Todd Francone, MD
Todd Francone, MD
Chief, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Director, Robotic Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Associate Chair, Department of Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Accepting New Patients
Contact Information
Newton, MAPhone: 617-219-1285
Boston, MAPhone: 617-219-1285
About Todd Francone, MD
Todd D. Francone, MD MPH is a board certified colorectal surgeon at MGH and an Asst Professor of Surgery at Tufts Medical School. His clinical interests include surgical treatment of colorectal malignancies, diverticulitis and inflammatory bowel diseases. He provides treatment options through robotics, endoscopic procedures and other minimally invasive techniques.
Dr. Francone earned his medical degree from Upstate Medical Univ in Syracuse, New York and completed his general surgery residency at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Lahey Clinic in addition to a clinical colorectal oncology research fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Prior to joining MGH, Dr. Francone served as Asst Professor for Surgery and Oncology at the Univ of Rochester Medical Center where he also obtained a master’s degree in public health. From there, he returned to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center to serve as Director for Robotic Colorectal Surgery as well as Program Director of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Program. He also served as an instructor in medicine at Tufts Medical School.
Dr. Francone has a broad experience treating benign and malignant colorectal pathology particularly inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. His clinical expertise includes organ-preserving techniques especially as they are applied to rectal cancer such as Transanal Endoscopic Surgery (TES) including Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS) and Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS). His expertise also includes advanced minimally invasive surgery including robotic-assisted laparoscopy, single-incision (SILS) and multi-port laparoscopic colectomy, Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). He has special interests in the geriatric population including pre-operative risk assessment and multidisciplinary care in the elderly.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Colorectal Cancer
- Diverticulitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery, Robotic surgery, Open surgery
- Sphincter preservation techniques
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM)
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Newton Wellesley Hospital
2000 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02462-1650
Phone: 617-219-1285
Fax: 617-219-1289
Surgery Department
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
Phone: 617-219-1285
Medical Education
- MD, S.U.N.Y. UPSTATE - Syracuse
- MD, SUNY at Syracuse (Upstate) College of Medicine
- M.D., M.P.H., University Of Rochester
- Residency, Lahey Clinic
- Residency, New York Medical College
- Residency, New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Residency, New York Presbyterian-Cornell
- Residency, Saint Vincent's Hospital
- Fellowship, Lahey Clinic Hospital
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
American Board Certifications
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Colon & Rectal Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Colon & Rectal Surgery, American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Francone's research interest include novel minimally invasive techniques including natural orifice surgery, improving surgical outcomes as well as colon and rectal cancer. In particular, he has special interests in the geriatric population including pre-operative risk assessment and multidisciplinary care in the elderly.
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