's interests in shoulder conditions includes arthroscopic rotator cuff, instability, labral, AC joint and cartilage repairs.
For the knee, Dr. Czarnecki's focus is on advanced cartilage repair including matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI), osteochondral autograft and allograft reconstruction, anterior and posterior cruciate ligament (ACL/PCL) and other knee ligament reconstructions, meniscal repair and reconstruction, and patellofemoral joint problems such as instability and chondral defects, including osteotomies and medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstructions.
For the hip, Dr. Czarnecki specializes in arthroscopic treatment of labral tears and femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) as well as hip tendon tears including endoscopic proximal hamstring and abductor tendon repairs.
For the ankle, Dr. Czarnecki's interests include the treatment of cartilage lesions, tendon injuries, and instability.
Non-surgical treatment methods that Dr. Czarnecki and his team utilize to treat these joints also include the use of ultrasound-guided joint injections, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell injections.
Czarnecki's hobbies include striper and tuna fishing, snorkeling and playing sports with my three sons.
Education
Haverford College, Haverford, PA – BA 1991
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA – MD 1995
General Surgery, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA – 1995-1996
Staff Physician, US Air Force, Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX – 1996-2000
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency, Boston, MA – 2000-2004
Harvard / Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship, Boston, MA – 2004-2005
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – 2007, 2017
ABOS Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine – 2010, 2017
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Associate Instructor – 2016 to present
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society
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Excellent physician to care for knee. Thoughtful and does not recommend unnecessary procedure. Going to see him for more than 5 years.
Best in the business! If you need surgery, he’s your guy!
He was very nice. Took a lot of time and helped explain everything to me..
I have nothing but good things to say!
Dr. Czarnecki was excellent. He was friendly and really professional, always ready to answer my many questions. I highly recommend him!
He is anxious to know what my problem is and he told me the solution with competence.
Excellent patient care. He listened to my concerns and explained everything well.
Great attention to detail very thorough, , listened to all my questions, didn’t rush me! Great visit
Very friendly, explained all the options, I did not feel rushed, he listened and answered all my questions. He also had someone in the room to type the notes of the visit. Very efficient..
Dr. Czarnecki is very thorough, and extremely helpful. I have recommended him to several family members and friends who feel the same way.