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Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- Kannada
- Hindi
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Chaitanya S Mudgal
Dr. Mudgal received his MBBS degree from Bombay University, India in 1983. He completed an Orthopaedic Residency in Bombay (1988) as well as one in Liverpool, UK (1992) leading to his MS (Orth.) and MCh (Orth.) degrees. Dr. Mudgal went on to complete an additional Orthopaedic Residency in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program in Boston, and a Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University. He joined the faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2004 and is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Prior to joining Mass General, he was responsible for the creation of and was the Director of the Hand Surgery Service at the Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, MA.
Dr. Mudgal is an expert in upper extremity trauma and has published extensively on fractures, tendon injuries affecting the hand, wrist forearm and elbow. In addition, he is one of the leading minds on the East Coast in surgery for stroke, tetraplegia and traumatic brain injury. He has been AO faculty both nationally and in Latin America, Asia and Europe. In this role, he has lectured extensively on aspects of upper limb trauma in various parts of the world. He teaches Masters level courses at the annual AO courses in Davos, Switzerland. The C.S. Mudgal Hand Surgery Forum is held in his honor annually at the Guigang City People’s Hospital in Guigang, Guangxi Autonomous province, China. He lectures widely across India and is the founding Director of the Annual Indo-US Hand Surgery Conference, held at various sites in India. As a result of his associations in India, over the last 10 years he has been able to facilitate short duration resident and fellow visits to various centers in India. He has also set up a partially funded visitor program, funded by the Tara Mudgal Trust, which allows one young hand surgeon from India the opportunity to visit Mass General for three months.
He is the Chairman of the AO North America Hand Education Committee. In this role, along with the members of the Committee, he has been responsible for the creation and dissemination of web-based educational content (Must know series) (Sage on Stage series) offered by AONA. He has either moderated or participated in multiple webinars in North America as well as in India.
Recently Dr. Mudgal was interviewed by The Guardian regarding a rare type of benign growth called a glomus tumor.
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Locations
- Massachusetts General Orthopaedic Surgery Hand and Upper Extremity Service
- 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 2nd Floor, Suite 2C, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-4700
- fax: 617-724-8532
- Massachusetts General Orthopaedic Surgery Hand and Upper Extremity Service
- 52 Second Avenue, Blue Building, Suite 3300, Waltham, MA 02451
- Get Directions
- phone: 781-487-6064
- fax: 781-487-6826
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Hand Surgery, 2000
- Internship: Carney Hospital, Transitional Medicine, 1999
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998
- Residency: Harvard / MGB Combined Training Program*, Orthopedic Surgery, 1998
- Residency: Children's Hospital, Orthopedic Surgery, 1997
- Medical Education: L.T.M. Medical College, 1988
- Residency: University of Bombay - LTMG Hospital, Orthopedic Surgery, 1988
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
280 ratings, 114 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 1/22/2026
I saw a physical therapist who was the best part of the visit.
- Reviewed on 1/19/2026
Very competent and professional. I felt I was in good hands.
- Reviewed on 1/19/2026
Everything was perfect with my surgery and the pre-op visits. I thank God every day for the wonderful staff at Mass General.
- Reviewed on 1/17/2026
Knowledgeable regarding hand issues. Listens to what you had to say or ask.
- Reviewed on 12/29/2025
Hi is an excellent provider Tank you
- Reviewed on 12/31/2025
The provider is excellent. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 12/25/2025
Dr. Mudgal has been great. In earlier sessions with him, he's explained to me in detail the nature of the CMC surgery I had on my thumb. The surgery went exactly as we expected and I'm into recovery and think that I'm going to recover just fine. So I am very, very happy with Dr. Mudgal and I would recommend him and his staff to anyone who has hand or wrist issues that they need addressed.
- Reviewed on 12/16/2025
I look forward to seeing him again.
- Reviewed on 12/14/2025
DrnMudgal and the hand service is simply top-notch. They could well serve as a model for other branches of MGH
- Reviewed on 12/14/2025
excellent provider
- Reviewed on 12/16/2025
Met expectations.
- Reviewed on 12/11/2025
The appointment with the doctor was excellent. The nurses were excellent and the receptionist was excellent. And contrary to the way I rated the timeliness of the doctor, it was excellent as well. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 12/8/2025
He has been thoughtful and helpful.
