About Xin Gao, MD
Dr. Xin Gao is a medical oncologist and clinical investigator focused on providing high quality care for patients with cancers of the genitourinary system. In addition, he is actively involved in clinical trials evaluating new targeted therapies and immunotherapies for patients with cancers of the kidney, bladder, and prostate. Dr. Gao is particularly interested in working to develop better drugs and biomarkers to improve the outcomes of his patients.
Born in China, Dr. Gao grew up in West Virginia and received his B.S. with honors in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. He received his M.D. cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He subsequently trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and completed his hematology and oncology fellowship training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Bladder cancer
- Clinical trials, development of novel drug combinations
- Genitourinary (GU) cancer
- Phase I Clinical Trials
- Prostate cancer
- Renal (kidney) cancer
- Testicular, penile and genito-urinary cancers
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Mandarin Chinese
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5130
Phone: 877-726-5130
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School/ BWH
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- 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
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - ACD
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - PBO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- 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
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