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Boston, MADr. Donahue's officePhone: 617-726-5200

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About Dean Donahue, MD

The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Program in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital provides expert diagnosis, treatment and support to patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) and related conditions. Learn more about the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Program

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Dr. Donahue's office: 617-724-0969
Main Fax: 617-726-7667
Division of Thoracic Surgery, new patient line: 617-726-5200

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Departments, Centers, & Programs:

Clinical Interests:

  • Sports injuries of the chest
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)

Treats:

  • Adult & Pediatrics

Locations

Mass General Surgery: Thoracic Surgery
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Dr. Donahue's office: 617-726-5200

Medical Education

  • MD, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

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 NY
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicaid VT
  • Medicare
  • Medicare ACO
  • Multiplan
  • NH Healthy Families
  • 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

I perform clinical outcomes research in the diagnosis and treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Publications

  • Recent Publications:

    • Donahue DM.  Cervical Ribs and Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.  In: Illig KA, Freischlag JA, Thompson RW, Donahue DM, Jordan SE and Edgelow PI eds. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.  London: Springer-Verlag 2013 85-88
    • Donahue DM.  Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.  In: Illig KA, Freischlag JA, Thompson RW, Donahue DM, Jordan SE and Edgelow PI eds. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.  London: Springer-Verlag 2013 193-197
    • Donahue DM.  Is Thoracic Outlet Surgery a Vascular, Thoracic or Neurosurgical Procedure?  In: Illig KA, Freischlag JA, Thompson RW, Donahue DM, Jordan SE and Edgelow PI eds. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.  London: Springer-Verlag 2013 327-329

     


     

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Dr. Dean Donahue, director of the TOS Program, provides evaluation and treatment for patients with neurogenic, venous and arterial TOS.

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