Dr. Martin Goodman
Surgical Oncologist and Director, Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program
Martin Goodman, MD is Director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to being one of the country’s few doctors to perform HIPEC procedures, he has been ranked among the top 1% of surgeons nationwide by U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Goodman is also a recipient of the Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award. Our entire team is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care. In fact, the HIPEC team recently won the “Tufts MC True Blue” award, which recognizes employees who go above and beyond for their patients and the hospital. Our staff truly understands the toll cancer treatments can take on you and your family, and we’re here to help you every step of the way. As a sign of our commitment to advancing the treatment of peritoneal-based cancers, our program is actively involved in several research studies aimed at making HIPEC procedures even safer and more effective.
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HIPEC and Appendiceal Cancer: One Patient’s Story
10/01/2012 Appendiceal carcinoma, pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP)* and other peritoneal surface malignancies are rare and, sadly, all too often misdiagnosed or poorly managed. Just ask Joseph Laureanno, a 53-year-old sales executive from Lowell. “I’d been having some discomfort in my lower right abdomen,” he recalls. “So when I went for my regular wellness checkup with my PCP, he sent me for a CT, thinking I might have a gallstone.” “Based on the CT, however, they thought I might need an appendectomy but were concerned about the fluid they saw in my abdomen,” he continues. “They suggested I go by ambulance to...
Dr. Martin Goodman
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To have a conversation about the HIPEC procedure you do not need a referral from a doctor. There is no charge for an initial conversation.
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Phone: 617 636 9248