
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAbout William G Austen
William Gerald (Jay) Austen, Jr., MD, is Chief of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division and Chief of Burn Surgery at Mass General; Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School; Director of the Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Fellowship Program; Mass General Trustee Chair of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Under his leadership of the Plastics and Burns Divisions, novel clinical programs have been established including composite tissue transplantation and nerve decompression to treat patients with migraines. In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Austen is an authority on device innovation and has led the development of numerous patents and prototypes related to anti-aging, rejuvenation and scar therapy.
Dr. Austen has published extensively in the field of plastic surgery with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and has over 100 patents pending or issued in the U.S. and internationally. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, and is an ad-hoc reviewer for Annals of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, JAMA, Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, and Transplantation.
Dr. Austen received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He completed his residency with the Harvard Plastic Surgery program and his fellowship at Royal Children's and Women's hospitals.
Locations
- Massachusetts General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic
- 55 Fruit Street, Wang Building, 4th Floor, Suite 435, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 877-424-5678
- fax: 617-726-8327
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Royal Children's Hospital, Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery, 2003
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Plastic Surgery, 2002
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 1999
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 1994
Board Certifications
- Plastic Surgery: American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2004
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
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- 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
4.7 out of 5
128 ratings, 48 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 2/4/2026
Everyone is very nice and helpful
- Reviewed on 1/28/2026
Excellent! Everything was great as it also has been in the past
- Reviewed on 1/22/2026
Great team!
- Reviewed on 1/20/2026
Dr Austen is an outstanding surgeon
- Reviewed on 12/21/2025
Very cordial and professional. Answered all my concerns.
- Reviewed on 12/15/2025
Dr. Austen was extremely patient, an excellent communicator, explained everything very clearly and seemed very compassionate and I felt very comfortable and grateful for his attention and care.
- Reviewed on 12/11/2025
Great!
- Reviewed on 12/11/2025
Great experience with Dr Austen and Team for recent surgery. Highly recommend! Thanks
- Reviewed on 11/28/2025
Thank you for your input and additional information
- Reviewed on 11/27/2025
Outstanding
- Reviewed on 11/26/2025
Dr Austen is the most professional and kind person . He explains perfectly , He is trustworthy and is a brilliant surgeon . I have had Dr Austen as my surgeon who took excellent care of me . MGH. Should be proud to have him as Chief of Plastic Surgery
- Reviewed on 11/6/2025
Very thorough and explained the procedure in an understandable manner.
- Reviewed on 10/31/2025
Dr Austen is very caring and patient with all the questions that I had asked.
- Reviewed on 10/31/2025
Dr. William Austin was very knowledgeable and he left a good impression on me because when he numbed one side of my eye, the pain was transferred and he knew exactly where it went. So he's amazing. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 10/30/2025
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- Reviewed on 10/30/2025
This provider is very professional, excellent in my estimation, the best. Very good experience. Thank you. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 10/24/2025
Dr. Austen is awesome. He did a skin-sparing mastectomy on me in 2012 and did a phenomenal job matching it up to my other breast and I'm going back to him again for another procedure and I trust him completely. His work is impeccable.
- Reviewed on 9/26/2025
Good feedback on my questions.
- Reviewed on 9/25/2025
His knowledge of the procedure put me at ease as I was comforted that I was in good hands!
- Reviewed on 9/25/2025
Dr was very attentive and concerned about my issue!
- Reviewed on 9/25/2025
Dr. Austen is a funny and I always have fun when I see him. He's also a surgical genius who has alleviated long term debilitating pain. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 9/17/2025
After my consultation, I feel incredibly confident and at ease with Dr. Austen's surgical plan. and experience.
- Reviewed on 9/10/2025
Dr. Austen is an expert in the care he provides along with his expertise. It was a privilege for me to be under his care.
- Reviewed on 9/10/2025
it was an incredible experience-positive beyond any expectation-- and I am a doctor!
