Blum Center Program: Direct-to-Consumer and Consumer-initiated Genetic Testing
Genetic counselors from the Mass General Preventive Genomics Clinic share the advantages and limitations of direct-to-consumer and consumer-initiated genetic tests.
About Michael Honigberg, MD, MPP
Dr. Honigberg is a cardiologist and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University and subsequently completed his MD at Harvard Medical School. He trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital before coming to Massachusetts General Hospital for clinical and research fellowship in cardiovascular medicine, which he completed in 2020. He is board-certified in cardiology, echocardiography, and internal medicine.
Dr. Honigberg cares for patients with a variety of heart diseases. He specializes in heart disease prevention and heart disease in women. His research uses large cohorts, genetics, biomarkers, and imaging to better understand unique risk factors for heart disease in women and to improve prevention of heart disease for everyone.
Clinical Interests:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cardiovascular Disease during Pregnancy
- Cardiovascular disease in women
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Cardiovascular risk reduction
- Coronary artery disease
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
25 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-1843
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School/ BWH
- , Harvard University*
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, 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 RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- 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.