Jesse Affonso

Jesse Affonso is an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine's Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation. He practices at Cape Cod Hospital and holds an academic position in orthopedic trauma. His education includes a BA in Chemistry/Biochemistry from College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) and an MD from University of Massachusetts Medical School.

His research focuses on orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, and biomedical engineering. Key areas include prosthetic complications, fracture management, spinal trauma imaging, and biomaterials. He has contributed to studies on reverse shoulder prosthesis complications, ceramic implant failures, and suture button-related fractures. His earlier work also involved organometallic chemistry, specifically tungsten-peptide complexes.

Publications span from 2002 to 2012, with notable contributions in Spine Journal, Journal of Orthopaedics, and Organic Letters. His work intersects clinical orthopedics and materials science, addressing both surgical and biochemical challenges in musculoskeletal systems.

No awards or grants are listed here, but his networks include collaborations within orthopedic departments and related fields. He is part of a research group focusing on joint arthroplasty and spinal trauma at UMass Chan.