Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Clinics in Boston, MA
Boston’s list includes a large hospital system and a Wellesley clinic that spells out its product. Mass General Brigham runs a regenerative medicine program with PRP and bone marrow concentrate. Boston Sports and Biologics uses Lipogems, a device-processed fat product, and says stem cell treatments are “neither FDA cleared nor approved for orthopedic use.” A joint preservation surgeon outside the city rounds out the page. That range lets a patient ask a useful question: is the fee buying a different product, or the same category of unapproved treatment in a different setting?
Boston Options
| Clinic | Where | Physician named | What its site says it uses | Price posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass General Brigham Regenerative Medicine | Boston | Ask for program physician | PRP, own marrow concentrate | Not posted |
| Boston Sports and Biologics | Wellesley Hills | Dr. Walter Sussman, Dr. Latzka, Dr. Bohart, Dr. Tsitsilianos | Lipogems fat product, PRP, marrow | Not posted |
| Kai Mithoefer, MD | Woburn, Dedham | Kai Mithoefer, MD | Stem cells, PRP, donor or own tissue | Not posted |
Mass General Brigham Regenerative Medicine
The hospital system’s page says its sports program can use “your body’s own cells and tissues,” and it lists PRP and bone marrow aspirate concentrate. It is the setting to choose if you want your injection decision connected to a large health system’s records and specialists.
- Address: Boston; ask for the clinic address when you call
- Phone: 617-726-0500
- Website: https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/services/regenerative-medicine
- Physicians: Ask which physician runs the program for your joint
- What the site lists: PRP, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, micronized fat, prolotherapy, shockwave
- Hours: 8am to 5:30pm
- Insurance and price: Not posted on the page read
- Ask: Is the injection billed as self-pay even inside the hospital system, and are there research options?
Boston Sports and Biologics
Dr. Sussman’s practice in Wellesley Hills describes Lipogems as a “closed-system device” that uses saline to wash fat and micro-fragment it. It says the device is cleared, but that insurance does not cover the procedure while it typically covers consultation, follow-up and therapy. Its FAQ warns that patients “are often lured by unverified claims,” a warning you can apply to any clinic.
- Address: 20 Walnut St, Suite #14, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
- Phone: 781-591-7855
- Website: https://bostonsportsandbiologics.com/
- Physicians: Dr. Walter Sussman; Dr. Latzka; Dr. Bohart; Dr. Tsitsilianos
- What the site lists: Lipogems, PRP, bone marrow concentrate, diagnostic ultrasound
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
- Insurance and price: Procedure not covered; consultation and therapy typically covered per the site. Fee not posted on the pages read.
- Ask: What did FDA clear the device to do, and how does that differ from treating my arthritis?
Kai Mithoefer, MD
Dr. Mithoefer is a board-certified orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon who focuses on joint preservation. His stem cell page says orthobiologics “may be obtained from your own body or from a donor,” so ask which applies. His practice is outside the city, with Woburn and Dedham offices.
- Address: 800 West Cummings Park, Suite 2250, Woburn, MA 01801; also 71 Border Road, Dedham, MA 02026
- Phone: (617) 264-1100
- Website: https://www.bostonjointpreservation.com/
- Physicians: Kai Mithoefer, MD
- What the site lists: Stem cells, PRP, joint preservation surgery
- Insurance and price: The site has an insurance page; injection fees are not posted on the pages read
- Ask: Would you use my tissue or a donor’s, and would you offer a cartilage repair instead?
Device Clearance Versus Treatment Approval
FDA’s consumer notice says regenerative therapies have not been approved for any orthopedic condition, whether cells come from your body or another’s. A cleared device can prepare tissue, but that is different from an approved treatment for arthritis. FDA’s guidance says fat-derived products used to treat arthritis are generally not a homologous use, and that marrow stays outside its tissue rules only when minimally manipulated and used for its normal function. PRP is treated as a blood product.
Fat, Marrow and the Knee Trial
The American College of Rheumatology’s 2026 recommendations strongly recommend against stem cell and PRP injections for knee and hip osteoarthritis. The Nature Medicine trial of 480 randomized knee patients (440 analyzed) found marrow, fat-derived stromal cells and cord tissue cells no better than cortisone at one year. It did not test micro-fragmented fat from this device, so ask what evidence the clinic relies on.
Massachusetts License Check
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine licenses physicians and publishes physician profiles, which is the place to look up anyone named above. A training company’s summary did not find a Massachusetts law requiring a notice or consent form for these products as of September 2026; that is one company’s search.
We read these websites in November 2026, so call to confirm any detail before you travel. A listing here is not a ranking or an endorsement, and your own physician should guide your decision. FDA has received reports of blindness, tumors and infections from unapproved regenerative products.
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