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Thomas MacGillivray, MD

Co-Director, Thoracic Aortic Center

Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support

Surgical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program

  • Phone: 617-726-9563
Departments
Cardiac Surgery
Department of Surgery

Specialties

  • Heart Center
  • Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant Program
  • Heart Valve Program
  • Thoracic Aortic Center
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Coronary Artery Disease Program
  • Transplant Center
  • Heart Transplant
  • Vascular Center
  • Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Interests
Acquired heart disease
Heart transplantation
Congenital heart disease
Mechanical support
Disease of the thoracic aorta
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Education
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship, Children's Hospital Boston
Fellowship, University of California San Francisco
Board Certifications
Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Gender
Male
Patient Age Group
Adult
Accepting New Patients
Yes

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Boston, MA 02114-2696

Phone: 617-726-9563
Fax: 617-726-5804

Cardiac Surgery
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696

Phone: 617-726-9563
Fax: 617-726-5804

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