Adam Ackerman, MD
Adam Ackerman, MD
About Adam Ackerman, MD
Dr. Ackerman is an acute care surgeon with expertise in trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care at the Massachusetts General Hospital and North Shore Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. He then completed a Surgical Critical Care fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI.
Dr. Ackerman’s passion for teaching residents and medical students is recognized with numerous teaching awards.
Prior to becoming a surgeon, Dr. Ackerman was a composer of orchestral and chamber music and holds degrees from the Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA.
Clinical Interests:
- Trauma and critical care
- Surgical emergencies
- Resuscitation
- Gallbladder disease
- Diverticulitis
- Pancreatitis (acute and chronic)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Hernia surgery
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Surgery in the developing world
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Churchill Surgical Clinic
15 Parkman St
Boston, MA 02114-3117
Phone: 617-726-9591
MGH Division of Community Surgery
104 Endicott Street Suite 200
Danvers, MA 01923-3623
Phone: 978-882-6868
Medical Education
- MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
- Residency, Maine Medical Center
- Fellowship, Henry Ford Hospital
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 - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- 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. Ackerman’s research interests include emergency surgical and critical care issues during long duration spaceflight, management of post-traumatic stress disorder after ICU admission, and global surgery.