About Matthew Hutter, MD
Dr. Hutter is a General and Gastrointestinal surgeon, who specializes in minimally invasive surgery, including the stomach, small bowel, gallbladder and hernias. He also specializes in metabolic and bariatric surgery, also known as weight loss surgery, and is the Director of the MGH Weight Center. He served as the President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery from 2019 to 2021.
Dr. Hutter grew up in Needham, MA, and went to Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, and then completed General Surgery Residency at Mass. General Hospital. He was The "Super" Chief Resident in Surgery, and completed a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has been on the surgical staff since 2002.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Bariatric surgery
- Gallbladder surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Laparoscopic / Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Stomach surgery
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Digestive Healthcare Center: Weight Center
50 Staniford St.
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-4400
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2819
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center
52 Second Ave.
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-726-4400
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, UC San Francisco
American Board Certifications
- Surgery, General, American Board of Surgery
- Surgery, General, American Board of Surgery
Accepted Insurance 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 ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Hutter's research is focused on the study of clinical effectiveness in surgery. He has completed a Masters in Public Health degree at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a Masters in Business Administration at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He currently is the Director of the Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery at the MGH.
Dr. Hutter has many leadership roles in the field of Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Outcomes. Dr. Hutter was elected by membership to be the President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) in 2019-21. He has served on the executive committee of the ASMBS, as Chair of the ASMBS Research Committee. He has been the Chair of the Data Committee for the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) and has led the development and implementation of the national data collection system for bariatric surgery since its inception in 2005.
Dr. Hutter in the Principle Investigator on a large project funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to develop and implement Patient Reported Outcomes nationally to assess the comparative effectiveness of metabolic and bariatric surgical procedures
His overall academic focus is on the development, implementation and responsible use of data collection systems in Surgery, with a focus on assessing and improving the quality of surgical care.
This was supposed to be a virtual visit. I logged on at the right time and waited 45 minutes. Dr. Hutter never came online. I was unable to speak to his scheduler and had a brief email with his RN. I will call scheduler today to make another appointment.
The doctor was wonderful. He was very informed about my health and he gave me some great advice.
Dr Hutter was very caring.
Very professional
He's the best surgeon ever
I just want to say thank you for spending the time with me. It was a second opinion. And I certainly greatly appreciate the information. It actually confirmed my suspicions and confirmed my mind on my direction. So thank you very much. Appreciate it.
Dr. Hutter is professional and extremely kind. He is ultimately one of physicians MGH should be praising publicly and often.
There wasn't anything I would recommend. My only issue was getting an appointment in a more timely manner.
Excellent provider, but I wish his calendar wasn't so busy.
Hi, I was really satisfied with the treatment and the quick response from Dr. Hutter. He's an excellent healthcare provider. Thank you very much. Thank you.