Posts by Harry E. Rubash, MD
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Information Technology Key to Integrating Decision Aids into Fee-for-Service Orthopedic Practice
Shared decision-making about orthopedic surgery has become the norm, and patient decision aids are effective for supporting the process. Yet no published studies have examined how to integrate decision aids into fee-for-service systems. The Massachusetts General Hospital orthopedic group gathered data that provide guidance.
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Novel Drug-eluting Polymer May Improve Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection
The standard treatment for prosthetic joint infection requires patients to endure two surgeries beyond the original procedure, plus periods of inactivity. A new drug-eluting polymer developed at Mass General might change all that.
Biography
Dr. Harry E. Rubash was the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1998 until 2016. Dr. Rubash received his Bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed a Harvard University fellowship at the Hip and Implant Surgery Unit at Mass General, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, in 1985.
After a successful tenure with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he was the Clinical Vice-Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Rubash returned to Mass General in 1998 as a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the chief of the Department.
Dr. Rubash has served in the leadership roles of many professional societies, including: the Orthopaedic Research Society, The American Orthopaedic Association, the Knee Society and the International Hip Society. Dr. Rubash has made many outstanding contributions to the literature in the area of hip and knee replacement. In addition, he has served on the editorial boards for notable medical journals, including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, and the Journal of Arthroplasty. Dr. Rubash has been honored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons with three Hip Society Awards and one Knee Society Award.
Dr. Rubash is devoted to this work in the laboratory, operative room and classroom.
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and surgeons treat the full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions throughout the body, from sprains and strains on the athletic field to carpal tunnel syndrome. Our team offers innovative, research-based treatments that range from limb-saving oncological procedures to complex spinal reconstruction.