Christopher Stapleton, MD
Christopher Stapleton, MD
Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
About Christopher Stapleton, MD
Dr. Stapleton completed his neurosurgery residency and endovascular neurosurgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also completed an advanced cerebrovascular surgery fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His clinical specialization encompasses the evaluation and surgical and endovascular management of cerebral and spinal vascular pathologies, including arteriovenous malformations, brain aneurysms, carotid artery disease, cavernous malformations, cerebral hemorrhage, dural arteriovenous fistulae, and ischemic stroke.
Clinical Interests:
- Brain aneurysms
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Stroke
- Arteriovenous malformations of the brain and spine
- Carotid artery disease
- Carotid and intracranial stenting
- Cerebral vascular malformations
- Cerebral hemorrhage
- Micro-neurosurgery
- Tumor and facial embolization
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Neurosurgical Associates
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
Phone: 617-726-8799
Fax: 617-643-0669
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago
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
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- 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. Stapleton's research interests include the genomic and molecular characterization of arteriovenous malformations; the development of predictive models of brain aneurysm growth and rupture using computational fluid dynamics; and the design and development of novel endovascular devices for brain aneurysm treatment.