About
About
Physician Bio
Dr. Ackerman has been in active practice in orthopaedic surgery in Palm
Beach County since 1989 after finishing his orthopaedic surgical training
at the Massachusetts General Hospital. After serving as chief resident,
he completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the Massachusetts General
Hospital assisting in the care of the Harvard University athletes. During
that time Dr. Ackerman had a teaching appointment at the Harvard Medical
School. Dr. Ackerman has been personally involved in athletics with a
long career in basketball culminating as captain of the Harvard Varsity
Basketball team in 1977-978. He currently enjoys tennis, basketball and
the great outdoors. He is involved in the care of amateur and professional
athletes in their return to sports utilizing arthroscopic minimally invasive
surgery, cartilage restoration surgery, and total reconstruction. He presently
serves as a team physician for the United States Tennis Association.