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Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC

(Eric Isselbacher, MD)
Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and Vascular Medicine (Blood Vessel Disease)
Harvard Medical School
Professional interests include: non-invasive cardiology, thoracic aortic disease, echocardiogram (echo), and more.
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC is a cardiologist in Boston, MA specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and vascular medicine (blood vessel disease). He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Heart Center.

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Office Locations

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
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Some issues Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

  • Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
  • Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
  • Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
  • Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
  • Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
  • Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

In The News 

“When someone who is young and otherwise appears to be healthy dies suddenly, "we worry about the possibility of underlying health conditions," Dr. Eric Isselbacher, the co-director of the Thoracic...”—"What to know about ascending aortic aneurysm after Grant Wahl's sudden death", ABC7 News, December 2022
“Men can also be at higher risk for abdominal aortic aneurysms, said Dr. Eric Isselbacher, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.”—"What is an Aortic Aneurysm?", New York Times, December 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 10%

By Volume:

echocardiogram

In 2023, Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC performed more echocardiogram (echo) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 25%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography
ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC performed more Doppler echocardiography, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 312
doctor visit 567
hospital care 715
inpatient care 715
minimally invasive procedures 17
stress testing 30
ultrasound (sonogram) 299

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 215
doctor visit 599
hospital care 537
inpatient care 537
ultrasound (sonogram) 215

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 515
Female 320
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 780
Black 12
Hispanic 17
Asian 11
Other 15
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 313
From 75 to 84 330
85 and over 124
Less than 65 68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 69
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 24
Dementia 10
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 189
doctor visit 639
hospital care 408
inpatient care 408
ultrasound (sonogram) 189

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 521
Female 300
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 765
Black 0
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 19
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 299
From 75 to 84 324
85 and over 135
Less than 65 63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 68
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 34
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 26
Dementia 7
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 230
doctor visit 693
hospital care 554
inpatient care 554
ultrasound (sonogram) 230

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 1142
Female 630
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1648
Black 0
Hispanic 32
Asian 0
Other 48
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 636
From 75 to 84 682
85 and over 318
Less than 65 136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 70
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 34
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 25
Dementia 8
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 273
doctor visit 682
hospital care 709
inpatient care 709
minimally invasive procedures 18
ultrasound (sonogram) 273

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 569
Female 374
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 865
Black 13
Hispanic 17
Asian 13
Other 35
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 355
From 75 to 84 352
85 and over 164
Less than 65 72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 73
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 26
Dementia 12
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 290
doctor visit 754
hospital care 760
inpatient care 760
minimally invasive procedures 14
ultrasound (sonogram) 290

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 694
Female 406
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1001
Black 22
Hispanic 31
Asian 12
Other 34
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 391
From 75 to 84 431
85 and over 186
Less than 65 92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 73
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 26
Dementia 14
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 360
doctor visit 772
hospital care 600
inpatient care 600
minimally invasive procedures 12
ultrasound (sonogram) 360

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 748
Female 425
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1069
Black 18
Hispanic 30
Asian 0
Other 42
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 447
From 75 to 84 434
85 and over 188
Less than 65 104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 72
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 24
Dementia 16
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 325
doctor visit 727
hospital care 836
inpatient care 824
outpatient care 12
ultrasound (sonogram) 325

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 748
Female 416
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1045
Black 27
Hispanic 27
Asian 14
Other 51
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 444
From 75 to 84 436
85 and over 193
Less than 65 91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 71
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 33
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 25
Dementia 15
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 305
doctor visit 510
hospital care 521
inpatient care 510
outpatient care 11
ultrasound (sonogram) 305

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 600
Female 368
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 858
Black 31
Hispanic 24
Asian 13
Other 42
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 381
From 75 to 84 373
85 and over 137
Less than 65 77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 71
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 34
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 26
Dementia 15
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 396
doctor visit 701
hospital care 683
inpatient care 671
outpatient care 12
ultrasound (sonogram) 396

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 748
Female 431
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1044
Black 30
Hispanic 35
Asian 19
Other 51
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 459
From 75 to 84 440
85 and over 192
Less than 65 88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 72
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 26
Dementia 15
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures 343
doctor visit 852
hospital care 509
inpatient care 509
minimally invasive procedures 11
ultrasound (sonogram) 343

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 798
Female 451
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1103
Black 29
Hispanic 30
Asian 24
Other 63
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 504
From 75 to 84 473
85 and over 195
Less than 65 77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 64
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 45
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 24
Dementia 11
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated as a cardiologist in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures 294
doctor visit 681
hospital care 621
inpatient care 617
minimally invasive procedures 14
outpatient care 11
stress testing 30
ultrasound (sonogram) 293

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC.

Gender
Male 643
Female 374
Ethnicity
Black / African American 16
Asian / Pacific Islander 9
Non-Hispanic White 925
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 23
Other 36
Age
75 to 84 388
85 and over 166
Less than 65 78
65 to 74 384

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 63
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 11
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 22
Atrial Fibrillation 31
Dementia 11
Cancer 15

Education & Training

Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC graduated from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital
Mass General Heart Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MultiPlan
United Healthcare
Tufts Health Plan
Aetna
TRICARE
Medicare
Medicaid
Humana
Railroad Medicare
Coventry
Cigna
Blue California
Beech Street
WellPoint
Medicare ACO
WellSense
Senior Whole Health
Fallon Health
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
Maine Community Health Options
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
MassHealth
WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 49 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA. 

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD, MSC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation $147 Cardiovascular Products
$147
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $38
$38
Amgen Inc. $22 Repatha
$22
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $169
Education $38

Biography

Dr. Eric Isselbacher's areas of specialization are cardiology (heart disease) and vascular medicine (blood vessel disease). His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Isselbacher include mitral valve prolapse, endocarditis, and aortic aneurysm. He can take several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Viant. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and then he performed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

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