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Warren D Backman

Warren D Backman, MD

Geriatric Medicine

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About Warren D Backman

Warren Backman is an Attending Physician in Geriatric Medicine and a member of the Core Visit Faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at MGH. He graduated from University College London Medical School in England, and completed a 2-year internship in the UK’s National Health Service. Subsequently he completed both an Internal Medicine residency and a Geriatric Medicine fellowship at Boston University and Boston Medical Center, followed by an additional fellowship in Geriatrics at the Veterans Affairs New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.

In addition to practicing the full spectrum of geriatric care at MGH and attending on the Internal Medicine teaching service (Bigelow Service), Dr Backman directs a collaboration with the Cardiology dept at Massachusetts General Hospital to provide multidisciplinary geriatric cardiology care.

Locations

  1. Massachusetts General Geriatric Medicine Clinic
  2. Massachusetts General Geriatrics-Cardiology Clinic
    • 32 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 5th Floor, Suite 5B, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Boston Medical Center (GME/Trainees), Geriatric Medicine, 2020
  • Fellowship: VA Boston Health Care, Geriatric Medicine, 2020
  • Residency: Boston Medical Center (GME/Trainees), Internal Medicine, 2018
  • Residency: Royal Free Hospital, Respiratory Medicine-Emergency Medicine-Psychiatry, 2015
  • Residency: Watford General Hospital, Cardiology-Geriatrics-Urology-General Surgery, 2014
  • Medical Education: University College London (UCL), 2013

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2019
  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018

Insurance

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

Ratings & Reviews

4.6 out of 5

126 ratings, 49 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 4/4/2026

    Professional, knowledgeable and courteous

  • Reviewed on 4/4/2026

    Dr Backman is not only knowledgeable, but kind, thorough and methodical--all the qualities that make a him a trusted doctor for my mother's health!

  • Reviewed on 3/29/2026

    I received excellent care during my recent visit.

  • Reviewed on 3/28/2026

    Very thorough, professional and understanding. Extremely pleased with care taken regarding our health concerns.

  • Reviewed on 3/18/2026

    I thought Dr. Backman was insightful and interested in my case. He gave me several suggestions for follow-ups, which I appreciated. I liked him.

  • Reviewed on 3/17/2026

    This was the first time since Dr. Backman became my PCP that he actually examined me. Fortunately, my oncologist orders full bloodwork every three months because Dr. Bachman has yet to order any routine tests. And when I wanted a referral to a therapist, he said, "Well you know it's so subjective there's no point." Additionally, I always feel as though I'm on the clock. When 20 minutes are up, I'm shooed out of his office. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 3/9/2026

    Dr. Backman is the best doctor I ever had.

  • Reviewed on 3/7/2026

    I consider myself fortunate to have stumbled on to Dr Backman in this present unstable climate of hard-to-find, competent, genuinely caring, physicians. He is abusy man in a busy clinic who nonetheless leaves the impression of having all the time in the world. He's sui generis.

  • Reviewed on 2/25/2026

    I was entirely satisfied with my appointment with Dr. Backman

  • Reviewed on 2/24/2026

    I'm very satisfied with the overall care that I receive from this provider

  • Reviewed on 2/15/2026

    Great visit

  • Reviewed on 2/15/2026

    This was my first meeting with this care provider.

  • Reviewed on 2/27/2026

    Dr. Backman is an intelligent, concerned physician. He listens carefully and compassionately while assessing the issues the patient is presenting. I feel very comfortable with his expertise and diagnoses. All the times we were referred to a specialist, his diagnoses were echoed by them. I feel my husband and my health care are in the most capable hands.

  • Reviewed on 2/9/2026

    Dr. Backman is a thorough, careful and considerate provider. I feel extremely lucky to have him as my primary care physician.

  • Reviewed on 1/25/2026

    I'm very pleased to have Dr Backman managing my care. Thank you!

