Richard A Newcomb, MD
Not currently accepting new patients
Specialties
Affiliation
Mass General Brigham
Provider Locations
- Waltham, MA
- Boston, MA
Richard Newcomb grew up in Dallas, Texas. He majored in History of Science, earning an A.B. at Harvard College before attending medical school at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Subsequently, he did his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, including an additional year as Chief Resident. He then completed a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the Dana-Farber Mass General Brigham combined program. In 2023, he joined the staff of the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at the MGH Cancer Center. His clinical and research interests revolve around improving the quality of life and experience of patients with blood cancers – especially those undergoing stem cell transplantation. He currently lives in Winthrop, MA with his wife and two children.
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Medicine / Oncology, 2023
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2020
- Medical Education: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 2017
Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
- English
Age Group Treated
- Adults
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Accepted Insurance
- Fallon Health
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- Maine Community Health Options
- Medicaid VT
- Medicaid RI
- Beech Street
- Wellpoint
- TriCare
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- WellSense
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicaid ME
- Coventry
- Multiplan
- Aetna
- United Health Care
- Tufts Health Plan
- Cigna