Shahin Tabatabaei, MD, is a urologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Urology. He specializes in the treatment of cancer, benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH), and related research.
- Departments
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Urology
- Centers & Specialties
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Cancer Center
- Clinical Interests
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- Benign enlargement of prostate (BPH)
- Prostate cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Laser surgery of prostate
- Urologic oncology
- Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Medical Education
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- MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Residency, Labbafinejad Medical Center|Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
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- Foreign Languages
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- Locations
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- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Patient Gateway
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- Insurances Accepted
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- 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
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Neighborhood Health Plan - ACD
- Neighborhood Health Plan - PBO
- 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
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
- Patient Age Group
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Adult
- Gender
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Male
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Robotic surgery can decrease blood loss and patient pain, lead to a shorter recovery time than a traditional laparoscopic approach, and offers surgeons a shorter learning curve.
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Current treatments generally focus on oral medications or invasive surgery, which can have side effects. The prostatic urethral lift and water steam therapy are new, effective, non-invasive treatments for BPH.
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September is Prostate Health Month. MGH urologists discuss the prostate, its impact on men’s health and offer advice on PSA screenings.
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