About Ashwin Babu, MD

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Locations

Sports Medicine Service
Charles River Plaza
175 Cambridge St., 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-7500

Sports Medicine at Mass General Waltham
52 Second Ave.
3rd Floor, Suite 3300
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-726-7500

Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center at Foxborough
20 Patriot Place
Suite 3300
Foxborough, MA 02035

Medical Education

  • MD, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - Newark
  • Residency, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine - Rehabil
  • Fellowship, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

American Board Certifications

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Sports Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.


Research

Dr. Babu’s current academic interests include non-operative sports medicine, regenerative medicine and outcomes-based research.

Publications

  • Select Publications:

    • Babu, A. and Blauwet, C. (2017). Knee Injuries. In: M. Harrast and J. Finoff, ed., Knee Injuries and Conditions, 2nd ed. New York, New York: Demos Medical Publishing, pp.301-314.
    • Cushman, D.M., Babu, A., Marshall, B. and Rho, M., 2016. The Motivational Influence of Milestone Times on 10-km Running Performance. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 16(2), pp.602-611.
    • Kotler, D.H., Babu, A.N. and Robidoux, G., 2016. Prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation of cycling-related injury. Current sports medicine reports, 15(3), pp.199-206.
    • Babu, A.N., West, A., Joyce, A. and Borg-Stein, J., 2016. Hamstring injuries: review of current literature and return to play considerations. Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, 4(2), pp.145-153.
    • McCormick, Z.L., Cushman, D., Lee, D.T., Scholten, P., Chu, S.K., Babu, A.N., Caldwell, M., Ziegler, C., Ashraf, H., Sundar, B. and Clark, R., 2016. Is there a relationship between body mass index and fluoroscopy time during sacroiliac joint injection? A multicenter cohort study. Pain Medicine, 17(7), pp.1241-1248.
    • Babu, A.N., Chu, S.K. and Reger, C., 2015. Poster 181 The Teaching Habits and Perspectives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents. PM&R, 9(7), p.S151.
    • Chu, S.K., Babu, A.N. and Wysocki, N.M., 2014. Poster 571 Impact of a Required Fourth-Year Medical Student Rotation in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. PM&R, 9(6), p.S385.

Reviews: Comments and Ratings

4.9out of 5(187 Ratings, 76 Comments)

May 2025

As this provider was piloting the AI recording that would automatically write the medical chart notes, I felt like the provider was using overly technical language so that the AI recording would be more accurate. It would be more helpful if the provider did not feel like it was trying to get everything he was saying to be correct because the AI ... Read More


May 2025

Dr. Babu is excellent


May 2025

He's wonderful and very knowledgeable


May 2025

Dr. Babu appeared to be familiar with my situation. He was attentive to my needs and pain.


May 2025

This Doctor was great. He explained everything to me and was very caring.


May 2025

Dr. Babu is very calm and confident, and he makes me feel confident in the services that he provides. He's very personable, easy to talk to, and seems very interested in what I have to say. So these are all the attributes of a phenomenal provider.


May 2025

Excellent med and personal skills


May 2025

I have seen Dr. Babu for a few years. He is vert intentive, shows concern and professional


May 2025

The care provider was very polite and patient with me. I liked the care I received. Thank you.


May 2025

Dr. Babu is great, great bedside manner, listens, is personable and knowledgeable.

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