About Kai Saukkonen, MD
Education:
BS, Yale University, New Haven, CT MD, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital (now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA
Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowships, New England Deaconess Hospital and the Harvard Combined Fellowship program, Boston, MA
Honors:
Mohler Prize in Therapeutics, Jefferson Medical College
Hinton Prize for Outstanding Physician Patient Relationship, Deaconess Hospital
Radiology Prize, Deaconess Hospital
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
Clinical Interests:
- General pulmonary
- Obstructive lung disease
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Pulmonary & Critical Care
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-1721
Medical Education
- MD, Jefferson Medical College
- Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
- Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
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.
Perfect
He is thorough and respectful. I drive from Maine for my appointments
He is excellent.
I feel like I'm very lucky to have Dr. Saukkonen as my physician. I think that I get the best care possible there at Mass General. I think the team at Mass General works well together. I think Dr. Saukkonen works very good with my primary care physician, and I feel very lucky to be at Mass General Hospital.
Yes, I have been seeing Dr. Saukkonen for several years and I think he is just absolutely excellent. It's very difficult for us even to get to see him, but we just wouldn't go to anyone else and I would provide him. I would recommend him to anyone and we're just so blessed to have him as our doctor. Thank you.
My experience with Dr. Saukkonen over the past few years has been exceptional. He is a great doctor and I thoroughly enjoy his appointments because he is very thorough and covers everything and also lets me see some of the pictures that are on his computer screen including x-rays, CT scans, etc. It's a great visit. I really enjoy Dr. Saukkonen . ... Read More
Dr. Saukkonen is the best doctor. Thank you so much for all your help with my dad.
Hello, I highly recommend Dr. Saukkonen. He's an excellent doctor, very thorough in his diagnosis and your situation and always spends a lot of time with you going over your x-rays and just other conditions. I'm very happy I have him and highly recommend him. Thank you.
Very thorough and knowledgeable. I appreciated his care.
I feel incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Saukkonen as my pulmonologist. He is both professional and personable. He explains everything thoroughly and treats me with respect and care. His explanations regarding the condition of my lungs are always thorough, and he listens carefully to my questions and concerns and responds appropriately and ... Read More