- Dr. Thomas A Risser, MD
-71.1087646
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Dr. Thomas A Risser, MD
Critical Care Medicine
- Massachusetts, Somerville
Overview
Dr. Thomas A Risser, MD works in Somerville, Massachusetts is a specialist in Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine and graduated Beth Israel Hospital in 1980. Dr. Risser is affiliated with Cambridge Hospital Alliance - Cambridge Hosptial, Mount Auburn Hospital, Somerville Hospital and practicing for 51 years
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
Conditions
• Acute Rheumatic Fever• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Broken Hand
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Coats' Disease
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Optic Papilla
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
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• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Duodenal Polyp
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pancreas Tumor
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Telogen Effluvium
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Procedures
• Cardiac Imaging• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardioversion, Elective
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Insertion of Epicardial Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Thoracentesis
Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 51
State License
- Massachusetts
Spoken Languages
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Creole
- Farsi
- Haitian
- Hindi
- Korean
- Russian
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospital
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1980
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1980
Residency Hospital
Cornell North Shore University
Year completed: 1975
Year completed: 1975
Medical School
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine
Hershey, PA, United States
Graduated: 1972
Hershey, PA, United States
Graduated: 1972
Awards
1 ACP
2 AMA
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Office Locations
Other Office Locations
Medical Specialties Center
230 Highland Avenue
Massachusetts (MA)
Somerville
2143
Phone:(617) 591-4350
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 250 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Medical Specialties Center, 230 Highland Avenue, Somerville, Massachusetts (MA), 2143
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue with Managed Care Behavioral Health HMO
- BlueConnect HMO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Golden Rule
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
- Humana
- LocalPlus
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Open Access Plus
- Preferred Blue PPO
- Simplifi
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Health Plans
- Tufts PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Cambridge Hospital Alliance - Cambridge Hosptial
1493 Cambridge Street
Massachusetts MA,
Cambridge,
2139
Cambridge Hospital Alliance - Cambridge Hosptial is a Local Government owned hospital located in Cambridge, MA. This hospital reports jointly with Somerville Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedur...
Mount Auburn Hospital
330 Mount Auburn Street
Massachusetts MA,
Cambridge,
2138
Mount Auburn Hospital is a hospital located in Cambridge, MA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 8 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 12 procedures.
Somerville Hospital
230 Highland Avenue
Massachusetts MA,
Somerville,
2143
Somerville Hospital is a hospital located in Somerville, MA. This hospital reports jointly with Whidden Memorial Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average i...
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