Haytham M Kaafarani, MD
General SurgerySurgical Critical Care
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- French
- Arabic
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Haytham M Kaafarani
Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, the Medical Director of Hospital Quality and Safety and the Trauma Medical Director at MGH. He is a leading surgeon-scientist with more than 450 published peer-reviewed manuscripts and textbook chapters. His large and diverse research team uses health services research methodologies and artificial intelligence technology to advance the science of risk prediction as well as quality and safety in surgery. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards including a nomination to the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award, a leader in national societies and an invited national and international speaker. His clinical expertise is focused on caring for 4 types of patients: trauma, emergency and elective general surgery, critically ill and complex wound patients.
Locations
- Newton Wellesley Hospital
- 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-243-6000
- fax: 617-724-0405
- Mass Eye and Ear
- 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114
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- phone: 617-523-7900
- fax: 617-724-0405
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
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- phone: 617-726-2000
- fax: 617-724-0405
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgical Critical Care /Trauma Acute Care Surgery Fellowship, 2013
- Residency: Tufts Medical Center, General Surgery, 2011
- Residency: University of South Florida, General Surgery, 2009
- Fellowship: V.A. Medical Ctr.-W Roxbury, Research Fellowship, 2009
- Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 2005
- Medical Education: American University - Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Medicine, 2003
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2012
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2011
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
- Mass Health
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH