Massachusetts General Hospital Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program

Boston, MA — (617) 726-8510

There are board certified ACHD physicians at this location.

55 Fruit Street
Yawkey 5B
Boston, MA 02114
United States

(617) 726-8510
(617) 726-8510
(617) 726-9292
mghachd@partners.org
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Affiliations

Massachusetts General Hospital
Adult/Pediatric Hospital
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Adult/Pediatric Hospital
Holy Cross Hospital
Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Clinic Staffing

Medical Director

Christopher P. Learn, MD Professional ACHA Member
ACHD, IM, IM Card, Ped Card, ECHO
7
100%

Administrative Program Director/Manager

Vanessa Santiago
Program Coordinator

5 Additional Cardiologists attend Clinic

Doreen Defaria Yeh, MD Professional ACHA Member
ACHD, IM, IM Card, ECHO
Ada Stefanescu, MD, CM., M.Sc Professional ACHA Member
ACHD, IM, Pd Card, ECHO
Ignacio Inglessis, MD
IM, IM Card
Rahul Sakhuja, MD
IM, IM Card
Dennis Tighe, MD
IM, IM Card

Nursing & Other Staff

1
Sherrin Gallagher, MSN, NP-C Nurse Practitioner, ACHD Program
Lourdes Barros, LICSW Clinical Director Social Service
Lauren McLaughlin, RN, BSN

Care Setting

18
Massachusetts General Hospital
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Yes
Yes
Pediatric/Adult Hospital
Pediatric/Adult Hospital
Pediatric/Adult Hospital
Yes
Yes - at age 18
Yes, weekly
Yes

Training & Research

Yes
Formal ACHD rotation for general cardiology fellows (in Adult), Individualized long-term mentoring (or informal ACHD fellowship) , Formal dedicated ACHD fellowship (2 year)
Yes
2022
2022

Satellite Clinics

Data valid at 2022

Director's Description

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Massachusetts General Hospital is among the oldest and largest in the country, and emphasizes lifelong personalized multidisciplinary care. Clinicians in this program care for adolescent and adult patients with the entire spectrum of congenital heart disease. The program has sites in Boston, Waltham, Worcester, and Fort Lauderdale, and provides care for individuals residing in New England, throughout the United States and internationally.

Mass General Waltham offers ACHD health and wellness programs focused on stress management, exercise prescription and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk assessment and prevention.

Telemedicine and virtual visits are available for patients, and are a great way to supplement in person visits.

Mass General is fortunate to have the Mass General Hospital for Children's pediatric cardiology program housed in the same building, thereby offering a combined transition program to empower adolescents to take responsibility for their care as they emerge into adulthood.