About Vinod Narra, MD
Dr. Narra received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Georgetown University. He completed his surgical residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He joined the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization and the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Surgery in 2016, and he holds the title of Clinical Affiliate at the MGH and Clinical Instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Narra is board certified in General Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and the American Thyroid Association. He has the busiest endocrine practice on the North Shore and is part of the MGH Endocrine Surgery Unit, the highest volume center in the country focusing on thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disorders. He utilizes several minimally invasive techniques to treat endocrine disorders. His particular areas of clinical expertise are in both initial and persistent hyperparathyroidism, the treatment of thyroid cancer and thyroid disorders.
He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and has received multiple teaching awards throughout his career as well as the surgical clinical excellence award from Salem Hospital in 2013.
His philosophy on patient care stems from his desire to treat every patient with respect and provide the level of care and attention that he would expect for his family. He keeps in close contact with his patients during the pre and post-operative phases of care and provides his patients with immediate access in the post-operative period.
Clinical Interests:
- Adrenal surgery
- Gallbladder surgery
- Graves' disease
- Hernia surgery
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Parathyroid disease
- Parathyroid surgery
- Thyroid cancer surgery
- Thyroid disorders
- Thyroid surgery
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Surgery at Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care
102-104 Endicott St.
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 978-882-6868
Salem Hospital
81 Highland Ave.
Salem, MA 01923
Phone: 978-741-1200
Medical Education
- MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Residency, Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
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
- 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.
Publications
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- DNA Methylation in Thyroid Tumorigenesis. Josena K. Stephen, Dhananjay Chitale, Vinod Narra, Kang Mei Chen, Raja Sawhney and Maria J. Worsham. Cancers 2011, 3(2), 1732-1743
- Synchronous Bilateral Robotic Adrenalectomy for Adrenocorticotropic Dependent Cushing's Syndrome. D.Malley, RS Boris, S Kaul, F Muhletaler, V Narra, M. Menon J of Society of Lap-endo Surgery. 2008 Apr-Jun; 12 (2): 198-201.
- A Four Step Technique of Robotic Right Adrenalectomy: An Initial Experience. L Krane, M. Bhandari, V Narra, M Menon. BJU Int 101(10):1289-92, 2007.
- Replication-competent Adenovirus Mediated Suicide Gene Therapy in Combination with Radiation in a Preclinical Model Pancreatic Cancer. S. Freytag.. V.Narra et al. Gene Therapy,
- Survivin expression is upregulated in vascular injury and identifies a unique cell phenotype in developing lesions.Simosa, G. Whang, X. Sui, T. Peterson, V. Narra, D. Altieri, M. Conte. Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol 41, Issue 4: 682-690.
- Decreased mitogen activated protein kinase activities in congenital diaphragmatic hernia-associated pulmonary hypoplasia. D. Kling, Narra, S. Islam, T.B. Kinane, A. Alessandrini, L. Ercolani, P.K. Donahoe, and J.J. Schnitzer. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol 36, No 10. October 2001: 1490-1496.
- Prenatal Vitamin E treatment improves lung growth in fetal rats with congenital diaphragmatic hernias. S. Islam, Narra, Manganaro, G. Cote, P.K. Donahoe, and J.J. Schnitzer. The Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol 34, No 1. January 1999: 172-177.
The doctor was very helpful and explained everything.
he was very personable and thorough
He did a great job. My experience was fantastic. He explained everything, asked a ton of questions, fully reviewed my history. I felt very well taken care of, and I would definitely, hopefully I will never need surgery, but if I did, I would absolutely go and see him again. Thank you.
My visit with Dr. Narra was an excellent experience. He explained his assessment of my situation clearly and succinctly, after reviewing my history and test results, and asking a number of questions regarding symptoms . He appears to be a competent, experienced professional who cares about his patients.
The experience was very positive and constructive
Dr Narra was without a doubt one of the finest doctors I have ever known other than my nephrologist Dr [redacted] whom I think the world of.
Dr. Narra was awesome. I enjoyed my visit and he was very knowledgeable, friendly, personable. I felt good and that he was looking out for me. Period.
Nothing. Our appointment was very positive and thorough. I left feeling heard and understood everything we discussed.
Dr. Narra's explanations of my cancer, treatments, and surgery were clear, comprehensive, and compassionate.
He was professional and quite clear on what the plan was to be and why.