Dr. Letterio Politi, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology

55 Lake Avenue N
Worcester, MA 01655

(508) 334-2710

Dr. Letterio Politi, MD is a pediatric radiologist in Worcester, MA specializing in pediatric radiology, diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology.

Office Locations

Address:

55 Lake Avenue N
Worcester, MA 01655

In The News

“Dr. Letterio S. Politi of Italy's Humanitas University and Boston Children's Hospital, told Newsweek the study may not be replicable in humans.”—"Coronavirus Can Infect Heart and Brain Cells, Studies Suggest", Newsweek, July 2020

“But an MRI brain scan revealed changes in adjacent areas to the nose and olfactory nerves, wrote Dr. Letterio S. Politi, of the Istituto Clinico Humanitas and Humanitas University in Milan, Italy,...”—"MRI Scan Appears to Show 'Viral Brain Invasion' of Coronavirus in Woman", Newsweek, June 2020

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	414
CT scan	483
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
neck imaging	25
spinal procedures	70

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	122
Less than 65	119

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	31
Cancer	15

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	654
CT scan	674
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	351
neck imaging	35
spinal procedures	318
vascular procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	821
Black	36
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	147
Less than 65	249

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	578
CT scan	496
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	398
neck imaging	32
spinal procedures	278
vascular procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	0
Hispanic	75
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	143
Less than 65	217

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	48
CT scan	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
spinal procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	13
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	29
Cancer	11

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	9
CT scan	9

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Letterio Politi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Letterio Politi, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Worcester, MA were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	342
CT scan	340
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	208
neck imaging	30
spinal procedures	171
vascular procedures	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Letterio Politi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	212
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	63
85 and over	42
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Letterio Politi, MD From 2016 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Letterio Politi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	5
Dementia	11