
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Carrie E Cunningham
Dr. Carrie Cunningham is an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, section head of the Endocrine Surgery Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a senior scientist at the Mass General Institute for Technology Assessment. She is the Association of Endocrine Surgeons research committee chair and executive council member and the past president of the Association of Academic Surgery. Her overarching research mission has been to improve the health and well-being of patients with benign and malignant endocrine-related diseases. She is the principal investigator of an NIH/NCI R-37 (R01-type merit award) award to examine the potential impact of new diagnostic technologies and personalized management strategies in patients with thyroid cancer using mathematical disease simulation modeling and an American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award to develop a patient-reported instrument to assess thyroid-cancer specific quality of life.
Locations
- Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Surgical Oncology
- 55 Fruit Street, Wang Building, 4th Floor, Suite 460, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-724-4000
- fax: 617-724-3895
- Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Center for Head and Neck Cancer Surgical Oncology
- 32 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 7th Floor, Suite 7b, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-724-4000
- fax: 617-726-0453
- Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Surgical Oncology Clinic
- 104 Endicott Street, Medical Office Building; Suite 200, Danvers, MA 01923
- Get Directions
- phone: 978-882-6899
- fax: 978-882-6890
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgical Oncology, 2010
- Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital, General Surgery, 2006
- Internship: University of Michigan Medical Center, Plastic Surgery, 2002
- Medical Education: University of Michigan Medical School, 2001
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2008
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- 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 NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
154 ratings, 60 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 1/25/2026
Dr. Cunningham was fantastic. She was so sweet to me even though I was so scared. RN [redacted] was so sweet during the procedure. She held my hand because I was terrified of needles and talked me through the whole thing!
- Reviewed on 1/23/2026
The provider was extremely professional, took her time, was thoughtful in answering her questions, and gave me many choices with great explanations.
- Reviewed on 1/19/2026
This is going to be my second procedure with Dr. Cunningham and I find her very forthcoming, very patient with questions and very, very compassionate. She's a great, great physician.
- Reviewed on 1/17/2026
Dr.Cunningham was great! She was caring, very knowledgeable and helpful. I will follow up with her again in one year.
- Reviewed on 1/3/2026
Very knowledgeable and respectful
- Reviewed on 12/20/2025
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- Reviewed on 12/20/2025
Kind and thoughtful. Answered my questions.
- Reviewed on 12/19/2025
Very professional and caring
- Reviewed on 12/16/2025
Very nice, knowledgeable and friendly doctor.
- Reviewed on 12/16/2025
She was great! Spoke to me with dignity and sensitivity.
- Reviewed on 12/14/2025
Excellent doctor, very professional.
- Reviewed on 12/12/2025
Dr Cunningham addressed my concerns and questions. I feel very comfortable being in her care.
- Reviewed on 12/11/2025
Easy to talk to Very friendly. Pleasant. Came up with ideas and explained things so I could easily understand
- Reviewed on 11/29/2025
Efficient & friendly
- Reviewed on 11/24/2025
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- Reviewed on 11/24/2025
I was informed through out the process
- Reviewed on 11/22/2025
I am very pleased with the care I get at MGB.
- Reviewed on 11/22/2025
Visit exactly what I was hoping for and I know next steps to take
- Reviewed on 11/22/2025
Very impressed with Dr. Cunningham, she addressed all of my concerns. She went the extra mile, arranging for a secondary issue to also be taken care of at the time of my upcoming procedure.
- Reviewed on 11/21/2025
It was a good experience. The physician was lovely. The staff was very professional, but I did not receive any discharge instructions. Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
- Reviewed on 11/19/2025
im not happy with end result. lump still on neck. I heard a comment it is what it is from doctor . I ask what does that mean no response. very disapointed.
- Reviewed on 11/15/2025
She is a rock star. Best in the business. Dont ever lose her
- Reviewed on 11/15/2025
My experience was very positive. However, the real proof will be how well the surgery goes. As ray tuned!
- Reviewed on 11/15/2025
On time, great explanations, answered questions, sensitive to my needs
- Reviewed on 11/12/2025
Dr Cunningham is excellent. Top of the Line.
- Reviewed on 11/5/2025
Highly skilled and easy to communicate with. Provided good information about the procedure which was done really nicely.
