About Haytham Kaafarani, MD
Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, the Medical Director of Hospital Quality and Safety and the Trauma Medical Director at MGH. He is a leading surgeon-scientist with more than 450 published peer-reviewed manuscripts and textbook chapters. His large and diverse research team uses health services research methodologies and artificial intelligence technology to advance the science of risk prediction as well as quality and safety in surgery. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards including a nomination to the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award, a leader in national societies and an invited national and international speaker. His clinical expertise is focused on caring for 4 types of patients: trauma, emergency and elective general surgery, critically ill and complex wound patients.
Clinical Interests:
- Bowel obstruction and perforation
- Critical care
- Gallbladder disease
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Surgery in the developing world
- Surgical emergencies
- Traumatic injuries
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Arabic, French
Locations
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2760
Medical Education
- MD, American University - Beirut, Faculty of Medicine
- Residency, Tufts Medical Center
- Residency, University of South Florida
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, V.A. Medical Ctr.-W Roxbury
American Board Certifications
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care, 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
- 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.