Brian D. Busconi, MD and Amy E. Abbot, MD
Milford Regional welcomes orthopedic specialists Brian D. Busconi, MD, and
Amy E. Abbot, MD. Dr. Busconi has been affiliated with UMass Memorial Health
Care for nearly 20 years and is the Chief of the Division
of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy for the UMass Memorial Musculoskeletal
Center of Excellence. Local
patients now have easy access to Dr. Busconi’s and Dr. Abbot’s
expert care at their new office location, UMass Memorial Orthopedics at
Milford, on Water Street in Milford as well as in the Surgery Center at
Milford Regional.
“As a result of the ongoing relationship between Milford Regional
and UMass Memorial Health Care, there was the opportunity to strengthen the
already 
established orthopedic community in this area,” said Dr. Busconi. “Our
sports medicine clinic at UMass Memorial is a well-known clinic and we have
a large patient population in the Route 495 belt in the Milford area. Now
we are bringing this expertise directly to the Greater Milford region. The
patients are very happy with the Milford experience, from our new office
building, to being operated on and taken care of at an excellent community
hospital.”
Among his many credentials, Dr. Busconi has served as Assistant Medical Director, Minor League Player Development, for the Red Sox since 1994. He has been a fixture in the dugout at about 160 games per year in the Red Sox system, spending time with minor league teams such as the Pawtucket Red Sox, Lowell Spinners and Portland Sea Dogs in addition to the Boston major league team. He also spent nearly a decade as team physician for the Worcester Ice Cats. In addition to his professional sports affiliations, Dr. Busconi has served with the Army National Guard for 22 years.
“What my experience provides is state-of-the-art, up-to-date treatment,” said Dr. Busconi. “Whether you play professional baseball or are out playing recreational tennis, there is no difference physically. All of these problems occur in everyone at all levels and ages. It’s not just an athlete’s clinic – it’s for people who have overuse injuries, pediatric injuries, and more.”
Dr. Busconi said that patients have been pleased with the minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures performed at Milford Regional, which use small incisions so that the joint does not have to be opened up fully, allowing for a quicker recovery time than traditional open surgery. He praised Milford Regional for offering a staff that is not only qualified, but compassionate.
“The ability to give that extra care that you don’t find elsewhere is really nice,” Dr. Busconi said. “The patients feel as if they’re being treated special. The nurses and technicians in the operating room provide state-of-the-art care, and the anesthesia department provides excellent outpatient anesthetic techniques. The patient can feel good, have extra pain relief, and be in the comfort of their home more quickly for recovery as opposed to being in the hospital.”
While Dr. Busconi sees patients in Milford twice a week, his colleague Dr. Abbot treats patients at the new Milford office four days per week. She is also on the staff at the UMass Memorial Musculoskeletal Center of Excellence and received her fellowship training in sports medicine at UMass Memorial Medical Center, treating local college athletes and Red Sox minor league players under the direction of Dr. Busconi. Among her current responsibilities, Dr. Abbot takes care of Milford High School teams. A competitive rower for 22 years, Dr. Abbot competed on an international level, winning the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and the U.S. National Championship. As an elite rower, Dr. Abbot sustained numerous injuries, which she feels helps her in treating her patients.
“I can understand the athlete’s mentality, having been injured myself,” she said. “But, the misconception with sports medicine is that you have to be an athlete to have a sports-type injury. Everybody gets sports-type injuries. Rotator cuff problems, tears, cartilage tears in the knee, hip pain, bursitis – all of the things that happen to athletes also happen to regular people. My focus is getting you back to all the things you were doing in life, whether you’re an athlete or not.”