Dr. Evan O’Donnell is a Sports Medicine and Shoulder Orthopedic Surgeon. He is also a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. O’Donnell specializes in shoulder surgery and sports medicine, including arthroscopic and reconstructive surgeries of the shoulder. As a former college athlete and volunteer firefighter, he has extensive experience treating athletes at all ages and levels (including high school, collegiate, and professional), as well as occupational athletes in the emergency services.
Dr. O’Donnell completed his orthopedic residency training at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He completed his fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School where he was an assistant team physician for the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, and New England Revolution.
Additionally, Dr. O’Donnell was named the first Richard Frisbie Fellow and worked closely with Harvard University’s student athletes, covering Harvard’s Football, Men’s & Women’s Ice Hockey, Men’s Lacrosse, Rugby, and Wrestling teams.
Dr. O’Donnell earned his AB from Harvard College where he was co-captain of the Varsity Men’s Lacrosse Team and was awarded the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize for outstanding undergraduate research. He earned his MD from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society and was awarded the New York Orthopaedic Hospital Award for his academic orthopedic pursuits.
Academically, Dr. O’Donnell has authored numerous peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters and has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of shoulder surgery. He serves as a reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and is a former reviewer of the Hospital for Special Surgery Journal.
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Sports Medicine Service
Charles River Plaza
175 Cambridge St., 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-643-6351
Sports Medicine at Mass General Waltham
52 Second Ave.
3rd Floor, Suite 3300
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-643-6351
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American Board Certifications
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Dr. O’Donnell’s academic interests are of shoulder preservation, biological optimization, and reparative and reconstructive surgeries. He has published on the medical comorbidities that affect rotator cuff repair, the timing of rotator cuff repair, the outcomes of total shoulder replacements, and shoulder associated health care cost analyses.
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I love dr. O'Donnell and his staff. On time, straight to the point with positive attitude and friendly manner!
Dr. O'Donnell is very thorough, forthright, lays out the alternatives, paths that we could choose with his assessment of the pros and cons and was very helpful and transparent in throughout my entire process, both selecting the surgery and then in the post-surgery or opting for the surgery and then with all my post-surgery follow-up and rehab. I ... Read More
Dr O'Donnell is very caring and understanding, He makes sure to explain everything and I never feel rushed.
Professional, thorough and a super nice person. Explained everything and put me at ease.
Dr. O'Donnell is absolutely wonderful!
Doctor and nurse are vert nice. Somehow I got a feeling like doing business style. Overall, I am satisfied with all the suggestions doctor provided to me, and doctor is also respect my decision.
Dr. Evan O'Donnell was one of the best doctors I've ever seen in the Mass General System.
Great experience excited for the surgery to be over!!
Exceptional
He was compassionate, objective, and listened to everything that I had to say. I never felt rushed. From all of the doctors that I have interacted with over several decades, Dr. O'Donnell is #1 in all aspects.