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Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery* Age 68
Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD
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Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon in West Roxbury, MA.
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Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery* Age 68
West Roxbury, MA
Accepting new patients
42 years of experience
Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon in West Roxbury, MA.

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Dr. Rizzo graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1982 and completed a residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon in West Roxbury, MA and has 42 years experience. Dr. Rizzo currently practices at Practice. At present, Dr. Rizzo received an average rating of 4.5/5 from patients and has been reviewed 8 times. Dr. Rizzo's office accepts new patients. Dr. Rizzo also speaks Greek, Polish, Russian and Spanish. Dr. Rizzo is board certified in Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery and accepts multiple insurance plans.

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Tracheal Surgery
Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
Vascular Transcatheter Embolization
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy

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  • Commonwealth Care
  • Humana
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Aetna
  • Network Health
  • HealthFirst
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Medicaid
  • Curative EPO
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  • Cigna
  • Medicare
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
  • United Healthcare
  • Emblem Health
  • Tufts Health Plans

Locations

  1. 1 Vein Clinics of Boston LLC
    1208B Vfw Pkwy Ste 300, West Roxbury, MA 02132
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (847) 257-1244
  2. 2 Office
    280 Union St Ste 4, Lynn, MA 01901
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (339) 203-4990
  3. 3 Woburn Vein Clinic LLC
    800 W Cummings Park Ste 2500, Woburn, MA 01801
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (781) 328-1091
  4. 4 Framingham Vein Clinic LLC
    855 Worcester Rd Ste 13, Framingham, MA 01701
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (508) 744-3888

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Dec 04, 2019
Excellent knowledge about vien care extremely concerned about me as his patient. I would highly recommend him to to others seeking this type of service
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Languages Spoken
Greek
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Languages Spoken
Specialties*
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Education

Education

Medical Education
  • Yale School of Medicine
    1982
Medical Education

Board Certifications

Board Certifications
  • Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery
Board Certifications
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Internship

Internship
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    1983
Internship

Residency

Residency Hospital
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital
    1989
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New patients are generally accepted by Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD. To arrange an appointment, call the number on Dr. Rizzo's profile.

Yes, Dr. Robert Rizzo, MD holds board certification in Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery.