Our Providers

• MOA    Massachusetts Orthopedic Association, Board Member
• MMS    Massachusetts Medical Society
• AAOS   American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• NEOS   New England Orthopedic Society
• Boston Orthopedic Club

Hospital Affiliations
South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA – Active Staff

Awards Received

• Orthopedic Surgery Resident Research Award, Lahey Clinic Department of Orthopedic
  Surgery, 1996
• Skip Costello Award, University of Massachusetts, Orthopedic Residency, June 2002

Publications

• Healy W.L., Ayers, M.E. Iorio R. Patch D.A., Pfeifer B.A.
  Impact of Clinical Pathways and Implant Standardization on Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Clinical and Economic Study of Patient Outcomes Presentation at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the AAOS, Atlanta, GA, February 1996.
• Healy W.L., Ayers, M.E., Iorio R. Patch D.A., Pfeifer B.A.
  Impact of Clinical Pathways and Implant Standardization on Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Clinical and Economic Study of Patient Outcomes Journal of Arthroplasty, 1998 Apr: 13(3): 266-76.
• Ayers M.E., Prince M., Ahmadi S., Baran D.T.
  Use of Risk Factors and Quantitative Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Low Bone Mass Poster Format at: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research-IBMS 2nd Joint Meeting, December 1-6, 1998.
• Ayers, M.E., Iorio, R., Healy, W.L.
  Periprosthetic Fractures after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
  Editor: Scott, R. and Bono, J., Spring 2005.
• Iorio, R., Kobayashi, S. Healy, W.L., Cruz, A. Ayers, M.E.
  Primary Posterior Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of American and Japanese Cohorts. Submitted for publication, J Bone Joint Surg AM.