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Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD

(76 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Professional interests include: stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), meningioma, glioblastoma, and more.

55 Fruit Street White Building, Suite 506
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-4922

Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD is a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

55 Fruit Street White Building, Suite 506
Boston, MA 02114

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Gavin Dunn, a neurosurgeon who specializes in neurosurgical oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, likewise said there is no data showing a causal link between COVID-19 vaccines and cancer.”—"False claim COVID-19 vaccines are linked to 'spike' in cancer cases | Fact check", USA Today, March 2024

“The donation will support research to be conducted by Karen Gauvain, MD, PhD, pediatrics and Gavin Dunn, MD, PhD, neurosurgery.”—"Jonny Wade foundation donates $75,000 for pediatric cancer research", The Alton Telegraph, February 2018

“Genetic sequencing creates a search party for "the Achilles heel in each patient's tumor," said Dr. Gavin Dunn, a neurosurgeon.”—"Cancer vaccines enter clinical trials", Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 2015

cranial surgery	28
doctor visit	87
excision	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	10

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	28
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	35
Cancer	18

doctor visit	8
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	41
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	38

doctor visit	47

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	30

doctor visit	58
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	20
Cancer	30

doctor visit	79
hospital care	19
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	19
radiation therapy	17

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	36

doctor visit	96
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	12
radiation therapy	17

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

doctor visit	128
hospital care	42
image guided procedures	18
inpatient care	42
radiation therapy	18

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	14
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	28
Cancer	26

doctor visit	63
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	12
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	24
Cancer	34

doctor visit	37
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

cranial surgery	18
doctor visit	8
excision	19
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA were cranial surgery, hospital care, inpatient care and radiation therapy.

cranial surgery	23
doctor visit	64
excision	14
hospital care	22
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	22
radiation therapy	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Female	51
Male	50

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	79
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	5
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	21
Cancer	30

Education & Training

Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD 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. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Mass General Brigham Health Plan and MassHealth.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 76 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2018-12-14

Dr. Dunn was excellent all around. Very informative, compassionate and most of all a great surgeon. My fiance had an arachnoid brain cyst and had been living with severe migraine type headaches for months before seeing Dr. Dunn. Dr. Dunn performed his surgery successfully and he has had no issues since. Dr. Dunn has been excellent with follow up as well. Highly recommend!

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Brainlab, Inc.	$2,000 Kick, Airo, Curve, Buzz, Node, Exact Trac, Novalis, TramaCad, Elements $2,000
Synaptive Medical Inc.	$1,323 Brightmatter Drive/ Guide $1,323
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$500 $500
Stryker Corporation	$169 UNIVERSAL NEURO 3 $169
Eli Lilly and Company	$148 $148
Other	$77 Neuro-Ultrasonic Aspiration Products $18	RAPIDSORB $14	Anspach Electric System $11	$35

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$2,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,291
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$500
Food and Beverage	$426

Research Payments

Dr. Gavin Peter Dunn, MD, PHD has received 4 research payments totaling $88,466.

Biography

Dr. Gavin Dunn is a neurosurgery specialist. His areas of expertise consist of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), glioblastoma, and oligodendroglioma. Dr. Dunn's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be in-network for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. Before performing his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Dunn attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Dunn is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Insurance Information

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Research Payments

Biography

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