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Robert W Hallowell

Robert W Hallowell, MD

Pulmonary Critical Care

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Locations

  1. Massachusetts General Pulmonary Clinic
    • 55 Fruit Street, Cox Building, 2nd Floor, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital***, Pulmonary/Critical Care, 2014
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital***, Internal Medicine, 2010
  • Medical Education: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2007

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015
  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014

Insurance

Search 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 RI
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense
  • WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5

234 ratings, 128 reviews

The 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.

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  • Reviewed on 3/20/2026

    Exceptionally professional, knowledgeable, caring. Excellent listener and provides excellent, relevant feeedback.

  • Reviewed on 3/18/2026

    Dr Hallowell is a breath of fresh air. His whole demeanor is very positive and uplifting. I always feel better after I see him.

  • Reviewed on 3/15/2026

    Dr Hallowell is the greatest. I feel he has helped me so much with his laid back personality and always answers the question with great expertise . I'm very happy to have met him years ago.

  • Reviewed on 3/15/2026

    Dr. Hallowell is a smart kind person who truely cares about his patients .

  • Reviewed on 3/14/2026

    All good. I have complete confidence in Dr. Hallowell.

  • Reviewed on 3/11/2026

    Yeah, the doctor was very, very nice, covered all the bases in my situation, my test I had, and he was very, very good, and I like him.

  • Reviewed on 3/8/2026

    Dr. Hallowell is very professional, explains things, listens, and is encouraging. I'm very grateful to have him, has a very pleasant manner.

  • Reviewed on 3/4/2026

    The doctor was very well versed in my background. He was easy to talk to, very, very committed to his practice and his expertise. And I'm thrilled that he is now my doctor [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 2/16/2026

    He is an excellent listener and communicator. He phoned me a few hours after I left with an answer to a question that needed research. He is also caring and compassionate.

  • Reviewed on 2/15/2026

    Great experience

  • Reviewed on 2/16/2026

    Dr. Hallowell provided an excellent experience. He was knowledgeable, kind, thorough, asked questions, listened carefully and gave me the opportunity to ask any questions that I had. I left feeling better about Dr. to patient interaction than I had in a long time. I was impressed by the efficiency at MGH. The ambassadors were very helpful. I use an oxygen tank and needed a wheelchair and they made that process easy.

  • Reviewed on 2/15/2026

    Professional, friendly, approachable, knowledgeable, informed. I am so happy to have Dr Hallowell as my pulmonologist.

  • Reviewed on 2/15/2026

    Very thorough and compassionate. Also very patient with my questions. Never felt rushed. I'm extremely happy with the care I'm receiving from Dr. Hallowell.

  • Reviewed on 2/15/2026

    He is the best

  • Reviewed on 2/28/2026

    Dr. Hallowell is very knowledgeable about my condition and is very easy to talk to.

  • Reviewed on 2/9/2026

    Both doctors we extremely prepared and thorough. They answered all questions and detailed a potential path forward should my condition worsen.

  • Reviewed on 2/9/2026

    Dr Hallowell is the best!! I have been seeing him for 10+ years.

  • Reviewed on 1/28/2026

    Good evening. I find Dr. Hallowell one of the best physicians I ever met in my life and I'm [redacted] years old. He's patient, he asks the right questions, he allows you to speak, he listens and he interacts with you and your family. He's outstanding. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 1/28/2026

    Dr. Hallowell is expert in his field. He knows me very well. He's kind. He listens. I can't say enough good things about him. I look forward to our visits every few months. He's taking really good care of me in a difficult situation. I appreciate everything he does.

  • Reviewed on 1/22/2026

    I have only had interactions with Dr. Hallowell twice and he is very professional, very intelligent, and extremely concerned with patient care and providing the best experience possible.

  • Reviewed on 1/21/2026

    Dr. Hallowell is always a pleasure to meet with. I appreciate his familiarity with my health issues and highly regard his input into my care.

