Marie Walcott, MD Named MelroseWakefield Hospital’s First Female Chief of Orthopedic Surgery

Marie Walcott, MD Named MelroseWakefield Hospital's First Female Chief of Orthopedic Surgery

Tufts Medicine announced the appointment of Marie Walcott, MD, as Tufts Medicine MelroseWakefield Hospital's Chief of Orthopedic Surgery.

A member of MelroseWakefield's medical staff for nearly a decade, Dr. Walcott practices at Tufts Medical Center Orthopedics - Reading, located at 30 New Crossing Road in Reading, Mass. Specializing in the treatment of shoulder injuries and conditions, she performs surgeries locally at MelroseWakefield Hospital and Shields Surgery Center, located at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 170 Governors Avenue in Medford. She also performs surgeries at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

As the first female chief of the Orthopedic Surgery department at MelroseWakefield Hospital, Dr. Walcott now oversees 15 doctors and physician assistants.

"Dr. Marie Walcott is the kind of clinician-leader who sets the tone for a service line: clinically excellent, collaborative, and deeply committed to patients," William Wyman, President of MelroseWakefield Hospital said. "After nearly a decade on our medical staff, she has consistently helped advance how we care for people with complex shoulder injuries and conditions. I am confident she will be an exceptional Chief of Orthopedics for Tufts Medicine MelroseWakefield Hospital."

Dr. Walcott previously worked as a partner, orthopedic shoulder surgeon at Agility Orthopedics in Stoneham.

Dr. Walcott earned her medical degree at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her Orthopedic Surgery Research Fellowship and Residency with the University of Massachusetts Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. She continued her studies as a shoulder and elbow fellow in a partnership program between Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham & Women's Hospital. As part of the fellowship, Dr. Walcott spent time in France at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice and the Alps Surgery Institute. The Massachusetts native graduated from Brown University in 2004 with academic honors and two NCAA National Championships as a Division 1 varsity athlete on the women's crew team.

Dr. Walcott said that her professional momentum comes from her passionate commitment to patient care.

"I strive to make my patients' lives better," she said. "They come in with a lot of shoulder pain. They can't pick up their grandkids. They have a hard time sleeping at night. They have a hard time brushing their hair. They can't play golf... All these things are really important to my patients. To be able to give them the thing they love back is so powerful."

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