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Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD

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Specializes in: General Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: heart problems

9 Hope Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453

(781) 216-2100

Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD is a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA specializing in general pediatrics, pediatric cardiology and adult cardiology. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital.

Office Locations

300 LONGWOOD AVENUE
BOSTON, MA 02115

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Boston Children's Hospital

9 Hope Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453

(781) 216-2100

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Some issues Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News

“"Many of our patients play sports, and we are now saying that adults with CHD are not just 'allowed' to play, they are encouraged to participate in physical activity, after being properly...”—"Adult Congenital Heart Docs Should Be More Involved, Says New Guideline", MedPage Today, December 2025

“Dr. Michelle Gurvitz, a pediatric cardiologist from Boston who is also one of the nation's few certified adult congenital heart specialists, remembers a case involving a man in his...”—"Anna Maria Island woman to champion congenital heart care with 30K walk", Bradenton Herald, February 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	25
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	23
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	25
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated as a pediatrician in BOSTON, MA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	38
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	0

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD treated were heart failure, hypertension, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	28
High Cholesterol	11
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	1
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 1995. She completed residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1999)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boston Children's Hospital

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Biography

Dr. Michelle Gurvitz specializes in adult cardiology, pediatric cardiology, and general pediatrics. She has indicated that her clinical interests include heart problems. Dr. Gurvitz is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. For her professional training, Dr. Gurvitz completed a residency program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She is professionally affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital. She has an open panel in Boston, MA according to Doctor.com.