  • Reviewed on 1/19/2026

    Dr. Hallowell listens to what I have to say. He considers my medical history and makes recommendations according to my needs. Thank you [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 1/20/2026

    He. Was. Great

  • Reviewed on 1/16/2026

    I was blown away by the incredible care I received at Mass General and with Dr. Hallowell. Thank you!

  • Reviewed on 1/12/2026

    Rob Hallowell is kind, considerate, smart, shows an interest in his patients.

  • Reviewed on 1/13/2026

    Dr.Hallowell is very knowledgeable & you feel like you can ask him anything. He spends the right amount of time with me. I am reassured every time I see him that I am on the right path!

  • Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    Dr. Hallowell exceeded all of my expectations. He is above being excellent. I am very happy to his patient.

  • Reviewed on 1/8/2026

    Dr. Hallowell is an exceptional pulmonologist and I'm so glad to have him seeing to my care. I have to say that it is a wonderful thing to see doctors work so closely together across different disciplines and Dr. Hallowell is among the doctors at Mass General Brigham who are doing that and I'm very appreciative.

  • Reviewed on 1/7/2026

    Dr Hallowell seemed genuinely interested in providing best care available for me. This was my 1st visit. He had reviewed previous notes, made recommendations for future care and that I could reach his team at any time. I am grateful that I was able to be seen so quickly.

  • Reviewed on 1/5/2026

    Excellent care by excellent healthcare professionals.

  • Reviewed on 1/5/2026

    Very helpful and caring

  • Reviewed on 1/4/2026

    Dr Hallowell is the most empathetic, thoughtful, forthright, patient physician I have ever encountered. He obviously cares about me and my concerns. I left my appointment feeling reassured and with a plan.

  • Reviewed on 12/23/2025

    all was excellent.

  • Reviewed on 12/22/2025

    Dr Hallowell is knowledgable, attentive to the patient and kind. Try improving on that!!!

  • Reviewed on 12/22/2025

    Always a positive experience, the staff and Dr Hallowell are incredible

  • Reviewed on 12/21/2025

    This was the first meeting with Dr. Hallowell. I found him to be very pleasant and easy to talk to. He asked me a lot of questions about my family history and myself. He makes one feel very comfortable. A good man.

  • Reviewed on 12/20/2025

    That fact that he genuinely seems to care about my well being!

  • Reviewed on 12/19/2025

    The doctor was exceptionally kind, interested in my issues, well-versed, did a thorough discussion with me about my care. It was my first visit and I felt like I had been to him many times.

  • Reviewed on 12/17/2025

    Dr. Robert Hallowell is a excellent professional. He took time to get to know me and my illness. Answered all my questions and he gave me his opinions. He was very helpful. I really recommend him to everyone that ask me for a good pulmonary doctor.

  • Reviewed on 12/17/2025

    Provider well-prepared by reviewing my prior tests and background; good listener; highly professional; conscientious, personable with nice sense of humor.

  • Reviewed on 12/16/2025

    Dr. Hallowell has excellent patient communication skills.

  • Reviewed on 12/15/2025

    It is always a pleasure to see Dr. Hallowell. He is informative, is intelligent, friendly, And has a wonderful sense of humor.

  • Reviewed on 12/23/2025

    Dr Hallowell is wonderful! I am so fortunate to have him as my doctor.

  • Reviewed on 12/17/2025

    I wanted to say that Dr. Hallowell and his fellow were extremely encouraging and frame hope and very carefully. These first aspects are really into a pain where he is sees. So they were wonderful. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Could not get the next appointment within the 6 months the provider wanted needed to go 8 months.

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is very easy to open up to and discuss everything surrounding my care.

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    The PFT provider was pleasant and supportive

  • Reviewed on 12/8/2025

    This was the most comprehensive interview and procedure I have had in recent times. Surroundings were very clean and tidy. Staff was very attentive to my needs and very knowledgeable in their duties

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    Yeah, Dr. Hallowell is just amazing, very courteous, very humble, and professional, and very smart. Highly recommend him.