- Reviewed on 11/3/2025
I was actually seeing earlier than my appointment. Which was a plus. The NP I saw was wonderful. She explained things clearly and answered all my questions.
- Reviewed on 11/2/2025
All good
- Reviewed on 10/31/2025
Very personable
- Reviewed on 10/23/2025
The service was excellent, the family was awesome and the comfortness was on point.
- Reviewed on 10/6/2025
Everything was excellent. Thank you. Bye now.
- Reviewed on 9/28/2025
Very receptive and helpful
- Reviewed on 9/25/2025
Perfect
- Reviewed on 9/22/2025
Dr. Cunningham is superb in her skill, efficiency and bedside manner
- Reviewed on 9/20/2025
Dr Cunningham was wonderful and responsive to my needs.
- Reviewed on 9/20/2025
Very caring and listened to my concerns. Explained the surgical procedure and care afterwards.
- Reviewed on 9/1/2025
This provider seemed to know me very well and remember me very well and she was very professional and knew her subject matter.
- Reviewed on 9/1/2025
My provider was engaging, very helpful, explained things, and it was a good visit. Very helpful.
- Reviewed on 9/1/2025
I was impressed with Dr. Cunningham's ability to answer my questions so that I understood them. She acted very promptly in giving me an appointment for a blood draw that we have to have done before my surgery. And she got, in a very short period of time, in less than a week, a spot for my surgery to be done, which is very impressive. And she has an excellent bedside manner.
- Reviewed on 8/25/2025
excellent, couldn't be better
- Reviewed on 8/24/2025
She was very good.
- Reviewed on 8/24/2025
I appreciate the time and thorough attention to my situation. I was very concerned about a clavical lymph node lump on the left side of my neck. I am happy to have had a professional look at it as opposed to a video call. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 8/23/2025
Dr Cunningham listened well and expressed herself clearly. I found her personable and approachable.
- Reviewed on 7/21/2025
In general, was great and thanks for the job done.
- Reviewed on 7/21/2025
excellent doctor
- Reviewed on 7/21/2025
Dr. Carrie Cunningham was fantastic. She came highly recommended. And I think thanks to her expertise, I had a very good outcome about the best I could possibly have. And she's been great to communicate with. I have a lot of trust in her and I felt very lucky to have her as my surgeon.
- Reviewed on 7/9/2025
It was very good service overall.
- Reviewed on 6/16/2025
Dr. Carrie Cunningham was excellent. Provided information about my diagnoses, timelines, and next steps. She was very generous with her time, explaining everything I needed to know.
- Reviewed on 6/14/2025
Very thorough.
- Reviewed on 6/10/2025
Dr. Cunningham was very friendly and knowlegable and made me feel at ease. She explained everything well. I felt very satisfied after leaving her office.
- Reviewed on 6/9/2025
Felt heard and in good hands
- Reviewed on 5/29/2025
She was very responsible and knowledgeable. She put me at ease. She was truthful. I have to get more tests, which is not what I wanted to know, except I do want to know it because I need them. So Dr. Carrie is outstanding and I feel so safe and really looking forward to seeing her again. See where we go. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 5/19/2025
Dr Cunningham is the best! She puts you at ease and makes sure you are comfortable. She answers any and questions no matter how big or small. Highly recommend her and value her expertise
- Reviewed on 5/18/2025
dr. CARRIE CUNNINGHAM surrounded me with with exceptional expertise in her specialty of surgery. I instantly trusted her to perform surgery on me.
- Reviewed on 5/10/2025
MGH has the very best personell
- Reviewed on 4/23/2025
Hi, Dr. Cunningham was very responsive. She really attended to my lipoma and was able to extract it very successfully.
- Reviewed on 4/21/2025
Doctor Cunningham was very professional, respectful, and knowledgeable, as well as gentle. The nurses were kind and reassuring throughout the procedure.
- Reviewed on 4/3/2025
good explanation of how surgery will be performed
- Reviewed on 4/2/2025
Understanding and caring.
- Reviewed on 4/2/2025
The doctor was amazing, very kind, patient. I would definitely recommend her to anyone, especially my family. One of the things I would like to say is I was a little nervous and she made me feel very comfortable. So, A-OK in my book. Great recommendation from my physician's office.