About Gregory Acampora, MD
Gregory Acampora, M.D. completed training in Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia and went on to Yale for advanced Cardiovascular Anesthesiology training. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Acampora later became involved in physician health and treating addictions leading him to retrain in psychiatry. After finishing a MIRECC (research/education/clinical) fellowship at the Yale Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism, he completed formal training in both Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry at Boston University Medical Center. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. He joined faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2013 and is now Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Clinical Interests:
- Addiction Salience
- Central Autonomic Network (CAN)
- Cortico-Striato(Cerebello)-Thalamo-Cortical Circuits
- Military Psychiatry
- Pain management
- Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacokinetics
- Recovery Capital
- TSF (12-Step Facilitation) mechanisms
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Charlestown HealthCare Center: Monument Community Clinic
76 Monument St.
Charlestown , MA 02129
Mass General Pain Management Center
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 340
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8810
Red Sox Foundation and Mass General Home Base
One Constitution Wharf
Suite 140
Charlestown , MA 02129
Phone: 617-724-5202
Medical Education
- MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Residency, Boston Medical Center
- Residency, University of Virginia Health System
- Fellowship, Boston Medical Center
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Fellowship, Yale New Haven Hospital
- Fellowship, Yale-New Haven Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Evernorth Behavioral Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Behavioral Health
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
My research interests emphasize treatment of patients with Substance Use Disorders with particular focus on co-occuring conditions including: Pain, PTSD, Military Psychiatry, perioperative care and complex pharmacology
Publications
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- Acampora G, . Perioperative buprenorphine maintenance and administration simultaneous with full agonist opioids; patient priority at the interface between medical disciplines. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019
- Evaluation and Treatment of the Spine Pain Patient, 1st Edition. Mao MD, PhD. Springer Nature Publishing, Chapter 10: Psychological and Psychiatric Evaluation of the Spine Pain Patient: An interface of the Mind/Body dynamic
- The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management, 4th Edition. Philadelphia. 2019.
- Handbook of Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, 2nd Edition. John A. Renner (Jr.) 2018. Chapter 15: 325-336. Comments on the Case Vignettes. co-author with the chief editor, John Renner
Dr. Acampora has been very helpful and always is very helpful to me. He gets back to me in a very timely manner. And I have nothing bad to say about him. Always helping me out. Really appreciate him. Ten out of ten. That's all. Thank you.
Hello, I've been with Gregory Acampora for 14 years. He is one of my favorite doctors. He listens, he cares, he's saved my life on many occasions. He's an amazing doctor.
Kind and understanding, easy to understand and communicate with
Dr Acampora is invaluable to me and invaluable to Mass General.
Dr. Acampora is an amazing Psychiatrist and a outstanding intuitive person in our society. [redacted] Dr. Acampora and Dr. [redacted] at your Center for Pain Management collaborated and confirmed ptsd. They saved my life and allowed me to move forward with surgeries. [redacted] My recent meeting with Dr. Acampora fine tuned meds and a future ... Read More
Dr. Gregory Acampora built an immediate sense of confidence and trust. A good listener, we reviewed my recent medical history and the reasons for the consultation recommended by Dr. [redacted] His questions were focused and coherent. [redacted] Highly satisfactory 60-min session.
Dr. Acampora was on call from my provider that was on vacation, Dr. [redacted], and at this time I was in a crisis due to my depression. And he was on point with my records, what I was on for medications and calling and was available while we were trying a medication that I tried for four days. Got me a prompt appointment to come up in person. ... Read More
Excellent, informative, respectful, helpful
Dr. Acampora is an extraordinary clinician, extremely helpful. I'm just so grateful to have him as my psychiatrist. Very grateful. Thank you.
Was referred to Dr.Acompora by Dr.[redacted] her and the young man who saw me were great people and listened to what I said. Dr. Gregory Acompora was awesome to talk to. I only spoke to him once, the appointment on [redacted] but he is awesome! I could have stayed on the phone all day and talked. Polite, respectful, doesn''t talk down to you and ... Read More