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 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.
Dr.Saukkonen has been my pulmonologist for over 13 years. He is always focused on my care and takes his time to explain everything I need to know about my health. In addition to being extremely knowledgeable, he is honest, kind and considerate. I trust him implicitly and would highly recommend him as a care provider.
Great provider! Listens to patient and gives great advice to stay on top of my asthma . He he helped me get information for a new primary care
Dr was excellent. Listened to me and gave me plenty of suggestions for things to try a improve my medication ritual.
Dr. Saukkonen is a knowledgeable , professional, kind physician who listens carefully. He clearly explained my pulmonary test results to me and explained to me why he was going to change the dosage of my daily inhaler. Thank you for your excellent care.
I thought that he was very good, very thorough. He had us in the room for an hour and a half, explained everything. He did everything just the way that he should have. He did it very good. He was very good and I was very pleased with him.
All staff members are helpful. Dr Saukkonen is fantastic-listens to my concerns, discusses issues and helps me develop solutions, needed further procedures or medications. He is wonderful!
Dr. Saukkonen is a knowledgeable, caring and warm person in whose care I feel completely comfortable.
The visit with Dr. Saukkonen was great as always. [redacted]
My experience with Dr. Saukkonen is one reminiscent of old school doctors ..I had a doctor that came to my house when I was sick as a child ..house visits and when I went to his office for visits he always asked me about my well being state as did Dr. Saukkonen asked me about my status quo with asthma and my recent retirement...telling me you have ... Read More
Dr Saukkonen is an outstanding physician who really cares for his patients. He is meticulous and knowledgeable. Truly an excellent clinician.