Dr. Dan Tobert is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital who specializes in the treatment of adult spinal disorders. He received a BS degree from Hope College, majoring in Chemistry. He subsequently received a MD degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He trained in orthopaedic surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program before undergoing sub-specialization training in spine surgery at the University of Utah. This fellowship with a renowned group of spine surgeons specifically focused on surgical management of complex spinal disorders.
Dr. Tobert's clinical interests are degenerative disorders and spine oncology. Through multidisciplinary collaborations with the Center for Sarcoma and Cancer Center at Mass General, he treats patients with primary and metastatic tumors of the spinal column and sacrum. Additionally, he treats patients for more common conditions such as stenosis, spondylolisthesis and disc herniations in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. His primary goal is to provide excellent patient care on an individual basis.
Dr. Tobert is actively engaged in research efforts on degenerative and oncologic disorders to improve patient care. Additionally, he focuses on understanding contemporary patient-reported outcome measures to optimize patient care. He is an active member of the spine research community as a member of numerous academic spine societies and sits on the editorial board of Spine. He believes clinical research forms the foundation for empathic and individualized patient care.
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Orthopaedic Spine Service
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 3A
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-8636
Orthopaedic Spine Service at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
159 Wells Ave.
Newton, MA 02459
Phone: 617-724-8636
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center at Foxborough
22 Patriot Place
Foxboro, MA 02035
Phone: 617-724-8636
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Dr. Tobert's primary research focus is optimizing patient outcomes through improved decision making. Specifically, this involves utilizing improved metrics and statistical techniques to better understand which patients benefit from surgical or non-surgical treatments.
Dr. Tobert is a Principal Investigator in the the Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation, and Interactive Systems Lab (OASIIS). Dr. Tobert is working on projects related to the Mass General Brigham orthopedic registry. As part of this work, Dr. Tobert and his team have developed dashboards that allow a surgeon to assess and address their own surgical outcomes in real-time.
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Dr. Tobert is wonderful, thorough, considerate, doesn't mind you asking questions, he doesn't mind explaining them step by step. He listens, he's compassionate in a wonderful bedside manner and I think more and more doctors should take a lesson from him.
I've been seeing Dr. Tobert for five years and he is the exact same. He is extremely attentive. He is extremely well informed about my situation and he is very, very kind.
Dr. Tobert is an excellent physician. He always listens, he asks questions, he's incredibly respectful and I have been so honored to have him as a physician. And I had a spinal fusion with him about a year ago and he was a follow-up visit and he was just as wonderful as ever. He takes time and doesn't rush me and I feel like he is an outstanding ... Read More
Dr Tobert is not only a brilliant surgeon, but a good guy. So easy to talk to.
Best doctor I've ever seen. One of the best. Right at the top of the list. He explains really good. He's a very good surgeon. Very happy with everything that came out. I can't get any better. He's the same caliber as Dr. [redacted]. You guys are great over there. Thank you.
Personable, engaging and reassuring
Dr. Tobert was terrific. He listened carefully, and he explained his diagnosis clearly. And then he listened carefully to my questions about that diagnosis, and patiently answered those questions. After my visit, when I sent him a question via the portal, he answered very promptly by calling me. I would recommend Dr. Tobert without hesitation.
He made me feel comfortable when he explained things. I have full trust in him...
The provider was very efficient, very fast in getting me an appointment, very, described everything that I needed and in a very direct and understandable way. Top notch. Thank you.
I was very happy with the visit. Dr. Tobert was very professional and courteous. I felt very comfortable with him and would recommend him to anybody. It was a good experience. Thank you.