Dr. Muhammad J. Akhtar, MD, FACS
Orthopedist | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
125 Parker Hill Ave New England Baptist Roxbury Crossing MA, 02120About
Dr. Muhammad Akhtar is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Roxbury Crossing, MA. Dr. Akhtar specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Akhtar tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Tufts University School of Medicine 2004
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Photooxidized products of recombinant alpha A-crystallin and W9F mutant.
- Conformational study of N(epsilon)-(carboxymethyl)lysine adducts of recombinant alpha-crystallins.
- Thermodynamic stability of human lens recombinant alphaA- and alphaB-crystallins.
- Spectral contribution of the individual tryptophan of alphaB-crystallin: a study by site-directed mutagenesis.
- Heat-induced conformational change of human lens recombinant alphaA- and alphaB-crystallins.
- Human lens high-molecular-weight alpha-crystallin aggregates.
- Oxidation of human lens recombinant alphaA-crystallin and cysteine-deficient mutants.
- Subunit exchange of lens alpha-crystallin: a fluorescence energy transfer study with the fluorescent labeled alphaA-crystallin mutant W9F as a probe.
Treatments
- Musculoskeletal Surgery, Knee Replacement, Hip Replacement And More
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Patellar Tendonitis
Fellowships
- Adult Joint Reconstruction, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA 2010
- New England Baptist Hospital 2010
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