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    Dr. Hallowell was exceptional in terms of medical knowledge and physical exam and thoughts about ongoing treatment. His pulmonary team, the woman who did my pulmonary function test, her name was Frey, she was incredible, very thorough, very thoughtful, very caring. And his reception staff, particularly Anna, was so kind and courteous and thoughtful. It was an amazing doctor's appointment visit in this day and age where you barely get looked at. I'm very grateful and please pass the message on to Dr. Hallowell that I appreciated his attention and care.

  • Reviewed on 12/2/2025

    Did they have enough info about my issues?

  • Reviewed on 11/30/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is a knowledgeable clinician whom I found to be thorough and clear in explaining my condition and treatment. I feel grateful to have been is his excellent care.

  • Reviewed on 11/30/2025

    Dr. Hallowell was very knowledgeable and took the time to answer all my questions and make recommendations.

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    To you and your team, thank you so much. You've all been fantastic. Appreciate you all. Happy Thanksgiving.

  • Reviewed on 11/23/2025

    Rob Hallowell is the absolute best! Interested, thoughtful, thoroughly experienced and informed-it doesn't get better than that.

  • Reviewed on 11/18/2025

    Very very pleased.

  • Reviewed on 11/17/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is amazing. He is everything a doctor should be... Knowledgeable, caring, and listens, which many doctors don't do.

  • Reviewed on 11/12/2025

    Very caring and professional, he took time to explain about my health concerns and was very reassuring.

  • Reviewed on 11/10/2025

    We are so grateful to have Dr. Hallowell as part of my husband's medical team. Dr. Hallowell is quietly brilliant, humble, kind and caring and clearly the absolute best in his field. This was our first meeting with him and we have complete and utter faith and confidence in him and his ability to provide the best medical recommendations and treatment available.

  • Reviewed on 11/9/2025

    He was very helpful to my care.

  • Reviewed on 11/4/2025

    He was thorough, thoughtful and kind.

  • Reviewed on 11/2/2025

    I am so happy to have met Dr Hallowell & extremely happy that he will be my physician. I found him genuinely concerned, honest & I felt safe with him.

  • Reviewed on 11/2/2025

    Very happy with them and their care

  • Reviewed on 11/2/2025

    Dr Hallowell is the most approachable medical professional you could have.

  • Reviewed on 10/27/2025

    Always the best

  • Reviewed on 10/27/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is an exceptional physician. He is knowledgeable, attentive, compassionate, kind and thorough.

  • Reviewed on 10/26/2025

    Listened well and was a good communicator.

  • Reviewed on 10/26/2025

    My visit with Dr. Hallowell was the most thorough visit with medical professional that I have ever had.

  • Reviewed on 10/24/2025

    Very nice visit. Thanks for your care.

  • Reviewed on 10/22/2025

    Dr Hallowell was absolutely perfect in all mentioned in your survey.

  • Reviewed on 10/20/2025

    I have a rare condition and as such, I see many providers. Dr. Hallowell is the absolute best-professional, knowledgeable, and caring. He's the best of the best. I am grateful to have him as my doctor.

  • Reviewed on 10/19/2025

    A personable physician who has the ability to explain things in a way I could easily understand.

  • Reviewed on 10/15/2025

    Everyone was kind, courteous, and professional

  • Reviewed on 10/13/2025

    Both doctors were very helpful and understanding and very knowledgeable and warm.

  • Reviewed on 10/13/2025

    Very good. Service

  • Reviewed on 10/7/2025

    My experience with the Doctor has always been reassuring and understanding.

  • Reviewed on 10/10/2025

    He had such a nice demeanor for me. I was left out in the cold from my first provider that left the practice and left Mass General, but he made me feel so comfortable. He's a credit to you guys.