- Reviewed on 12/8/2025
I can have an appointment in a timely manner and I got MRI appointment on the same day. MRI machine generate pulses on my hand to prepare picture that causes more pain after the operation and it was so noisy and laud. My ear plug fell down from my ear and I could not do anything. something like earphone works better.
- Reviewed on 12/8/2025
Excellent and very thorough.
- Reviewed on 12/14/2025
He is very professional and wonderful
- Reviewed on 12/11/2025
Very thorough and professional. He also had an intern who was equally professional.
- Reviewed on 12/7/2025
She is patient, efficient, diligent, listens very well, explains thing well and is very kind. She suggests multiple options to improve my condition.
- Reviewed on 12/2/2025
Very thorough, very nice and professional,
- Reviewed on 12/1/2025
I went to this care provider seeking a second opinion. I received a sound course of treatment and the care provider was so knowledgeable and such an expert in his field, I decided to transfer my care to this doctor to treat my ailment.
- Reviewed on 11/28/2025
The experience couldn't have been better.
- Reviewed on 11/26/2025
Professional, knowledgeable, listens well and explains treatment options.
- Reviewed on 11/26/2025
Very easy to talk with
- Reviewed on 11/25/2025
Dr Mudgal is absolutely wonderful, I totally respect his opinions.
- Reviewed on 11/26/2025
My experience was very positive. [redacted] Dr. Mugdal is very, very thorough, very clear about what we expected, and I was quite pleased with the whole experience.
- Reviewed on 11/26/2025
Excellent provider
- Reviewed on 11/24/2025
A great experience
- Reviewed on 11/23/2025
Dr. mud go on his team are exceptional. I'm always treated super well and he always knows what's going on with me even with other doctors and other issues in my opinion he is a doctor's doctor as well as his team. I'm going to miss him tremendously.
- Reviewed on 11/25/2025
Dr. Mudgal is an incredible physician. He listens, pays attention, takes the time I need to explain and understand, and he also does a wonderful job teaching his residents. His clinic defines the gold standard of care the MGH is famous for.
- Reviewed on 11/17/2025
Dr. Mudgal is always clear and thoughtful with his insights. He is practical, centered, calm, and reassuring. This is good medical care!
- Reviewed on 11/19/2025
Yes, I had no issues and no problems with this provider. He was professional. He was also personal. He did answer my questions and thoroughly explained what I needed to know.[redacted] Thank you.
- Reviewed on 11/17/2025
I saw Dr Mugdal nine years ago with excellent results so felt very comfortable and confident seeing him for my latest medical issue.
- Reviewed on 11/16/2025
The doctor was very, very good and very explainful about everything I had to do and to follow up on my procedure with my hand. And it was very good. He was very, very good. And I can't say enough about him. He told me the ins and outs and what's the best way to take care of it and everything. So everything worked out just fine. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 11/10/2025
Always provides answers to all questions and satisfaction of treatment.
- Reviewed on 11/10/2025
Very knowledgeable and explained everything well
- Reviewed on 11/8/2025
Dr. Mudgal is excellent. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 10/28/2025
Dr Mudgal is thorough trying to hep patient with problem. Does required tests to help with an answer on how to treat patient
- Reviewed on 10/26/2025
It was my first time meeting Dr. Mudgal and I was very impressed with how personable and thoughtful his care was.
- Reviewed on 10/29/2025
Very professional and knowledgeable
- Reviewed on 10/29/2025
totally professional, compassionate, and knowledgeable.
- Reviewed on 10/13/2025
Dr Mudgal answered all my questions, was honest in his opinion that it's too early to get surgery for my condition, patiently explained pros and cons and what to expect after surgery. He also pointed out a different but related condition that he thought was more concerning and promptly referred me to a specialist. He showed empathy and was very friendly.
- Reviewed on 10/14/2025
I saw his PA most of the time and the provider for 3 min. The PA was very kind and seems to know, but as patient you are expecting to see the MD who you made the appointment with, not feeling in a rush trying to say all your symptoms in 2 mins.
- Reviewed on 10/13/2025
Big difference between people associated with Doc and those who are receptionists, schedulers, etc. If associated with Dic then very good. If working in office area then attitude diminishes significantly
- Reviewed on 10/13/2025
Dr. Mudgal is the best doctor on the planet! [redacted]
- Reviewed on 10/12/2025
Dr. Mudgal is thorough and professional but mostly caring. I feel very fortunate that I am his patient. The Fellow that examined me before I saw Dr. Mudgal had the same traits - an excellent "bed side manner."
