Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Mary Catherine E Arbour
MaryCatherine Arbour, MD, MPH is an Associate Physician at the Division of Global Health Equity, a Senior Research Associate at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She performs global health research aimed at designing and evaluating interdisciplinary, community-based interventions in resource-poor settings with the goal of reducing inequities around the world. She directs the health component of Un Buen Comienzo, a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a preschool health and education intervention in Santiago, Chile. Dr. Arbour also performs interventions and research in post-disaster settings, including post-tsunami Indonesia (2005), post-earthquake Haiti (2010), and post-earthquake Chile (2010). Dr. Arbour earned a BA in Biological Anthropology at Swarthmore College, an MD from Harvard Medical School and an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Locations
- Brigham and Women's Primary Care Clinic at the Phyllis Jen Center
- 75 Francis Street, ASB1-2, Boston, MA 02115
- Get Directions
- Phone: 617-732-6040
- Fax: 617-566-1256
Expertise
Education
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2009
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Medicine, 2009
- Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Medicine, 2006
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 2005
- Medical Education: Harvard University School of Public Health, 2005
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- MassHealth ACO
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
36 ratings, 11 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 6/27/2026
Dr Arbour is knowledgeable, empathetic and kind.
- Reviewed on 5/1/2026
Dr. Arbour is the best!
- Reviewed on 4/9/2026
Dr. Arbour is just the best!
- Reviewed on 2/1/2026
So this is one of your best physicians in the system for MGB. She's extraordinary and I would recommend that MGB do everything possible to keep her because she is clearly an extraordinary physician. Having said that, I realize from my experience with MGB that primary care in general does not receive, in my opinion, the respect from the organization that specialty departments do and that's unfortunate because this individual is truly outstanding.
- Reviewed on 12/25/2025
I have been seeing Dr.Arbour for many years and we have a very good relationship.
- Reviewed on 12/11/2025
My provider is exceptional.
- Reviewed on 11/27/2025
Dr Arbour meets and exceeds my expectations, and my expectations are quite high. I feel fortunate to have her as my PCP
- Reviewed on 11/14/2025
I've had Dr. Arbour for many years. I consider her an excellent physician and a really good friend. I trust whatever she asks me to do and she's been, her judgment has been phenomenal. I very much enjoy Dr. Arbour.
- Reviewed on 10/30/2025
Dr Arbour was great!
- Reviewed on 10/30/2025
Dr. Arbour is the best. She manages to be on top of all the medical details while forming a really strong rapport with th e patient.
- Reviewed on 9/12/2025
She cares deeply for her patients and takes the time to listen to their problems.