Christy Cauley, MD, MPH
Christy Cauley, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School
About Christy Cauley, MD, MPH
Christy Cauley, MD, MPH, is a board-certified surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. She received her Medical Degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and her Master’s in Public Health degree from Harvard University. She trained at Massachusetts General Hospital and Cleveland Clinic before joining the faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also an Associate Faculty member at Ariadne Labs, a joint health system innovation center at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Cauley specializes in treating patients with colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and diverticulitis. She provides treatment options through minimally invasive techniques, including robotic and laparoscopic colorectal resections, transanal minimally invasive surgery, and endoscopic procedures.
Dr. Cauley is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons. She has an interest in surgical safety and quality with a focus on patient-centered outcomes. Dr. Cauley is the author of several original publications and book chapters and continues to serve as a reviewer for the Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Annals of Surgery. Her clinical interests include surgical treatment of colorectal cancer, minimally invasive techniques, inflammatory bowel diseases, and diverticulitis.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Laparoscopy for colon and rectal cancer
- Laparoscopy for Crohn's disease
- Laparoscopy for ulcerative colitis and diverticulitis
- Robotic Colorectal Resections and Pelvic Floor Reconstructions
- Colon and rectal cancer
- Surgery for Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis
- Ileoanal j-pouch surgery
- Diverticulitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Colon and rectal polyps
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM)
- Colonoscopy
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Surgery Department
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
Phone: 617-643-5166
Fax: 617-643-0508
Medical Education
- MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachsetts General Hospital
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
American Board Certifications
- General Surgery, American Board of 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
- 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
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Cauley’s research is focused on improving the quality and safety of surgical care and health systems with a focus on patient-centered outcomes. Her publications aim to improve our current understanding of patient outcomes after surgery to improve shared decision-making between surgeons, patients, and their families. She is a researcher in the Safe Surgery Safe Systems group at Ariadne Labs.
Publications
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