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Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD

Accepting New Patients
Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)
Weill Cornell Medical College
Professional interests include: nipple-sparing mastectomy, breast cancer, breast issues
55 Fruit Street 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02114

Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD is a general surgeon in Waltham, MA specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

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Office Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

52 Second Avenue Suite 1110
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 487-6100
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Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 724-4000
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In The News 

“Dr. Michelle Specht, a breast surgeon and co-director of the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center at Mass General Cancer Center, said she is "thrilled" that the USPSTF has finalized its...”—"Breast cancer mammogram screenings should start at age 40 instead of 50, says health task force", Fox News, April 2024
“NORTHAMPTON - In "Understanding Breast Cancer Risk and Screening," part of the Cooley Dickinson/Massachusetts General Hospital lecture series, Michelle Specht, MD, surgical oncologist at the Mass...”—"Medical notes: Sept. 21, 2015", Mass Live, September 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

biopsy
breast cancer surgery
breast surgery
excision
lymph node procedures
mastectomy for breast cancer
open lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD performed more biopsy, breast cancer surgery, breast surgery, excision, lymph node procedures, mastectomy for breast cancer, and open lymph node biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 107
cancer surgery 79
diagnostic procedures 70
doctor visit 225
excision 149
lymph node procedures 42
open surgery 70

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 209
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 120
From 75 to 84 72
85 and over 18
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2013 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 56
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 12
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 15
Dementia 6
Cancer 72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2014 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 103
cancer surgery 80
diagnostic procedures 69
doctor visit 228
excision 149
lymph node procedures 46
open surgery 69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 233
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 139
From 75 to 84 64
85 and over 20
Less than 65 27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2014 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 9
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 4
Diabetes 17
Dementia 0
Cancer 74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2015 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 143
cancer surgery 121
diagnostic procedures 97
doctor visit 233
excision 218
lymph node procedures 75
open surgery 97

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 492
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 306
From 75 to 84 152
85 and over 40
Less than 65 60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2015 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 40
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 16
Dementia 4
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2016 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 90
cancer surgery 90
diagnostic procedures 51
doctor visit 247
excision 141
lymph node procedures 51
open surgery 51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 230
Black 0
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 136
From 75 to 84 73
85 and over 23
Less than 65 29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2016 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 56
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 20
Dementia 8
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2017 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 132
cancer surgery 118
diagnostic procedures 86
doctor visit 364
excision 204
lymph node procedures 72
open surgery 86

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 308
Black 11
Hispanic 0
Asian 15
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 196
From 75 to 84 99
85 and over 30
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2017 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 29
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 13
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 14
Dementia 7
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2018 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 103
cancer surgery 92
diagnostic procedures 70
doctor visit 350
excision 162
lymph node procedures 59
open surgery 70

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 295
Black 0
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 11
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 177
From 75 to 84 111
85 and over 21
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2018 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 15
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 13
Dementia 6
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2019 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 122
cancer surgery 107
diagnostic procedures 84
doctor visit 395
excision 191
lymph node procedures 69
open surgery 84

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 331
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 11
Other 15
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 218
From 75 to 84 113
85 and over 22
Less than 65 21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2019 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 13
Dementia 4
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2020 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 106
cancer surgery 106
diagnostic procedures 52
doctor visit 338
excision 158
lymph node procedures 52
open surgery 52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 306
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 11
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 175
From 75 to 84 113
85 and over 24
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2020 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 48
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 13
Dementia 4
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 136
cancer surgery 136
diagnostic procedures 79
doctor visit 410
excision 215
lymph node procedures 79
open surgery 79

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 346
Black 11
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 26
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 211
From 75 to 84 136
85 and over 30
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2021 were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 53
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 21
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 15
Dementia 4
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2022 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 152
cancer surgery 136
diagnostic procedures 91
doctor visit 373
excision 227
lymph node procedures 75
open surgery 91

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 322
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 27
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 181
From 75 to 84 129
85 and over 36
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2022 were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and osteoperosis.

Hypertension 57
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 13
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 10
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 29
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 14
Dementia 3
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA during 2023 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 143
cancer surgery 143
diagnostic procedures 86
doctor visit 341
excision 229
lymph node procedures 86
open surgery 86

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 301
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 17
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 172
From 75 to 84 128
85 and over 30
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated during 2023 were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and osteoperosis.

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 14
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 13
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 28
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 18
Dementia 3
Cancer 75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated as a general surgeon in Waltham, MA were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

breast procedures 121
cancer surgery 109
diagnostic procedures 75
doctor visit 318
excision 185
lymph node procedures 64
open surgery 75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD.

Ethnicity
Black / African American 2
Asian / Pacific Islander 2
Non-Hispanic White 306
Hispanic 2
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 9
Age
75 to 84 108
85 and over 26
Less than 65 26
65 to 74 184

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 2
Ischemic Heart Disease 16
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 13
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 18
Heart Failure 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 15
Atrial Fibrillation 8
Dementia 4
Cancer 74

Education & Training

Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital
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. Michelle Connolly Specht, 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, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Maine Community Health Options, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, 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
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Maine Community Health Options
MassHealth
WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 51 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michelle Connolly Specht, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Waltham, MA. 

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2019-11-15 
Dr. Specht is beyond brilliant, and has the most caring and supportive approach. She is funny too! If you need a breast surgeon, consider yourself lucky if you can get her.

General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Endomagnetics Ltd $47 Magtrace
$47
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $47

Biography

Dr. Michelle Specht is a medical specialist in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Dr. Specht's areas of expertise consist of breast cancer and nipple-sparing mastectomy. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Her training includes residency programs at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and New York Hospital. She has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Specht accepts Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. She welcomes new patients at her office inBOSTON, MA as reported by Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

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