About Carl Turissini, MD
Carl Turissini, M.D. specializes in general and interventional cardiology. He graduated from Bucknell University and received his medical degree from University of Buffalo as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He joined the MGH interventional cardiology staff in 1996. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Echocardiology.
Dr. Turissini’s clinical practice is focused on general cardiology as well as invasive cardiac procedures such as cardiac catheterization, coronary interventions, angioplasty and coronary stents. He has participated in numerous coronary interventional trials. He also has a special interest in the prevention and reversal of heart disease using a low fat, whole food, plant-based diet.
Dr. Turissini sees patients in the MGH Cath Lab and at one of our Mass General Brigham Community Physicians (MGB CP) locations in Melrose (50 Rowe Street Melrose, MA 02176)
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Heart Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
Medical Education
- MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Residency, Tufts Medical Center
- Fellowship, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
American Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology, 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
- Centene/Celticare
- 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 - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- 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.
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