If you are facing a diagnosis of a bone or soft tissue tumor, you need the most innovative care. UMass Memorial Health Care’s Orthopedic Oncology program in Worcester, MA, offers today’s most advanced treatment options in musculoskeletal care.
Patients should use the guidelines below to help determine if they should choose an orthopedic physician or rheumatologist for their arthritis and joint pain.
Patients might need an orthopedic physician if they have:
You don’t need to travel far for the very best orthopedic care when joint or back pain, broken bones, arthritis or sports injuries
You have the ability to save a life—or even several lives—by being an organ and tissue donor. And you can do this in two ways:
A kidney (renal) transplant is surgery in which a healthy kidney from a donor is placed into your body and takes over the job of filtering your blood. The donor is a person who has just died or a living person, most often a family member.
At UMass Memorial Medical Center, our surgeons provide a wide range of clinical and consultative plastic and reconstructive surgical services for adult and pediatric patients in Central Massachusetts.
We provide cosmetic surgery evaluations and treatments, as well as reconstructive surgery, including breast reduction and reconstruction and reconstruction after removal of a melanoma.
Our surgical and consultative services include:
When your child needs surgery, you can trust UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center for the safest and most effective care. From consultation, inpatient or outpatient surgery, to recovery and follow up, we're here for you and your child.
Our specially trained staff provides compassionate care for our youngest patients. We provide outpatient surgical procedures for children from birth to age 21 at the Children's Medical Center in Worcester, MA.
Our services include:
For patients who have colorectal cancer in the lower part of the colon, surgeons often remove both the rectum and the anus. If the anus is removed, the patient typically needs a permanent colostomy, which collects stool in a bag that is attached to the abdominal wall.
For some low rectal cancers, our colon and rectal surgeons at UMass Memorial Medical Center now perform a more advanced type of surgery that eliminates the need for a permanent colostomy. Called sphincter-sparing surgery, this procedure allows for safe removal of the tumor and "spares" the anal sphincter muscle.