  • Reviewed on 10/8/2025

    Dr Hallowell was very thorough

  • Reviewed on 10/8/2025

    Everyone I encountered was great

  • Reviewed on 10/6/2025

    Excellent

  • Reviewed on 10/5/2025

    He is the best!

  • Reviewed on 10/2/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is excellent with his knowledge and ability to put you at ease discussing a life threating illness. He is positive and wants to know the whole patient. What a treat he is.

  • Reviewed on 10/2/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is one of my most favorite providers. We see things exactly in the same way and I understand what he's saying and he understands what I'm saying. So I just think he's the best. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 10/1/2025

    Had a good visit, my Dr explained all in detail answered all my questions, very professional...

  • Reviewed on 9/29/2025

    Everything was top notch all the way. Everyone was efficient and very friendly.

  • Reviewed on 9/30/2025

    During the visit, Dr. Hallowell pays full attention to my problems and medical requirements.

  • Reviewed on 9/24/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is one of the finest medical professionals I have had as a caregiver.

  • Reviewed on 9/22/2025

    Dr. Robert Hallowell is one of the best if not THE best doctor I have ever had. His empathy and care is an example of his character. I am grateful that he allows me to be a part of his practice.

  • Reviewed on 9/22/2025

    Dr. Hallowell, was knowledgeable of my prior medical experiences and took the time explain what he observed and what a plan of action may be. He was very pleasant and was interested in getting to know me as a person as well as a patient

  • Reviewed on 9/10/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is an exceptional provider, thoughtful, caring, never rushes me, always answers my questions, has thoughtful answers to my questions, always accurate with my care. He is like an old-fashioned type of doctor who really, really cares about his patients. is exceptional.

  • Reviewed on 9/9/2025

    Very Knowledgable and a great doctor.

  • Reviewed on 9/8/2025

    excellent Doctor

  • Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    He is an excellent doctor. I am lucky to have him with my condition.

  • Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is exceptionally professional, knowledgeable, caring, and is a good listener.

  • Reviewed on 8/10/2025

    He wanted a CT at the last minute, put the order in as urgent and I went and had it done. At 8:15 am the next morning he called me with the happy results. He's the G.O.A.T.!!

  • Reviewed on 8/10/2025

    He was excellent! I greatly appreciated his expertise, kindness, friendliness, and time.

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    An excellent physician. He is very knowledgeable, experienced and listens carefully to you. Dr. Hallowell is very considerate of the patient's views and concerns. He clearly outlines the treatment plan and the reasoning behind it.

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    Dr Hallowell is an exceptional provider. He listens well and is so knowledgable, kind and supportive. I am [redacted] and I have never had a physician like him. Honestly, he has incredible skill at treating, speaking and providing individual patient information. I am very fortunate to have him but Mass General has a special gift with him on staff. Thank you Dr. Hallowell and Mass General. With Gratitude, [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    Yes, the provider he is the best doctor. He tells me everything I need to know I talk to him about my medication he give me choices and see which one is best for me. I couldn't ask for a better doctor.

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    Everything was great

  • Reviewed on 7/27/2025

    Dr Hallowell is the best in his field what a nice guy

  • Reviewed on 7/24/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is one of a rare breed of doctors - thorough, comprensive, while sharing expertise and compassion. I felt 'heard' and respected - my concerns and questions were heard and addressed in a focused manner; finally I did not feel I was stealing precious time by sharing concerns and questions.. After several prior visits to other pulmonologists, I landed the jackpot. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 7/24/2025

    Dr. Hallowell was excellent. He was kind, straight forward, and created an actionable care plan that we both agreed on.

  • Reviewed on 7/23/2025

    Dr Hallowell and the staff in the unit are courteous, helpful and generally on time. It is such a relief to be seen on time.

  • Reviewed on 7/20/2025

    Dr Hallowell is thorough, kind and concerned about my breathing, any problematic breathing experiences recently, med responses, and any other issues that have arisen since our last visit or discussion. He's a big help in helping me through the sarcoidosis issues!!

