About Lori Wirth, MD
Lori Wirth, MD is a Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and joined Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 to become the Medical Director of the Center for Head and Neck Cancers.
Dr. Wirth attended Brown University as an undergraduate, then obtained her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she had the distinction of being nominated to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Wirth was a fellow in Hematology/Oncology at Harvard's Dana-Farber/Mass General Brigham CancerCare Fellowship Program. Dr. Wirth was on staff in Head and Neck Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Dr. Wirth is a leading authority in head and neck oncology, with special expertise in combined modality therapy for cancers of the head and neck, and new treatments for advanced thyroid cancers. She sits on national and international committees that guide cancer treatment and research efforts.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center: Hematology Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4000
Mass General Cancer Center in Danvers
102 Endicott St.
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 978-882-6060
Medical Education
- MD, Columbia University in the city of New York
- Residency, New York- Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Campus
- Fellowship, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield NH
- 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 - NH
- 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.
She is caring, empathetic and extremely professional and knowledgeable .
could not have been better
Finding her in the building is getting easier Dr Wirth is the specialist level I need
Dr. Wirth, is always thorough. She spends a lot of time analyzing my case and making appropriate recommendations.
Knowledgeable, caring. and professional...as always
I think Dr. Lori Wirth is certainly one of the best, if not the best, oncologist in Boston, if not the USA, and I'd recommend her to anyone.
Excellent
Dr. Wirth was very diligent in trying to explain my situation, explain the options I have for different therapies and the different complications of each therapy. And we could work it out and came to a decision. So she was very helpful in that for me.
Dr. Wirth is always familiar with my specific medical history when we talk and she and her staff always follow through on what we decide during the visit.
I've been a patient of Dr. Wirth for many years now and she has also been, always been excellent. She always listens carefully. She always takes enough time. She always explains things thoroughly. She's just been great. I would recommend her to anyone needing an oncologist. I trust her and that's so important for the patient-doctor relationship. I ... Read More