- Reviewed on 10/12/2025
Dr. Mudgal is an excellent Physician, caring and attentive. I especially like that he has residents that he trains.
- Reviewed on 10/16/2025
Dr. Mudgal is a very kind and smart doctor. The only thing I would have liked to have done differently is the following - his Fellow gave me the cortisone injection and i wish Dr. Mudgal had given it to me. The finger is still painful and two new nodules have developed on the tendon that was injected and they can be very painful. I'm giving this another week and then I will call the doctor's office to let him know what has happened.
- Reviewed on 10/9/2025
Wonderful clinician. Always look forward to seeing him and I always get straight, clear information
- Reviewed on 10/8/2025
Very helpful provider. a bit abrupt but I was very pleased with the way he presented my situation and he was helpful in directing me to additional resources.
- Reviewed on 10/8/2025
Excellent experience all around.
- Reviewed on 10/6/2025
Provided excellent explanation of my condition and treatment
- Reviewed on 10/5/2025
Dr. Mudgal and the staff are the best. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 10/4/2025
Diagnosis was swift and precise, and a rational course of action was initiated on the same visit. I couldn't be happier.
- Reviewed on 10/2/2025
Yes, I've been a patient of Dr. Mudgal's for probably 10 years, and he's been fantastic. He's always a pleasure to meet with. He's very knowledgeable. He's very kind. He's very empathetic, and I enjoy our interactions.
- Reviewed on 10/2/2025
i did not see a nurse but someone fit me for a brace and she was also excellent and very helpful explaining the brace to me.
- Reviewed on 9/28/2025
He is a great doctor.
- Reviewed on 9/28/2025
Nothing else, same professional service.
- Reviewed on 9/27/2025
The physician seemed to be in a hurry, did not have past events correctly placed on the timeline, unexpectedly deviated from routine cast maintenance done for the last two months without much of a reason, and did not give a lot of hope for any improvement once the final cast period is done. Not sure what to think about it.
- Reviewed on 9/8/2025
I was very pleased with the visit. --in all aspects of the visit.
- Reviewed on 9/7/2025
Dr. Mudgal was abrasive and dismissive. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 9/7/2025
It is an asset to Mass General.
- Reviewed on 8/27/2025
Dr. Mudgal is knowledgeable, kind, always explains exactly what is going on with my hand and, you know, wrist. He has, I've had many surgeries with him that have been all successful. And he follows up and knows my medical history well. He is a great doctor.
- Reviewed on 8/26/2025
He was a pleasure
- Reviewed on 8/23/2025
Excellent
- Reviewed on 8/20/2025
I'm happy with him.
- Reviewed on 8/20/2025
Always professional, kind and respectful.
- Reviewed on 8/17/2025
Was good at explaining the situation and process of the treatment.
- Reviewed on 8/16/2025
I have gone to Dr Mudghal for different problems with my hand and wrist for several yrs. Problem has always been resolve have resolved with his intervention. He is efficient, skilled and one feels confident his intervention will be successful.
- Reviewed on 8/16/2025
The resident that attended us prior to meeting the Primary physician was very thorough, friendly and very helpful to us, shows lot of care and respect to my son made him feel very comfortable. Very happy and greatly grateful for the Care Service provided
- Reviewed on 8/5/2025
Hi is kind, patient and extremely knowledgeable
- Reviewed on 8/3/2025
He could have talked more slowly and listened better. Granted, I didn't have a serious condition, so he may have felt that other patients deserved more time and attention.
- Reviewed on 7/29/2025
I was quickly given a surgery date but due personal medical issues I am awaiting a date at MGM main campus
- Reviewed on 7/29/2025
Dr Mudgal is wonderful. I had a compound fractured wrist that he operated on in a timely fashion. I am amazed at the outcome and my ability to fully use my dominant hand/wrist. I am forever grateful to him!!!
- Reviewed on 7/28/2025
The care provider was highly professional, generous in his attention, and kind.
- Reviewed on 7/27/2025
Quality professional and it's great to have the service when needed.
- Reviewed on 7/13/2025
I'm very fortunate to have him as my dictator.
- Reviewed on 7/7/2025
Dr Mudgal has always been outstanding!
- Reviewed on 7/7/2025
Dr. Mudgal appeared to be very understanding and caring and went out of his way to make sure that I understood everything that was going on and made it very clear that if I had any additional problem to feel free to call the office back based on his feedback to me to call and I should be given an appointment within a timely manner. I really appreciated my visit with him.