  • Reviewed on 1/18/2026

    It was great as usual. Dr. B was pleasant, knowledgeable and interested in what brought me into the office that day. We had a discussion about what was bothering me and came up with an appropriate treatment plan.

  • Reviewed on 1/17/2026

    I am grateful for the thorough care of Dr. Backman. Thank you!

  • Reviewed on 1/12/2026

    He is very attentive and thoughtful!!!

  • Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    Dr Backman knows my medical history before he enters the room. I am [redacted] years old and no doctor I have ever had is comparable to Dr Backman.. His staff are what I consider family.

  • Reviewed on 12/16/2025

    Appreciate the opportunity to use virtual visit.

  • Reviewed on 12/16/2025

    Not enough time.

  • Reviewed on 12/9/2025

    he is very thorough in my care

  • Reviewed on 11/10/2025

    He's getting easier to talk to.

  • Reviewed on 11/8/2025

    Excellent

  • Reviewed on 11/12/2025

    Very limited physical - only contact with body was a heart rhythm listen and check of lower legs for edema. No awareness of tests appropriate for geriatric patients such as offered by Lifeline Screening.

  • Reviewed on 10/29/2025

    I am very satisfied with the care I always receive with my doctor and others that I have contact

  • Reviewed on 10/24/2025

    Warren Backman is an excellent physician. He is skilled and experienced. He listens, and explains his diagnosis in clear terms. He is compassionate and understanding.

  • Reviewed on 10/8/2025

    As usual my primary physician was professional.

  • Reviewed on 10/6/2025

    Great experience. Excellent care. First rate

  • Reviewed on 10/4/2025

    It was good pop. Very professional

  • Reviewed on 9/27/2025

    Meticulous review of case and something that had fallen thru the cracks

  • Reviewed on 9/17/2025

    Good experience. Learned new things.

  • Reviewed on 9/10/2025

    Although he's keen on letting patients ask questions, there's no real physical exam ... listening to heart and lungs. All appointments, even yearly physicals end after 20 minutes. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 8/9/2025

    Excellent

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    dr backman is EXCELLENT !!

  • Reviewed on 7/14/2025

    Dr Backman is an excellent PCP. He has been my doctor for the last 5 or so years and I have been very happy with his care. He thinks very carefully about everything and does not always accept the general opinion and in my case came up with better care for me.

  • Reviewed on 7/14/2025

    Should pay more attention to what a patient has to say. Should be less bureaucratic. His job is not only filling medical forms and checking boxes.

  • Reviewed on 7/7/2025

    Dr. Backman is skilled, professional and empathetic. [redacted] very pleased to have been placed with Dr. Backman.

  • Reviewed on 7/7/2025

    The provider carefully and methodically removed my stitches.

  • Reviewed on 7/5/2025

    Ordered tests that I agreed were warranted by my condition and I was anxious to have done

  • Reviewed on 7/19/2025

    The provider have been responded to my questions.

  • Reviewed on 6/30/2025

    Outstanding provider. Knowledgeable about her specialty and about other aspects of medical care.Competent attentive, efficient, considerate . Best provider in her specialty that I have ever had!

  • Reviewed on 6/30/2025

    Excellent manner very knowledgeable

  • Reviewed on 6/24/2025

    Dr Backman "seemed to understand everything we (my wife and I) were talking about." He identified several areas for focus, and followed up personally or by referral on two key issues within days of this appointment.

  • Reviewed on 6/18/2025

    Gave me very little time for my concerns and mostly dismissed them rather rudely. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 6/16/2025

    Excellent

  • Reviewed on 6/16/2025

    Great Doctor

  • Reviewed on 6/11/2025

    The doctor seemed very uncomfortable with me and I didn't discuss everything I wanted to discuss with him [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 5/26/2025

    Dr. Backman was very, very helpful. He assisted some issues that needed to be addressed. He was very professional. He's very smart. He really cares. He is an excellent representative of Mass General. The family thanks him very, very much for all he does.