  • Reviewed on 7/20/2025

    Was very friendly and listened, cared about what I had to say.

  • Reviewed on 7/19/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is a rare combination of personalized courtesy and focused professionalism.

  • Reviewed on 7/14/2025

    Dr Hallowell was excellent. I am so happy to have him providing my care.

  • Reviewed on 7/6/2025

    My Dr. And his staff are kind, courteous, respectful, understanding, expert, and extremely knowledgeable. The best of the best.

  • Reviewed on 7/6/2025

    Mass General has the Best lnterstial Lung Doctor he was very thorough and listened and l am grateful he was able to help me feel better. My experience with Dr Hollowell was a good experience. He is very knowledgeable and I feel so fortunate that he is my Lung Specialist and Doctor,

  • Reviewed on 7/2/2025

    He was always exceptionally fast in returning answers answers to my questions,

  • Reviewed on 6/30/2025

    Dr Hallowell is an excellent listener who carefully examined my prior history with ILD, looked into supporting imaging data - which was created at another provider office and, hence, was not immediately available at the gateway. After obtaining the collaborating information, he explained in detail the good status and answered all questions.

  • Reviewed on 7/2/2025

    He's very compassionate. He cares about your problem. I recommend him to anybody. He's excellent.

  • Reviewed on 6/29/2025

    I have always had a great experience with care provider.

  • Reviewed on 6/26/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is simply one of the best providers I've ever experienced and I continue to see him because he's been helping me with a very critical problem and he does the best job possible. Extremely courteous and friendly and always explains things in great detail. I couldn't recommend him any more highly.

  • Reviewed on 6/22/2025

    Very diligent, knowledgeable and concerned, professional. Labs were done but we were warned it would take a while to get all the results

  • Reviewed on 6/16/2025

    Felt very supported and cared for with plans to improve general health through exercise.

  • Reviewed on 6/16/2025

    Dr Hallowell has the best demeanor of any Dr I've ever seen anywhere. He is warm, relaxed, kind, knowledgeable.... He listen well and communicates in ways that are easy to understand. He is truly an exceptional Dr.

  • Reviewed on 6/16/2025

    Dr. Hallowell and the whole team in the Pulmonary office of Mass General is top notch. I always feel very well cared for.

  • Reviewed on 6/6/2025

    Yes, Dodger Hallowell is priceless and I love seeing him. I feel so lucky to be taken care by him and his staff. They're all wonderful. The tech that gave me the breathing test was wonderful as well. I just feel very comfortable going in and I'm grateful for the care that I'm given.

  • Reviewed on 6/5/2025

    Dr. Hallowell is extremely knowledgeable, respectful and responsive. I am very appreciative that he offered to take me as a patient when my last pulmonologist left MGH.

  • Reviewed on 5/28/2025

    This was my first appointment with Dr Hallowell. From scheduling the appointment to seeing Dr Hallowell, communication was excellent. Dr Hallowell was patient, thorough, answered questions and explained everything clearly.

  • Reviewed on 5/27/2025

    I have the highest confidence in my provider and know I am getting the best possible care.

  • Reviewed on 5/20/2025

    I have had Dr HALLOWELL FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. HE IS THE VERY BEST DOCTOR THAT I HAVE EVER HAD. IF I SEND HIM A QUESTIONS THRU GATEWAY, HE WILL ANSWER ME RIGHT AWAY. HE IS THE BEST.

  • Reviewed on 5/18/2025

    Excellent care

  • Reviewed on 5/13/2025

    Everyone was super helpful and knowledgeable. I left feeling relief and hopeful that my prognosis is better than expected.

  • Reviewed on 5/12/2025

    Dr Hallowell is wonderful, so lucky to have this incredible man as my provider, know I am in the best hands!

  • Reviewed on 5/12/2025

    It took a long time to get an appointment with this provider and when I had the initial visit the next earliest follow-up was seven months in the future, which I think is a long time. It would have been better if it had been the option to have an earlier appointment.