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Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD

(259 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Professional interests include: frozen shoulder, rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroscopy, and more.

55 Fruit Street Yawkey 3g
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-0298

Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Waltham, MA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

52 Second Avenue 3rd Floor, Suite 3300
Waltham, MA 02451

Address:

55 Fruit Street Yawkey 3g
Boston, MA 02114

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"The surgery was performed by Dr. Thomas Holovacs at Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital.”—"Bruins rookie has season-ending surgery", Mass Live, February 2024

“The surgery was performed by Dr. Thomas Holovacs at Massachusetts General Hospital.”—"Bruins rookie Matt Poitras has shoulder surgery, out for rest of season", Boston Globe, February 2024

“Sobotka's procedure will be performed by Dr. Peter Asnis and Dr. Thomas Holovacs at Mass General Hospital.”—"Bruins Surgeries Successful", CBS Boston, May 2010

aspiration	30
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	337
injections	30
joint surgery	181
minimally invasive procedures	141
reconstructive surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	134

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

aspiration	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	341
injections	12
joint surgery	115
minimally invasive procedures	87
reconstructive surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	94

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	27
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

aspiration	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	349
injections	24
joint surgery	140
minimally invasive procedures	97
reconstructive surgery	43
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	126

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	24
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

aspiration	26
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	241
injections	26
joint surgery	118
minimally invasive procedures	79
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	113

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

aspiration	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	29
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	285
injections	22
joint surgery	155
minimally invasive procedures	115
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	40
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	150

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

aspiration	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	311
injections	16
joint surgery	126
minimally invasive procedures	101
reconstructive surgery	25
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	111

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	11
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	298
joint surgery	113
minimally invasive procedures	81
reconstructive surgery	32
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	113

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	14
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	274
joint surgery	79
minimally invasive procedures	54
reconstructive surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	79

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	17
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

aspiration	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	70
decompression surgery	76
doctor visit	616
foreign body removal	12
injections	12
joint surgery	321
minimally invasive procedures	267
reconstructive surgery	54
tendon surgery	46
upper extremity surgery	321

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Waltham, MA were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, minimally invasive procedures and reconstructive surgery.

aspiration	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	339
foreign body removal	12
injections	20
joint surgery	151
minimally invasive procedures	115
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	36
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	140

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD.

**Gender**
Female	142
Male	130

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	240
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	11
75 to 84	81
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	146

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	10
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Aetna, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Maine Community Health Options, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Aetna

United Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Maine Community Health Options

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 259 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Waltham, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.	$17,572 Glenoid GRS $1,394	Glenoid $888	Glenoid 2.0 $869	$14,421
Arthrosurface Incorporated	$4,390 GRS Glenoid $4,390
Kairos Surgical Inc	$2,464 $2,464
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,327 $1,327
Medacta USA, Inc.	$318 Reverse Shoulder $247	Primary Shoulder $71
Other	$966 DELTA $166	ROBOTICS $160	DJO Surgical Match Point System $120	Gryphon $94	Equinoxe $89	Other $338

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$14,421
Royalty or License	$7,540
Education	$3,088
Food and Beverage	$1,184
Travel and Lodging	$803

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Thomas Francis Holovacs, MD.

Arthrosurface Incorporated	2014	$36,900.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2013	$30,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2016	$18,450.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2017	$18,450.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2018	$18,450.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2015	$18,450.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2019	$12,600.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership

Biography

Dr. Thomas Holovacs, who practices in Boston, MA and Waltham, MA, is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. These areas are among Dr. Holovacs's clinical interests: frozen shoulder, rotator cuff reconstruction, and sports health. The average patient rating for Dr. Holovacs is 4.5 stars (out of 5). He is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Viant. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

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Education & Training

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