About Douglas Dahl, MD

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Locations

Mass General Urology
165 Cambridge St.
7th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 857-238-3838

Medical Education

  • MD, Yale University School of Medicine
  • Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Fellowship, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

American Board Certifications

  • Urology, American Board of Urology

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Research

Dr. Dahl's current research focus is in two areas: novel techniques and technologies for minimally invasive Urologic surgery and clinical trials in Urologic oncology. He developed techniques in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy that are now in clinical use. He has published novel techniques in renal transplant and renal surgery, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, and laparoscopic hernia repair, and has overseen the design and engineering of devices for improving laparoscopic surgery. He has worked with several of the major equipment makers in developing and testing new equipment for minimally invasive surgery.

Dr. Dahl's current area of oncology research interest is in clinical trials in multimodality treatment of urologic malignancies. He served as an investigator for several national studies in treatment of bladder cancer, salvage surgery for radio-resistant prostate cancer, and a prostate cancer prevention trial. He served on the Human Subjects Committee charged with review and approval of all clinical investigations. His current role at Harvard and the Massachusetts General Hospital, includes serving as the co-Principal Investigator of one of five sections of the Harvard SPORE grant studying renal cell carcinoma serum and tissue markers. He is the national Urology chair for two national studies under the auspices of the RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group).

Publications

  • Recent Publications:

    • Transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in patients after laparoscopic prosthetic mesh inguinal herniorrhaphy. Brown JA, Dahl DM. Urology. 2004 Feb;63(2):380-2.
    • Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and body mass index: an assessment of 151 sequential cases. Brown JA, Rodin DM, Lee B, Dahl DM. J Urol. 2005 Feb;173(2):442-5.
    • Isolation and characterization of circulating tumor cells from patients with localized and metastatic prostate cancer. Stott SL,et al, Dahl DM, Wu CL,et al Sci Transl Med. 2010 Mar 31;2(25):25ra23.
    • A prospective study of symptom distress and return to baseline function after open versus laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Dahl DM, Barry MJ, McGovern FJ, Chang Y, Walker-Corkery E, McDougal WS.J Urol. 2009 Sep;182(3):956-65. Epub 2009 Jul 17.
    • Lymphotropic nanoparticle-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (LNMRI) identifies occult lymph node metastases in prostate cancer patients prior to salvage radiation therapy. Ross RW, Zietman AL, Xie W, Coen JJ, Dahl DM, Shipley WU, et al.M.Clin Imaging. 2009 Jul-Aug;33(4):301-5.
    • Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Lee BC, Rodin DM, Shah KK, Dahl DM. BJU Int. 2007 Mar;99(3):637-9.
    • The results of concurrent chemo-radiotherapy for recurrence after treatment with bacillus Calmette-Guérin for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: is immediate cystectomy always necessary? Wo JY, Shipley WU, Dahl DM, Coen JJ, Heney NM, Kaufman DS, Zietman AL. BJU Int. 2009 Jul;104(2):179-83. Epub 2008 Dec 23.

Reviews: Comments and Ratings

4.9out of 5(311 Ratings, 136 Comments)

December 2024

I only saw him for my biopsy. It would have been helpful to confer with him in an initial meeting versus the Physician Assistant.


December 2024

Dr.Dahl and his intern explained my options for treatment clearly and concisely. I feel very confident the quality of care this office will provide will be excellent after this initial meeting with the doctor and his staff.


December 2024

He seemed extremely knowledgeable and was very friendly and explained things very well.


December 2024

Dr. Dahl and his team are excellent!


December 2024

Nothing provider was great


December 2024

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December 2024

He is a very good man along with being a professional in healthcare.


December 2024

Very comforting, very professional, answered all my questions. I had, after I left the call, I had a great feeling.


November 2024

I feel like I got the best doctor in the country helping me with the problem I have had for 12 years going on 13 years. I was a complicated patient with a problem that the doctor fixed to help me live life to my best ability.


November 2024

Dr Dahl was finally able to ease my concerns about why blood had been in my urine in early Aug. He was also explain another urinary increasing problem related to enlarged prostate, issue Rx that might help and ordered UDS procedure to possibly avoid another TURF surgery.

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