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Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD

(153 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Critical Care and Adult Pulmonology

University of Vermont College of Medicine (1972)

Professional interests include: lung transplant, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, and more.

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-1718

Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD is a critical care physician in Waltham, MA specializing in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1972 and has 52 years of experience. Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

52 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451

Address:

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

Some issues Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News

“In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lung Transplant Fund, c/o Dr. Leo Ginns, Massachusetts General Hospital, White Building, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02114 For...”—"Marie L. Funk", Boston Herald, March 2011

doctor visit	490
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177
pulmonary testing	368

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	22
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	51
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

doctor visit	515
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
pulmonary testing	206

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	405
Black	12
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	37
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

doctor visit	605
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
pulmonary testing	132

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	816
Black	34
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	80
Less than 65	138

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

doctor visit	565
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
pulmonary testing	232

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	22
Hispanic	18
Asian	12
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	47
Less than 65	94

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	52
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

doctor visit	565
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167
pulmonary testing	332

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	20
Hispanic	29
Asian	12
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	48
Less than 65	98

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

doctor visit	498
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
pulmonary testing	277

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	45
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

doctor visit	513
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
pulmonary testing	300

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	36
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

doctor visit	167
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
pulmonary testing	117

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	28
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

doctor visit	438
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
pulmonary testing	251

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD treated as a critical care physician in Waltham, MA were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	484
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
pulmonary testing	246

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	418
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	150
85 and over	37
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	215

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	13
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1972. He is certified by the Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (1972)

Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

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. Leo Charles Ginns, MD 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. Leo Charles Ginns, MD 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

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 153 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Waltham, MA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Genentech, Inc.	$2,904 XOLAIR $1,533	NonCovered Product $1,161	Non-Covered Product $210
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,068 $1,068

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,093
Food and Beverage	$879

Research Payments

Dr. Leo Charles Ginns, MD has received 100 research payments totaling $383,918.

Biography

Dr. Leo Ginns is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Ginns include lung transplant, emphysema, and pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Ginns's average rating from his patients is 4.0 stars (out of 5). He seems to honor Blue California, Coventry, Viant, and more. He graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Ginns completed a residency program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Ginns is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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