- Reviewed on 8/21/2025
Excellent care team. All very knowledgeable - work well together to coordinate visit
- Reviewed on 8/20/2025
He does excellent work and provides overall excellent care
- Reviewed on 8/19/2025
Dr. Austen is probably the most brilliant doctor I have ever had in my entire life. He is has operated on my daughter, myself twice, and next it will be my husband. He is so, so kind! He truly cares about his patients entire well being. Our family thinks he is the best of the best. I feel very safe and well cared for by Dr Austen. My family is incredibly lucky to have such a incredible doctor caring for us. He is a wonderful man!
- Reviewed on 8/19/2025
He's always honest and straight to the point which I greatly appreciate.
- Reviewed on 8/15/2025
I've been suffering with occipital neuralgia for about 9 years now and Dr. Austen is the first provider I've seen specifically for this that didn't try to gaslight or invalidate me on it. He offered solutions and we're going to do surgery.
- Reviewed on 8/13/2025
Very good experience
- Reviewed on 8/8/2025
I just want to ask him to explain things really well so I could understand and he kind of simplified things down for me so I could understand. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 8/7/2025
Both Dr and nurse practitioner were the Best - W out hesitation. In fact, my daughter also had both as her medical team. Cannot state enough great statements about both. Mass Gen fortunate to have them.
- Reviewed on 7/31/2025
Dr. Austen is an amazing doctor who cares for his patients, takes the time to explain everything, and saved me from having pain for the rest of my life. I can't thank him enough. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 7/30/2025
I felt very comfortable talking about my options and concerns. He listened and I felt like he provided trustworthy recommendations.
- Reviewed on 7/25/2025
Dr. J. Austen and his staff were absolutely amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Honest, kind, really took the time to listen. Just an absolutely excellent experience.
- Reviewed on 7/23/2025
I feel very comfortable and tryst Doctor Austen.
- Reviewed on 7/17/2025
I felt like he was very rushed and did not care about what I had to say. He seemed like he just did not want me in his office and was dismissive. He was over an hour late and did not apologize
- Reviewed on 7/13/2025
Great experience and all questions answered.
- Reviewed on 6/19/2025
Dr. Austen is one of the best doctors I have ever seen. [redacted] he surely takes his time to give me the care and attention that I need.
- Reviewed on 6/18/2025
Thank you for fitting me in last minute and addressing my issue. It really calmed me and pointed me in the right direction knowing the surgery was still a complete success. Thank you again, Dr Austen's and [redacted] for your team work and cooperation.
- Reviewed on 5/29/2025
I've had surgery with Dr. Austen before, with a wonderful result. I have great confidence in this doctor. [redacted], Dr. Austen's administrative assistant is a pleasure, as well as efficient.
- Reviewed on 5/21/2025
Dr. Austen was a pleasure.Talking about areas of your body that you would like to improve isn't always comfortable, especially with a person you've never met. Dr. Austen and his staff made me feel so comfortable and relaxed.I am a person that deals with anxiety. I can't express how great everybody that I encountered in this office is and I would definitely rate Dr. Austen and his team absolutely wonderful
- Reviewed on 5/22/2025
Dr. Austen was professional, caring and amazing
- Reviewed on 5/15/2025
I very much like Dr. Austen. He was very, very friendly and very helpful and took his time to speak with me. And I also have to give really appreciation for his surgical and payment coordinator. She was amazing. She got me an appointment. She answered all my questions. She was caring. And I thought she was absolutely fabulous.
- Reviewed on 5/14/2025
Excellent provider I know I am in good hands going forward with this surgery
- Reviewed on 4/16/2025
Yeah, he seems like a great provider. He explained things very well. I think one thing I didn't really quite appreciate was the residents or the fellows coming into the room without him asking if it was okay first. I think that kind of question would have been helpful. And then also him touching my face without asking permission. I think I would have appreciated it a bit more if he had just been asked, like, hey, is it okay if I touch this area or is it okay if I do that first? And I think I would have appreciated that a bit more. But overall, not too bad. Yeah.
- Reviewed on 4/14/2025
He is excellent and professional
- Reviewed on 4/1/2025
Very professional and personable.