- Reviewed on 7/5/2025
He is great
- Reviewed on 7/2/2025
everyone in the office was friendly and very good at their jobs.
- Reviewed on 6/30/2025
This provider is very knowledgeable in his field of medicine. Very helpful and friendly
- Reviewed on 6/30/2025
A consummate professional for whose clinical excellence I am grateful. I have the complete use of my wrist back - my physical and emotional health is restored! I always had complete confidence in Dr. Mudgal and truly enjoyed his compassionate interpersonal skills. His positive attitude about my surgery and recovery were powerful.
- Reviewed on 6/29/2025
It was smooth and professional and all I could have asked for.
- Reviewed on 6/30/2025
Uncomfortable with care provider three times mentioning symptoms relevant to women my age. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 6/28/2025
Excellent. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 6/25/2025
Excellent care 10/10
- Reviewed on 6/25/2025
Dr. Mudgal and his Fellow were extremely attentive and helpful. Talked, listened and, of course, knowledgeable. Terrific combination.
- Reviewed on 6/23/2025
Dr Chai Mudgal is a phenomenal hands on clinician and a true expert in his field. I feel very fortunate to have the privilege of his expertise. He is the best!
- Reviewed on 6/25/2025
Yes, very good experience with the doctor. Made me feel at ease, made me feel confident because of his confidence and very professional, very good manner. Highly recommend him.
- Reviewed on 6/23/2025
Terrific doc. One of the best
- Reviewed on 6/16/2025
I am so fortunate to have Dr Mudgal's care. In fact, I have given his name to friends who have also been very pleased with his care.
- Reviewed on 6/15/2025
Excellent experience and remembered my visit from 3 years ago.
- Reviewed on 6/12/2025
I felt the two doctors I saw were very professional and explained what they thought was going on with my condition and some possible options.
- Reviewed on 6/11/2025
The provider was prompt, courteous and professional.
- Reviewed on 6/7/2025
He was great.
- Reviewed on 6/7/2025
Dr. Mudgal is fabulous and a credit to your organization!
- Reviewed on 6/4/2025
Competent, efficient, practical and empathetic. And didn't rush me out of his office!
- Reviewed on 5/26/2025
Dr. Mudgal was very, very, he was exceptionally professional. He praised things that allowed you to really address the various situations. He was familiar with everything. It is a pleasure to go to believe it or not. It was just a pleasure. I would never hesitate, I would not hesitate to refer him to anyone.
- Reviewed on 5/26/2025
I'm extremely happy with this provider. He listened to my issues and we are moving forward to see what type of procedure can be done.
- Reviewed on 5/19/2025
Caring and kind
- Reviewed on 5/11/2025
Explained to me what to do for my arm to heal. Rest it and not over use it.
- Reviewed on 5/11/2025
Great Team Work very pleasant visit.
- Reviewed on 5/2/2025
Very gentle putting the needle in
- Reviewed on 4/21/2025
Professional, thorough and compassionate.
- Reviewed on 4/21/2025
very efficient
- Reviewed on 4/21/2025
Perfect appointment !
- Reviewed on 4/14/2025
[redacted] Appointments ran late or whatever, and Dr. Mudgal and his team saw me no matter when. I made it there and treated me promptly. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 4/10/2025
Dr. Mudgal is caring and gentle. He explained my condition and the possible surgical procedure well. I left the visit with full confidence that I had found an exceptional surgeon.
- Reviewed on 4/7/2025
The doctor was courteous, efficient and explained my problem thoroughly. I was very pleased.
- Reviewed on 4/8/2025
Doctor Mudgal is a very knowledgeable doctor who takes the time to explain your condition and the best path forward. His staff does an excellent job supporting his practice, and overall, I am very pleased with the care I have received. The biggest challenge is his availability.
- Reviewed on 4/7/2025
Dr. Mudgal is smart, thoughtful and considerate. I would recommend him to anyone without hesitation.
- Reviewed on 3/31/2025
He did not convey the specific condition that I have nor the details of the procedure that would be performed to fix it other than the amount of time that I would not be able to perform physical activities
- Reviewed on 3/30/2025
I have seen the Doctor twice in 2 years and greatly appreciate and value his advice.
- Reviewed on 3/29/2025
Dr. Mudgal is always kind and listens to my concerns. He uses a watch and wait approach when appropriate and I like that. I know if something were seriously worsening, he would give me all of the options.