Gaurav M Parmar, MD, MPH

Gaurav M Parmar, MD, MPH

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4.711111 average rating from 144 patient reviews

Specialties

Affiliation

Mass General Brigham

Provider Locations

  • Boston, MA
  • Haverhill, MA

Dr. Gaurav Parmar is a vascular medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He serves as the Director of Vascular Medicine Outcomes Research, the Program Director of the Vascular Medicine Fellowship, and the Vascular Medicine Lead for the MGH Limb Evaluation, Assessment, and Preservation Program (LEAPP) at the MGH Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Center. Additionally, Dr. Parmar is the Interim Medical Director of VASCORE, the Vascular Imaging Core Laboratory at MGH, and Co-Medical Director of the MGH Anticoagulation Management Service. He is board-certified in Vascular Medicine by the American Board of Vascular Medicine. Dr. Parmar frequently presents at national and regional conferences, and he is the author of numerous publications, including book chapters and peer reviewed-publications, and serves as a reviewer for a variety of scientific journals, including the Vascular Medicine, official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine. Dr Parmar has received multiple honors, including both teaching and residence awards. He is a Fellow of the Society for Vascular Medicine (FSVM), and the American College of Cardiology (FACC). He has served as a chair of the education committee of the Society for Vascular Medicine.

Dr. Parmar's research focuses on the epidemiology, outcomes, and disparities in cardiovascular diseases, particularly PAD. His significant contributions include demonstrating the benefits of statin therapy in PAD patients undergoing revascularization, improving limb salvage and mortality outcomes, which was featured in 50 Landmark Papers Every Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon Should Know (CRC Press, 2020). His recent work includes studies on high ankle-brachial index and long-term mortality, the impact of PAD and polyvascular disease in end-stage kidney disease and the influence of preexisting coronary artery disease on outcomes in diabetic patients after kidney transplant. Dr. Parmar has also investigated racial disparities in mortality rates over a 20-year period in individuals with PAD.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Vascular Medicine, 2019
  • Residency: Baptist Outreach Services, Family Medicine, 2014
  • Medical Education: Government Medical College Bhavnagar, 2005

Board Certifications

  • Vascular Medicine, Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement
  • Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • Hindi
  • Gujarati
  • English

Age Group Treated

  • Adults

Patient Feedback

4.711111 average rating from 144 reviews

  • Was aware of my history

    2026-06-22

  • Very polite and kind Explained issues well

    2026-06-21

  • Doctor and staff are always very prompt in regards to service, show empathy and respect. MGH is the best Hospital etc I have ever dealt with.

    2026-06-13

  • Excellent

    2026-05-14

  • The Dr. Parmar is just outstanding. I hope you pay him enough to keep him in the system and not leave the system. He's very good with patients. His manner is good. His sense of humor is excellent. His knowledge is superior. His frankness and candor are outstanding. And it's always a pleasure to see him. And he's very efficient in the way he handles my questions and respectful of my questions and discussing my issues with him. He's just exceptional.

    2026-05-13

  • Dr. Parmar is patient, listens well, is highly knowledgeable and respects the patient.

    2026-05-03

  • 5 stars! Wonderful provider.

    2026-05-02

  • Knowledgeable and respectful

    2026-04-28

  • on time and respectful

    2026-03-29

  • Dr Parmar takes as much time as needed to ask questions, provide information and recommend next steps, if any.

    2026-03-26

  • Professional, attentive to my concerns, helpful in affirming what I am doing to treat my condition and suggestions. Very pleased with interaction and respectfully understanding and follow through in treatment/diagnosis.

    2026-03-23

  • He was very knowledgeable and it was the first time somebody's actually decided what my next step should be. That was the most important part of the day.

    2026-03-25

  • Awesome

    2026-03-22

  • My time and care with provider was wonderful. [redacted]

    2026-03-19

  • A minute isn't time enough for me to say how excellent both [redacted], the receptionist, and Dr. Parmar as a physician and a human being are. They are absolutely great. It's probably the best medical experience I've had in my entire life, [redacted] Dr. Parmar is phenomenal in his knowledge, his graciousness, his just way of being. I can't praise him enough. Thank you very much.

    2026-03-06

  • Hi, I'd like to say that he was very knowledgeable and helped me out and said my doctor made an appointment with him where I should be seeing a surgeon, not him. Thank you.

    2026-02-19

  • On time and very professional

    2026-02-19

  • I can tell he's very experienced for me. Whatever I need with him. He's a nice guy and then a very, very nice guy. Nothing to say bad about him. Thank you.

