Dr. John E. Ready

Dr. Ready is a member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and is Chief of the Orthopaedic Oncology Service. In this role, Dr. Ready treats cancer patients with bone and soft tissue sarcoma, as well as patients with metastatic bone disease. He received subspecialty training in this field at Massachusetts General Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston. He is an intricate member of a multidisciplinary treatment team that includes Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Pathologists, Radiologists and other Surgical Subspecialists.  Patients may be seen at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital or at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In addition to Orthopaedic Oncology, Dr. Ready has specialty training in reconstructive arthroplasty surgery of the hip and knee. He performs direct anterior approach total hip replacement, total knee replacement (including Mako robotic knee replacement) and complex cases of revision total hip and total knee arthroplasty.  He is also part of a team that performs Day Surgery total joint replacement at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital.

Dr. Ready is highly rated in 28 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bone Tumor, Ewing Sarcoma, Osteoarthritis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Dr. Ready is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 41 peer reviewed articles.