Many of our patients travel.
Excision surgeons are not evenly distributed, and a lot of people fly or drive to get one. Here's how it works, honestly, including the parts that are inconvenient.
Your first consult can be virtual
Consults are the same price and the same 60 minutes whether they happen in our rooms or on a video call. Most patients who travel do the first consult virtually and only come in person for surgery.
Awaiting content: which states each surgeon holds a licence in. This is the load-bearing fact on the page — we can only offer a virtual consult where the surgeon is licensed, and Massachusetts is not part of the interstate compact.
Where we operate
- Winchester Hospital
- Mount Auburn Hospital
- Beth Israel Deaconess Milton
All three are within easy reach of Boston Logan. Adolescent patients are looked after at Winchester.
How long to stay
Awaiting clinical guidance: how many nights to plan for after surgery before driving or flying, and what changes that. This needs a surgeon's answer, not a guess — patients will book flights against it.
Where people stay
Placeholder: a short, practical list of hotels and serviced apartments near each hospital, with rough nightly costs and whether they'll hold luggage on discharge day.
Getting your records to us
Bring or send whatever you already have — operative reports and pathology are the most useful, imaging next. If a previous surgeon has operated, their operative note tells us more than any scan will. Our coordinators will chase records for you if you'd rather not.
Follow-up when you get home
Post-operative follow-up is virtual for patients who travel, and we coordinate with your doctor at home for anything that needs hands on. Our follow-up runs for years, not weeks, and distance doesn't change that.
If you're weighing up the trip, call us before you book anything —(617) 716-7000.