Richard W. Nesto MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center

41 Mall RdBurlington, MA 01805
Phone+1 781-744-8000
Fax+1 781-744-8988

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1979 - 1981
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1979
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1976

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1980 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Lahey Clinic’s Meaningful Use Reporting Tool, Lahey Clinic Foundation Inc, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Results, Knowledge, and Attitudes Regarding an Incentive Compensation Plan in a Hospital-Based, Academic, Employed Physician Multispecialty Group.
Robert W. Dolan, Richard W. Nesto, Stacey M. Ellender, Christopher Lucchesi
Journal of Healthcare Management / American College of Healthcare Executives. 2017-03-01
65 citations
SYNTAX Score and Long-Term Outcomes: The BARI-2D Trial
Fumiaki Ikeno, Maria M. Brooks, Kaori Nakagawa, Min Kyu Kim, Hideaki Kaneda
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017-01-31
18 citations
Evaluation of lorcaserin on progression of prediabetes to type 2 diabetes and reversion to euglycemia
Richard W. Nesto, Randi Fain, Yuhan Li, William R. Shanahan
Postgraduate Medicine. 2016-05-03

Lectures

28th Annual Advances in Heart Disease
University of California, San Francisco, California - 12/16/2011

Other

Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in diabetes mellitus
Nesto RW
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-acute-myocardial-infarction-in-diabetes-mellitus
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-16
Coronary artery revascularization in patients with diabetes mellitus and multivessel coronary artery disease
Nesto RW
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronary-artery-revascularization-in-patients-with-diabetes-mellitu
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-30
Heart failure in diabetes mellitus
Nesto RW
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/heart-failure-in-diabetes-mellitus
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-02

Press Mentions

From Gloves to Dye for CT Scans, Supply Shortages Continue to Stress HospitalsJune 5th, 2022
Why This Wave of COVID Hospitalizations in Mass. Is DifferentJune 1st, 2022
COVID ICU Admissions Hit Their Lowest Levels During Spring WaveMay 27th, 2022