Steven J Mentzer, MD
Not currently accepting new patients
4.952941 average rating from 34 patient reviews
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Boston, MA
Dr. Steven J. Mentzer is a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. He is a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Mentzer received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and received his general surgical residency training at the Brigham. He completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto. Dr. Mentzer also completed a research fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where he investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of T lymphocyte function. He is board certified in surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and surgical critical care.
Dr. Mentzer’s clinical interests include diseases of the lungs and thoracic cancers, minimally invasive surgery of the lungs and esophagus, and minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer. Principal investigator for The Mentzer Lab, Dr. Mentzer is currently studying the adaptive processes involved in blood vessel growth (angiogenesis) and lung regeneration.
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Toronto General Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, 1989
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 1988
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, 1986
- Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, 1983
- Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 1982
- Medical Education: University of Minnesota Medical School***NSHC, 1981
Board Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
Patient Feedback
4.952941 average rating from 34 reviews
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Dr. Mentzer is extremely knowledgeable, kind and wonderful to deal with.
2026-08-26
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I'm grateful to Dr. Mentzer for his professionalism and kindness afforded me. I feel very lucky to have been under his care before, during, and after my surgery.
2026-08-19
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Dr. Steven Mentzer has been an outstanding provider for me these past several years. I had the utmost confidence in his ability, knowledge and insight. [redacted]
2026-08-06
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Excellent care. Thank you Dr.
2026-08-01
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I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Mentzer as my doctor. He's been excellent, very thorough, very down to earth, explained things easily to me, compassionate, and again, I'm extremely satisfied.
2026-05-29
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[redacted] He has been fantastic!
2026-05-21
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I have always felt I was receiving the very best care possible with Dr. Mentzer.
2026-05-13
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Dr. Mentzer has been excellent. [redacted]
2026-04-29
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Dr. Mentzer saved my life with his brilliance at surgery and followed up consistently. It's now been 9 years since the successful VAT that Dr. Mentzer performed. I have had no chemo, no radiation....years later I am still here with no evidence of recurrence of the cancer he removed! I am forever grateful!
2026-04-17
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It has been an honor to have this provider !
2026-04-10
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I appreciate everything he is done for me. He will be greatly missed.
2026-02-18
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Dr Mentzer is the BEST of the best.... Always caring, supportive. I am certainly going to miss him.... he has been my "Guardian Angel" the last 9 yrs and certainly the reason my Cancer was recognized..... Cancer needs a cure and Dr Mentzer will find that cure...
2026-01-14
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Dr.Mentzer saved my life. I will always grateful to him and his team. [redacted]
2025-12-25
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Everything was excellent
2025-12-16
Accepted Insurance
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Wellpoint
- Senior Whole Health
- MassHealth
- Aetna
- Multiplan
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- TriCare
- Beech Street
- Tufts Health Plan
- Medicaid RI
- Humana
- Medicaid CT
- Fallon Health
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- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
- Coventry
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare