Worcester County Orthopedics physicians specialize in the highest degree of personalized care from sports medicine and orthopedic surgery to joint replacement and fracture care. Worcester County Orthopedics knows central Massachusetts better than any other orthopedic group, caring for the Worcester community's orthopedic needs for over 50 years.
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Dr. Thomas Kesman graduated from Dartmouth Medical School with honors and then completed his residency at the prestigious Mayo Clinic. He then furthered his training with a spine surgery fellowship at OrthoCarolina Spine Center. He has been at Reliant since 2012, where he specializes in surgery of the cervical and lumbar spines. He believes in conservative care before surgery and values building trust with patients. He performs many surgeries on both the neck and the low back at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury, on a same day surgery basis. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, boating, downhill skiing, and spending time with his wife, Dr. Rebecca Kesman, and his son.
Dr. Alexander Connaughton went to medical school at Michigan State University and completed a fellowship at the Jacobs School of Medicine in Buffalo, NY. He decided to become an orthopedic surgeon after working as an EMT in college. He enjoys the field because it is fastmoving and offers new ways to help patients. Dr. Connaughton treats all manner of orthopedic problems in children and adults. He performs minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery on the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee joints including ACL reconstructions, labral repairs, and rotator cuff repairs. He also does nonsurgical care. He loves seeing patients return to the activities they enjoy.
Orthopedist Dr. Brian Burroughs graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine and completed a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. He enjoys the clinical side of orthopedics and helping patients with their hip and knee problems. He can perform revision surgery to existing implants. Dr. Burroughs specializes in hip and knee replacements and helps patients understand all treatment options, including non-surgical treatment. He enjoys seeing how joint surgery can improve quality of life. Outside of work, he spends time with his wife and three children and likes doing woodworking projects in his basement workshop.
