About Subba Digumarthy, MD
Dr. Subba Digumarthy interprets all the imaging modalities and specialized studies done for lung transplantation, diffuse lung diseases and lung cancers at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Digumarthy also routinely performs percutaneous biopsy of the lung and chest wall.
Considered an excellent teacher by peers, residents and fellows, Dr. Digumarthy is regularly invited to radio-pathological and case conferences, mentored both residents and fellows and published case reports, review and investigative articles.
In addition, Dr. Digumarthy has prepared numerous educational exhibits winning coveted prizes at both national and international conferences. He has also contributed several review articles and chapters in various text books. Most recently he contributed several chapters in Thoracic Radiology: Requisite Series, the most popular text book of radiology among residents and fellows.
He has collaborated in various research projects, with medical oncologists and thoracic surgeons, that were published in peer reviewed journals. Most recently Dr. Digumarthy collaborated on Genotypic and Histological Evolution of Lung Cancers Acquiring Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors which was published Science Translational Medicine, the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and one of the world's most cited scientific journals.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Computed tomography
- CT guided interventions of the thorax
- Imaging of lung cancer
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5130
Phone: 877-726-5130
Medical Education
- MBBS, Osmania Medical Center
- Residency, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology
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
- 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
Dr. Digumarthy's two principal areas of research are lung cancer and evaluation of new imaging techniques and modalities such as Dual Energy CT and reconstruction algorithms.
Publications
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Thoracic Radiology: The Requisites. 2010. Chapters on Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pneumoconiosis, Pulmonary Neoplasms. The Trachea. The Bronchi. and Interventional Techniques.