About David Hao, MD
Dr. Hao is a double board-certified anesthesiologist and chronic pain physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also serves as the Director of the MGH Cancer Pain Program. He specializes in both acute and chronic pain management.
He completed his anesthesia residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and his chronic pain management fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His clinical interests include neuromodulation, minimally invasive spine interventions, cancer pain, ultrasonography, and regional anesthesia.
Dr. Hao's research focuses on the application of multimedia to enhance medical education and improve patient care quality and safety. He has received multiple awards, including the MGH Patient Safety Star, the Donald P. Todd MGH Pain Center Award, the Carl E. Rosow Evidence-Based Medicine Award, and the inaugural Resident Quality and Safety Leadership Award. His work has been published in prestigious journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine. As an advocate for evidence-based medicine, Dr. Hao hosts the Depth of Anesthesia podcast, where he critically examines clinical dogmas by exploring the literature.
Clinical Interests:
- Minimally Invasive Spine Interventions
- Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Regional anesthesia
- Spinal cord stimulation for pain management
- Treatment of cancer-related pain
- Treatment of chronic pain, both medical and interventional.
- Treatment of pain due to nerve injury
- Treatment of pain due to spinal degeneration
- Ultrasonography
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Pain Management Center
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 340
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8810
Medical Education
- MD, UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology
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 NH
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
https://www.youtube.com/c/PracticalAnesthesiaTechniques/about
Publications
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0221-9255
Dr. Hao is just a wonderful, caring doctor who took a lot of time to understand my pain and looking to do procedures to be helpful and it was just greatly appreciated.
I deeply appreciate the attention that Dr. Hao has given me on my pain journey, and I look forward to working with him and the rest of the team in the future. Thank you very much.
My provider was extremely helpful and very friendly. At the time I had a really bad flu. So he was respectful with that and saying that if I wanted I could let him go. But I did take his questions and spoke with him. [redacted]. I appreciate my doctor. He's friendly and nice.
Thank you
Very open, focuses on my needs and ensures that I agree with the treatment plan. Everyone in the office is very nice and make you feel very comfortable.
Doctors were very helpful,easy to speak to and listen to me with respect.they asked me many questions ! [redacted]
I would have liked if Dr Hao gave me a "big picture" overview of what I might expect moving forward with my condition - what the options might be, timeframes, etc. OTOH, I probably didn't say enough to elicit this from him.
Top of the line!
Dr. Hao was very good with his communication, asking me if I had questions, explaining thoroughly what he thought was going on. He had a very caring disposition, period. And he made me feel valued and heard.
Dr. Hao is incredibly approachable, patient, and very clear in his explanations. I felt completely at ease and in capable hands the entire time. Even more importantly, his recommended treatment has already resulted in dramatic improvement in my condition.