Joaquim Michael Havens, MD
Not currently accepting new patients
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
Dr. Havens is an associate surgeon and the director of Emergency General Surgery in the Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Havens received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his general surgery internship and residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also completed his surgical critical care and acute care surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
His clinical research focuses on identifying factors that affect morbidity and mortality in emergency general surgery, specifically looking at rates and risk factors for readmission and pre- or intraoperative factors leading to complications and adverse outcomes. Dr. Haven’s most recent research focuses on small bowel obstructions and creating a pathway to improve patient outcomes, reduce overall hospital stay and identify non-surgical interventions. His research is a multidisciplinary look at emergency general surgery and ways to reduce or mitigate risk of complications.
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Acute Care Surgery, 2011
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 2010
- Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Surgical Critical Care, 2008
- Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2007
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 2004
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
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Accepted Insurance
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Wellpoint
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid VT
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Medicaid RI
- Coventry
- Medicaid ME
- Tufts Health Plan
- WellSense
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Senior Whole Health
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- TriCare
- Beech Street
- MassHealth
- Humana
- Aetna
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Railroad Medicare
- Medicaid CT
- Fallon Health