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Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Harvard Medical School (1985)

Professional interests include: esophageal cancer, lung cancer

15 Francis Street 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02115

1-844-294-5864

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in thoracic surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1985 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD is affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

15 Francis Street 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02115

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in gratitude to Brigham and Women's Hospital to support Dr. Raphael Bueno's mesothelioma research.”—"William Barton Rogers Hobbs", Mercury News, January 2020

“The doctor they chose from Hesdorffer's list was Dr. Raphael Bueno, chief of the thoracic surgery division at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, a facility with a world-class reputation for...”—"Clinical trial helping Hope mail carrier fight lung cancer", The Republic, October 2016

“Dr. Raphael Bueno, the Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, was Durell's surgeon.”—"Brigham Clinical Trial Using CAT Scan In Operating Room To Better Target Tumors", CBS San Francisco, July 2014

aspiration	10
bronchoscopy	42
dissection	29
doctor visit	629
esophageal dilation	19
excision	39
gastrointestinal procedures	18
lobectomy	10
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	90
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	27
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	53

abdominal surgery	34
anastomosis	12
aspiration	11
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	18
bronchoscopy	69
cardiac procedures	21
catheterization	12
chemotherapy	18
dissection	50
doctor visit	830
esophageal dilation	30
excision	66
gastrointestinal procedures	42
lymph node procedures	50
minimally invasive procedures	140
plastic surgery procedures	23
reconstructive surgery	23
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	164
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	22

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	499
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	37
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	54

abdominal surgery	17
bronchoscopy	22
cardiac procedures	16
dissection	37
doctor visit	821
esophageal dilation	36
excision	62
gastrointestinal procedures	35
lymph node procedures	37
minimally invasive procedures	82
plastic surgery procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	19
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	125
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	922
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	508
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	66
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	52

bronchoscopy	19
cardiac procedures	10
dissection	40
doctor visit	855
esophageal dilation	31
excision	69
gastrointestinal procedures	30
lobectomy	10
lymph node procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	100
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	93

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	33
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	46

abdominal surgery	9
bronchoscopy	29
dissection	32
doctor visit	836
esophageal dilation	41
excision	45
gastrointestinal procedures	40
lymph node procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	86
minor procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	69
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	10

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	39
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	49

bronchoscopy	10
dissection	39
doctor visit	798
esophageal dilation	21
excision	49
gastrointestinal procedures	20
lymph node procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	63
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	60

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	34
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	46

abdominal surgery	8
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	10
chemotherapy	10
dissection	43
doctor visit	807
esophageal dilation	25
excision	67
gastrointestinal procedures	24
lymph node procedures	43
minimally invasive procedures	52
plastic surgery procedures	10
reconstructive surgery	10
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	90
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	9

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	40
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	48

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	10
dissection	39
doctor visit	636
esophageal dilation	21
excision	53
gastrointestinal procedures	20
lymph node procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	61
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	62

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	34
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	48

dissection	38
doctor visit	1362
esophageal dilation	64
excision	56
gastrointestinal procedures	63
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	119
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, excision and lymph node procedures.

abdominal surgery	18
anastomosis	12
aspiration	10
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	14
bronchoscopy	29
cardiac procedures	15
catheterization	12
chemotherapy	14
dissection	38
doctor visit	843
esophageal dilation	32
excision	57
gastrointestinal procedures	33
lobectomy	10
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	90
minor procedures	11
plastic surgery procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	91
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	411
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	148
85 and over	31
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	227

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	39
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1985. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1985)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$14,214 AX - Angiography Fluoroscopy/Radiology $1,033	AX Angiography Fluoroscopy Radiology Systems $279	Artis Q floor $81	$12,820
AstraZeneca UK Limited	$8,921 $8,921
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics Group - Latin America, L.L.C.	$6,973 HARMONIC Product Family $6,973
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,708 LigaSure $2,652	Signia $56
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,355 DUPIXENT $2,355
Other	$5,600 Non-Covered Product $2,071	Da Vinci Surgical System $1,752	STRATAFIX $730	Monarch $160	iDrive Ultra $146	Other $741

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$18,374
Consulting Fee	$10,263
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,429
Food and Beverage	$2,705

Research Payments

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD has received 26 research payments totaling $1,784,730.

Biography

Dr. Raphael Bueno is a specialist in surgical oncology (cancer surgery) and thoracic surgery in Boston, MA. These areas are among his clinical interests: esophageal cancer and lung cancer. Dr. Bueno attended medical school at Harvard Medical School. He is professionally affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He welcomes new patients at his office inBoston, MA as reported by Doctor.com.