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About David Berger, MD
Dr. David Berger is a colorectal and gastrointestinal Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital Division of General Surgery and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Berger's clinical interests are in surgical oncology including cancers of the colon, rectum, liver, pancreas, stomach and GE junction. He also sees many patients with gallbladder disease, diverticulitis and gastrointestinal stromal (GIST) tumors. Dr. Berger performs a high volume of operations - more than 800 per year - many of which are performed laparoscopically (minimally invasive surgery).
Dr. Berger was raised in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He attended Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Berger completed his residency in Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and served a year as the Chief Resident at the hospital; He completed a year of fellowship training in Nashville, Tennessee before returning to join the surgical staff at Mass General.
Dr. Berger serves on several national committees and on the executive council of the New England Surgical Society. In addition, he serves as the general surgical consultant for the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins and the Boston Red Sox. Dr. Berger has written more than 30 original articles and book chapters and is the editor of the Oxford American Handbook of Surgery published in 2009.
Clinical Interests:
- Colon and rectal polyps
- Colon cancer
- Diverticulitis
- Gallbladder disease
- Gastric (stomach) cancer
- GE junction cancer
- Hernia surgery
- Laparoscopic / Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Liver cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Rectal cancer
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Dutch
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 1110
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-6100
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-6980
Medical Education
- MD, Raymond & Ruth Perelman School of Med.
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Vanderbilt University
American Board Certifications
- Surgery, General, American Board of Surgery
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 ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- 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.
Research
Most recent research involves clinical outcomes of colon and rectal cancer.
I'm Dr. Berger, extremely professional and knowledgeable. I had done a lot of research online before I spoke with him, and he was fully knowledgeable about all my questions and gave me very balanced and direct answers, helping me make the right decision for my care.
My impression is that when I went to visit the office of Dr. David Berger, the entire team clearly had a culture of high standards, being very responsive, very welcoming, very professional. I had ample opportunity to discuss a number of things, having educated myself beforehand with the residents available. I got some great help from the people in ... Read More
helpful and personal as usual
Dr. Berger is wonderful - I feel lucky and comfortable knowing that I have one of MGH's best.
Everything went smoothly. Very good experience with an excellent physician.
Dr. Berger and staff were awesome. Thank you.
This provider was very knowledgeable about the questions that I had. He listened to what my concerns were and appeared very experienced.
Dr. BERGER Is an exceptional human being. He knows his stuff and is honest and so very knowledgeable in his field. I do not recall his assistant. He was very good. Although not as Knowledgeable as Dr. BERGER because of experience I felt so comfortable with him. I believe with time i will have the same comments for him.
Second experience with this provider. He seems excellent in all respects.
Dr Berger explained cleary my diagnosis. Wonderful bed side manner. Highly recommend.