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Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Brown University, Alpert Medical School (1988)

Professional interests include: hip problems, musculoskeletal problems, ankle problems, and more.

20 Guest Street Suite 225
Brighton, MA 02135

(617) 738-8642

Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Brighton, MA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1988 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD is affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital, BOSTON ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE LLC and PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE.

Office Locations

Address:

20 Guest Street Suite 225
Brighton, MA 02135

Address:

300 Mount Aubum Street Suite 505
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

aspiration	232
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	359
excision	23
injections	232
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	21
minimally invasive procedures	102
musculoskeletal imaging	15
synovectomy	12
upper extremity surgery	79
X-rays	15

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	24
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

aspiration	255
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	450
excision	17
injections	255
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	6
minimally invasive procedures	58
musculoskeletal imaging	20
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	20

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	22
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

aspiration	310
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	522
excision	24
injections	310
joint surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	63
musculoskeletal imaging	15
upper extremity surgery	66
X-rays	15

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	632
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	76
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

aspiration	310
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	526
excision	20
injections	310
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	9
minimally invasive procedures	68
musculoskeletal imaging	33
upper extremity surgery	57
X-rays	33

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	34
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

aspiration	284
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	513
excision	20
injections	284
joint surgery	51
minimally invasive procedures	52
musculoskeletal imaging	27
upper extremity surgery	55
X-rays	27

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	39
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

aspiration	306
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	562
excision	23
injections	306
joint surgery	93
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	94
musculoskeletal imaging	18
upper extremity surgery	73
X-rays	18

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	45
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	302
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	547
excision	24
hospital care	10
injections	302
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	68
minimally invasive procedures	69
musculoskeletal imaging	16
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	53
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

aspiration	259
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	424
excision	19
injections	259
joint surgery	49
minimally invasive procedures	50
musculoskeletal imaging	10
upper extremity surgery	53
X-rays	10

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	27
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

aspiration	695
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1204
excision	38
fracture surgery	23
injections	695
joint surgery	169
lower extremity surgery	68
minimally invasive procedures	157
musculoskeletal imaging	39
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	112
X-rays	39

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Brighton, MA were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

aspiration	328
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	568
excision	23
fracture surgery	23
hospital care	10
injections	328
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	83
lower extremity surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	82
musculoskeletal imaging	21
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
synovectomy	12
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	285
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	32
75 to 84	94
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	165

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1988. He completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedics and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Brown University, Alpert Medical School (1988)

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedics

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

New England Baptist Hospital

BOSTON ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE LLC

PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Allan Karlson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$3,487 Sports Medicine $1,575	Shoulder/SM JT $13	$1,899
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$634 EUFLEXXA $634
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$273 $273
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$255 Zilretta $255
BIOVENTUS LLC	$248 Durolane $183	GELSYN 3 $45	$20
Other	$1,141 Zilretta $130	ELIQUIS $123	Osteoarthritis of the knee $110	PEAK $106	Early Intervention $81	Other $592

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,747
Food and Beverage	$2,290
Education	$2

Biography

Dr. James Karlson is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialist in Cambridge, MA and Brighton, MA. His clinical interests include knee problems, foot problems, and sports health. He is professionally affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital. Dr. Karlson studied medicine at Brown University, Alpert Medical School. For his professional training, Dr. Karlson completed residency programs at Harvard Orthopaedic Combined Residency Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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