Benjamin J Kerman, MD, MS
Not currently accepting new patients
4.902222 average rating from 90 patient reviews
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
Dr. Kerman is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Health Information Technology, and previously in Emergency Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters Degree in Health Information Technology at Northeastern University. Dr Kerman practiced Emergency Medicine for 20 years and was the Director of the Carney Hospital Emergency Department. In 2009, he became a Hospital Medicine specialist and served as the Associate Director of the Hospital Medicine Program at South Shore Hospital, before joining the hospital group at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Kerman became a Primary Care Physician in 2017 , became interested in Genomics and now serves as consultant for the Genetics electronic consult service, sees patients in the Brigham Preventive Genetics Clinic and Pharmacogenomics Clinic, and has obtained NIH grant funding to study Polygenic Risk Scoring in common diseases. His overarching goal is to use information technology and genomic knowledge to personalize care to individual patient needs and optimize all of his patients health.
Education & Training
- Residency: Boston Medical Center (BMC), EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 1993
- Residency: Mount Auburn Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1990
- Medical Education: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1986
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
Patient Feedback
4.902222 average rating from 90 reviews
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Dr. Kerman is the best provider one can ever have. He listens, answers questions and follows through with patients.
2026-07-04
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Not only do I have Dr Kerman as my doctor so does my son He is the best. I'm lucky to have him as my doctor
2026-06-17
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Dr.Kerman was quite thorough and ordered necessary tests for further evaluation
2026-06-16
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Dr. Kerman treats his patients with kindness and compassion. He's a gem. Keep him.
2026-06-10
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Dr. Kerman is smart, attentive, caring, and just overall a great physician and friend.
2026-06-06
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Was very lucky to see the doctor so quickly and he was very kind
2026-05-24
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My Overall experience is always very good
2026-05-17
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Dr Kerman was outstanding in every aspect of my visit He was caring and thoughtful and interested in all aspects of my health
2026-05-14
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always a good listener. provides info and choices. Very respectful
2026-05-07
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Very possible experience
2026-04-27
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Dr. Ben Kerman is great, and I appreciate having him as my primary care doctor.
2026-04-19
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I appreciate Dr Kerman professionalism and has always shown respect for me. He is thorough in his exams and takes time to explain options etc
2026-04-18
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Ben is great. He listens, explains things well, and follows up with my questions and suggestions.
2026-04-16
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Extremely helpful with care and new insights available from literature. Weight bearing e revise, protein in diet, exercise in general!!! Super helpful!!!
2026-04-15
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Dr. Kerman is an outstanding Physician!
2026-04-12
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The best doctor at the clinic, Dr. Kerman. And he's amazing and he's a good guy. So I'm going to keep him and I recommend him anytime.
2026-04-10
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Dr Kerman is an outstanding PCP
2026-04-07
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Dr. Kerman is always very thorough, very knowledgeable, fully explains all procedures, results, etc. He's definitely the best primary care I've ever had.
2026-03-25
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Dr. Kerman is a very attentive person. He stops to listen to you. He asks how you are. What you are feeling. He is very gentle. He keeps you occupied, asks questions, sometimes I say, I wanted to do this and that, and he orders this exam, he makes the request. He is excellent, a very good doctor.
2026-03-13
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This was my first meeting with this physician and I have many medical problems; however, he thoroughly reviewed my medical history and was very helpful in addressing all of my concerns. I hope that I can meet with him again for additional medical assistance.
2026-03-09
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My provider was kind, knowledgeable and was able to deal with all of my issues.
2026-02-22
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Dr Kerman listens and asks questions re:my issues. I feel he really cares about my health and how best to manage what ever medical issues I have.
2026-02-16
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Dr Kerman is a spectacular physician. Empathetic, knowledgeable, caring. I couldn't imagine something better.
2026-02-08
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There is not enough to say about Dr Kerman, he is by far the most caring, understanding,knowledgeable and the most helpful. Is very difficult for me to trust someone and this amazing Dr has earn my trust completely.
2026-02-06
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I was there on time and he was very good. He explained everything to me very clearly and I gave him 100%. He was very good.
2026-01-28
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I'm very happy with Dr. Kerman and the practice
2026-01-15
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EXCELLENT AS USUAL
2026-01-12
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Dr. Kerman is excellent. He was familiar with my problems and dealt with them. He sent me a note explaining all my blood results. He even texted one of the specialist I was seeing discussing one of my medicines.
2025-12-16
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Careful thoughtful and compassionate kind and intelligent clinician.
2025-11-26
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Dr. Kerman is knowledgeable, friendly and a great listener. I truly enjoy our appointments - he seems to be able to understand me man to man.
2025-11-23
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He treated me kindly and with respect, like always.
2025-11-23
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Switched to Dr Kerman a couple years ago and couldn't be happier. Very experienced and helpful doctor. Spent meaningful time with me, and did a great job explaining everything.
2025-11-06
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De Kerman is always there when I need. He is an outstanding professional
2025-11-04
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Dr. Kerman is an excellent doctor and I am very satisfied with his care.
2025-10-30
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Dr. Kerman has been an excellent advocate for my medical care, and has always gone above and beyond expectations when it comes to thinking of ways of improving my health and well being.
2025-10-28
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All good.
2025-10-22
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Dr Kerman is the best Primary Care doctor I've had in my life. If there was a way to give a 12 on the 1-10 options for satisfaction, I would.
2025-10-19
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Dr Kerman has been my provider for a few years now and has always been good to me.
2025-10-16
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excellent and caring!!!very impressive!
2025-10-06
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As always, he provided me with the best care possible. I am so lucky to have him as my PCP.
2025-10-05
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Everything was perfect
2025-10-01
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Dr. Kerman helped me with questions I had. Thanks!
2025-09-12
Accepted Insurance
- MassHealth ACO
- Wellpoint
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Railroad Medicare
- Beech Street
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- Fallon Health
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- United Health Care
- TriCare
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Senior Whole Health
- Tufts Health Plan
- Cigna
- WellSense
- Humana
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Aetna
- Coventry
- Multiplan