Contact Information
Boston, MAPhone: 978-882-6893
Nashua, NHPhone: 603-577-2000
About Rich Ehrlichman, MD
Richard Ehrlichman, MD completed his undergraduate education at Emory University, receiving a BS with High Honors in Biology and being elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Dr. Ehrlichman completed a full general surgery residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and his plastic surgery training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He achieved board certification in both General Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
Following his residencies, he went on to become a staff surgeon in the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. There he was the director of the residency program and head of the melanoma clinic.
Dr. Ehrlichman specializes in plastic surgery of the breast, body and face, especially the eyelids. He has extensive experience in adult and pediatric burn reconstruction and scar treatment with the laser. His practice includes breast reconstruction after mastectomy as well as complex facial reconstruction after removal of skin cancers. In addition, he has extensive experience in cosmetic surgery of the body, breast and face.
Dr. Ehrlichman is on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children Boston, and Southern New Hampshire Medical Center where he works in conjunction with other MGH surgeons. He is an Instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Ehrlichman is a member of multiple medical and surgical societies and is active in many national committees. Presently, he serves as president of the Boston Surgical Society. He has participated in multiple international global outreach missions to South America.
Dr. Ehrlichman is a Colonel in the United States Army Medical Corps and is the Senior State Physician for the Massachusetts National Guard. He is also the flight surgeon for the 3/126 Aviation Battalion of Massachusetts. He has deployed to Afghanistan as well as the Balkans.
Dr. Ehrlichman has given research and clinical presentations at national and international plastic surgery meetings. His present research interest involves the use of the laser in helping to heal chronic nonhealing wounds.
Clinical Interests:
- Breast Reconstruction
- Burn reconstruction
- Facelift, Necklift, Rhinoplasty
- Gender Affirmation Surgery
- Gender Affirming Care
- Hair restoration
- Laser surgery
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Surgery: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 435
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 978-882-6893
Mass General for Children at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
8 Prospect St.
1st Floor
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: 603-577-2000
Phone: 603-577-5360
Medical Education
- MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
American Board Certifications
- Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic 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 RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- 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. Ehrlichman is the Principal Investigator in a study involving the use of the UltraPulse Laser in healing chronic wounds.
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