About Christopher Stapleton, MD
Dr. Christopher Stapleton is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. A graduate of the Harvard Medical School, he completed his neurosurgery residency and endovascular neurosurgery fellowship at Mass General. He also completed an advanced cerebrovascular surgery fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His clinical specialization encompasses the evaluation and surgical and endovascular management of cerebral and spinal vascular pathologies, including arteriovenous malformations, brain aneurysms, carotid artery disease, cavernous malformations, cerebral hemorrhage, dural arteriovenous fistulae, and ischemic stroke.
Clinical Interests:
- Arteriovenous malformations of the brain and spine
- Brain aneurysms
- Carotid and intracranial stenting
- Carotid artery disease
- Cerebral hemorrhage
- Cerebral vascular malformations
- Micro-neurosurgery
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Subdural Hematoma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tumor and facial embolization
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Neurosurgery
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 745
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8799
Fax: 617-726-8834
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago
American Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological 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
- 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. Stapleton's research interests include the genomic and molecular characterization of arteriovenous malformations; the development of predictive models of brain aneurysm growth and rupture using computational fluid dynamics; and the design and development of novel endovascular devices for brain aneurysm treatment.
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Dr. Stapleton is magnificent. He listened attentively as I explained my symptoms. He explained in detail the results of my MRI in language that was clear and understandable to a non-clinician. He was patient and sensitive to my anxiety. I'm old... I've interacted with many physicians over the years. Dr. Stapleton is among the finest.
Dr. Stapleton was very pleasant and knowledgeable about my condition. I especially liked his honesty in expressing his opinion on how to proceed and the right questions to ask.
This provider showed much concern for my health situation and was very sympathetic.
I appreciated how thoroughly the doctor explained my condition and what I would need to undergo to resolve it.
He was very respectful and made me feel heard and knowledgeable. Even if he was just being nice, it felt good
He was prompt, patient and Pleasant.
All of my care providers at MGB have been excellent. Knowledgeable with really good "bedside manners".
He was very thorough. I asked him a lot of questions and he knew what to say. I was very pleased with him.
[redacted] This was a consultation appointment to review incidental findings on a CT/CTA ordered by another provider. I was reassured by Dr. Stapleton's review of the scan and explanation of the findings. [redacted]
The staff was wonderful and Dr. Stapleton was wonderful who answered all my questions and helped to reassure me on the procedure that we are doing. I definitely would recommend him to anyone who needs to see a neurosurgeon. I would be grateful to be able to go to this office and have him as a doctor.