    2026-02-19

  • Very professional from the receptionist to the doctor. Everything explained in terms we could understand. Very receptive to changing my treatment plan when my wife wanted an earlier appointment. (6 months instead of a year)

    2026-02-25

  • Dr. Parmar was extremely knowledgeable, articulate and respectful. He listened to everything I had to say and addressed all my questions by explaining these things in layman's terms.

    2026-02-26

  • The provider was very knowledgeable, courteous, and I felt very comfortable that he knew my problems and how to deal with them.

    2026-02-06

  • Very knowledgeable, allows me to say my thoughts

    2026-02-06

  • Dr. Parmar listened attentively to me. He provided me with information that hadn't been given to me by a previous vascular doctor. His compassion and explanations were above and beyond. Thrilled to have seen him.

    2026-02-05

  • Very professional, excellent listener, and very knowledgeable re my medical history. Offered solid advice going forward in conjunction with other medical conditions.

    2026-02-04

  • Listen to my concerns. Explained things well. I did not feel at all rushed.

    2026-01-28

  • Right on time, easy to understand what he was recommending and informative

    2026-01-25

  • Dr. Parmar was amazing. Great explanations, listened well and understood and responded to my concerns. My questions we all over the place and included why I needed a test and how to specifically to interpret the recommended restrictions and why which was enormously helpful. Well worth the trip.

    2026-01-11

  • Dr.Parmar was one of the best I have met

    2025-12-30

  • Dr Parmar is the King of DVTs. Brilliant guy with sincere curiosity about my case

    2025-12-28

  • Excellent

    2025-12-08

  • Dr. Parmar was very knowledgeable and provided great information. Dr. Parmar was very caring and allowed plenty of time for all our questions. It was a true pleasure to meet him.

    2025-11-30

  • My visit started with the Dr. G. Parmar's Fellow. His was Fantastic. He listened, heard me and educated me on my new incidental finding of FMD. His approach and his review of my scans with me reduced my anxiety and prepared me well to speak and understand my visit with Dr. Parmar.

    2025-11-24

  • I went to see Dr Parmar for the first time for what I thought was something serious. He was very reassuring that I was going to be fine. He explained everything to me, what I should do and what symptoms to be aware of and concerned about going forward. I walked out of the visit very relieved and happy.

    2025-11-23

  • It was a team effort between the physician and his assistant, who was also a physician, I believe, probably a resident, something like that. The resident was excellent, did a wonderful job. After he had finished talking with me, the physician came in, Dr. Parmar, and basically recounted what had been learned, and I learned some new stuff. And that was good. So it was an excellent, overall it was an excellent experience. Thank you. Bye.

    2025-11-27

  • He seemed very informed about about my problem

    2025-11-24

  • The provider, Dr. Gaurav M Parmar, is very knowledgeable, very willing to listen and explains everything in a manner easily understood. And he is just very patient and doesn't rush or try to get the appointment over quickly. And he's very good with explaining things as I've already said.

    2025-11-07

  • Dr. Parmar was very thorough and knowledgeable in my regarding my

    2025-11-07

  • The fellow who was working with Dr. Parmar spent most of the time and got my history and he was an excellent provider and was very helpful in my understanding of the situation.

    2025-11-06

  • pleased with visit with both the fellow and lead doctor

    2025-11-05

  • Dr. Parmar is very approachable and more than willing to answer any questions I may ask. He always responds to messages on Patient Gateway.

    2025-11-02

  • I enjoyed meeting everyone. Things went very smooth.

    2025-11-02

  • [redacted] Once I was seen by the Doctor, I was very pleased. He is first rate.

    2025-10-27

  • This provider was very great and explained everything the way I could understand and they were very supportive and they all was very nice.

    2025-10-27

  • a very good meeting [redacted].

    2025-10-24

  • He is an excellent doctor.

    2025-10-15

  • Dr. Parmar is always polite, he listens, he explains things very well. I just recently had a new diagnosis and he listened to my questions. I probably asked a lot of them and he answered them all as best he could. And I felt like I gained a lot of information leaving the appointment. I would certainly recommend him to anybody.

    2025-10-16

  • He was kind, knowledgeable, patient, clear in his explanation.

    2025-10-06

  • I greatly appreciate his time and help. It's honest.

    2025-10-05

  • Very Caring and was very comfortable asking him questions.

    2025-09-17

  • It was perfectly fine

    2025-09-04

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