About Amy Bregar, MD
Amy Bregar, MD, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Princeton University. Dr. Bregar received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brown University/Women and Infants Hospital and a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Bregar is faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital and is the director of the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire.
Dr. Bregar is an Assistant in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. She is the director of the gynecologic oncology sub-internship for medical students and is lead faculty for the resident gynecologic oncology rotation at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has won numerous teaching awards from the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Bregar’s research interest include clinical trial development, medical education, and quality improvement. She is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the New Investigators Committee and the Older Adults Working Group of the national NRG (formally Gynecologic Oncology Group or GOG). Dr. Bregar is a principal investigator of clinical trials evaluating novel therapies in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Dr. Bregar has completed the Partner’s Clinical Process Improvement Leadership Program (CPIP) with the goal of reducing operating room turnover time.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Cancer risk assessment
- Clinical trial design
- Endometrial cancer management
- Fertility preservation for cancer patients
- Gynecologic cancers
- Gynecologic surgery
- Intra-peritoneal chemotherapy
- Medical Education
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Ovarian cancer surgery
- Surgery for recurrent gynecologic cancer
- Translational research into rare gynecologic cancers
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Mass General Cancer Center: Gynecologic Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 9E
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4800
Dover, NH: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Mass General Cancer Center at Wentworth-Douglas Hospital: Gynecology-Oncology
789 Central Ave.
Dover, NH 03820
Phone: 603-609-6024
Medical Education
- MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Residency, Women and Infants Hospital/Brown University
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Gynecologic Oncology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- 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.
Publications
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- Bregar A, Mojtahed A, Kilcoyne A, Kurra V, Melamed A, Growdon W, Rauh-Hain JA, del Carmen M, Lee SI. CT prediction of surgical outcome in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Gynecol Oncol 2019. 152(3)568-573
- Bregar AJ, Cronin B, Luis C, DiSilvestro P, Schechter S, Pisharodi L, Raker C, Clark M, Robison K. Concomitant anal and cervical high-risk HPV genotyping in women with and without anogenital dysplasia or neoplasia. J Low Genit Tract Dis 2018. 22(2):115-119
- Bregar A, Deshpande A, Grange C, Zi T, Stall J, Hirsch H, Reeves J, Sathyanarayanan S, Growdon WB, Rueda BR. Characterization of immune regulatory molecules B7-H4 and PD-L1 in low and high grade endometrial tumors. Gynecol Oncol 2017. 145(3):446-452
- Bregar AJ, Melamed A, Diver E, Clemmer JT, Uppal S, Schorge JO, Rice LW, del Carmen MG, Rauh-Hain JA. Minimally Invasive Staging Surgery in Women with Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol 2017. 24(6):1677-1687
LOVE LOVE LOVE Dr. Bregar!!!! She makes you feel so at ease. She is so understand, caring and understanding. Cannot say enough about her and entire staff at MGH!
Dr. Bregar was very thorough going over every aspect of the procedure. She answered all my questions and I felt very confident in her. I left the appointment much more at ease about the whole thing. She was great.
I was very pleased with the Dr and staff. They listened and did their best to accommodate my requests and questions.
I felt very comfortable with Dr. Bregar. She explained things very well and I feel that she would give me the best care possible and I appreciate that. She was very personable. Thanks.
Amy Bregar has just assumed the role as being my onclogist/surgeon. She is personable and was able to anwer all my questions.
Dr Bregar is not only a gifted surgeon but also a warm, caring person. She exudes confidence and compassion. I would highly recommend her as a provider.
Initial visit with Dr. Bregar and with Nurse [redacted] was extremely positive ! This is a learning journey for me. I hope to stay positive as I follow this journey. Thankful for this care. [redacted]
She explained everything to us . We left feeling positive and in good hands.
My care is wonderful at MGH
Dr Bregar was compassionate , knowledgeable & reassuring. She was thorough in her evaluation & I feel very confident in her care.