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About Nathaniel Langer, MD
Nathaniel Langer, MD, MSc, is a board-certified adult cardiac surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and a member of the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center. His practice focuses on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and minimally invasive treatment of heart valve disease, as well pulmonary thromboendarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting.Dr. Langer received his medical degree (MD) from Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and his Master of Science (MSc) degree from Paris-Sud University in Paris, France. He completed his internship, residency, and chief residency in cardiothoracic surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Langer's research interests include clinical outcomes in adult cardiac surgery, as well as right ventricular metabolism and right ventricular failure in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Acquired Heart Disease
- Aortic valve surgery
- Arterial coronary bypass grafting
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Lung transplant
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Mitral Valve repair
- Pulmonary endarterectomy
- Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
- Transcatheter treatment of valvular heart disease
- Valve repair and replacement
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Heart Center: Cardiac Surgery
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2593
Medical Education
- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Residency, New York Presbyterian Columbia Campus
- Fellowship, New York Presbyterian Columbia Campus
American Board Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic 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
The focus of my research is on clinical outcomes in adult cardiac surgery, specifically following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and complex cardiac surgical procedures. I also study right ventricular failure in patients with pulmonary hypertension.