Dr. Alan Neil Ertel

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Most excellent! The results of the operation exceeded my wildest expectations. My bionic wrist does every challenging thing it could before the injury, and the process was prompt, respectful and kind.

In a word: wonderful! I saw Dr. Ertel today (in his Somerville office) for a follow-up visit re my wonky right wrist, and he was so generous with his time and expertise. I love how explains everything with such satisfying granularity, even down to the story of Colles' fracture's namesake. I wish all doctors were like the compassionate and meticulous Dr. Ertel.

He is very thorough. Very detailed and explaines everything in detail and in a manner that you can understand. Very pleasant demeanor and soft spoken. I would recommend him to everyone. I wanted to add his secretary is awesome.

Dr Ertel is the absolute BEST doctor ever!! He helped 3 members of my family throughout the years including myself in 1995 and in 2017. He's very knowledgeable & most importantly, he has a wonderful bedside manner. I highly recommend him!!

My primary care Doc referred me to Dr Ertel. I had no prior experience or knowledge of him & his reputation. In addressing wrist soreness along with tingling and vague numbness symptoms in my fingertips, he thoroughly explained the situation and all possible scenarios. I was very impressed with his communication skills. he gave me a detailed analysis that as a lay person I could grasp. He was patient and showed real concern. I honestly left feeling like I had discovered a medical gem-GGoolk

Dr. Ertel is chatty and easy-going. It can be difficulty to schedule an appointment with him, but I have never had an emergency, so am not sure about this. He is very knowledgable about the hand, and has helped me to think about mine. He doesn't jump to the surgical option, and, in fact, has prescribed splints for me as a first line treatment.

He is the Absolute BEST Hand Surgeon in the Boston Area!