WolfgangFitzMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Boston, MAAssistant Professor in Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Office
75 Francis St
# Brigham
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-732-7602
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998 - 2000
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Gabapentin Regimens and Their Effects on Opioid Consumption Start of enrollment: 2018 May 15
- Can Simplified and More Detailed Instructions Affect Post-Operative Narcotic Consumption Start of enrollment: 2022 Jun 06
- Is There an Alternative to Immediate Home Physical Therapy Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 04
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsPost-Operative Remote Monitoring for Same-Day Discharge Elective Orthopedic Surgery: A Pilot Study.Vibav H. Mouli, Christopher X. Carrera, Natalie Schudrowitz, Jean Flanagan Jay, Vivek M. Shah
Sensors. 2021-08-26 - 114 citationsPatient satisfaction after primary total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: an age-dependent analysis.A. Von Keudell, Sonal Sodha, Jamie E. Collins, Tom Minas, Wolfgang Fitz
The Knee. 2014-01-01 - 18 citationsPeriarticular injections with continuous perfusion of local anaesthetics provide better pain relief and better function compared to femoral and sciatic blocks after TK...A. Stathellis, Wolfgang Fitz, Christoph Schnurr, Franz Xaver Koeck, M. Gebauer
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2017-09-01
Journal Articles
- The implications of mechanical alignment on soft tissue balancing in total knee arthroplastyDonald W Hohman, Scott R Nodzo, Matthew Phillips, and Wofgang Fitz, Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy, 9/13/2014
- Current fit of medial and lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplastyWolfgang Fitz, Robin Bliss, and Elena Losina, Acta orthopaedica Belgica, 4/2013
- Does a modified gap-balancing technique result in medial-pivot knee kinematics in cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty? A pilot studyWolfgang Fitz, Sonal Sodha, William Reichmann, and Tom Minas, Clin Orthop Relat Res, 1/2012
Press Mentions
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Uses Multidisciplinary Approach to Fight Opioid EpidemicMarch 20th, 2020
Is There an Alternative to Immediate Home Physical Therapy Following Total Knee ArthroplastyApril 4th, 2019
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Press ReleasesOctober 15th, 2009- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- German
Industry Relationships
- Consultant, ConformisDisclosure: Equity, Stocks and stock options for intellectual property2004 - Present
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