Steven James Mentzer MD

Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital

75 Francis StreetBrigham & Womens Hospital Division Of Thoracic SurgeryBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-6703

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1988
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1981

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1983 - 2027
ME State Medical License 2021 - 2027
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2021 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Tumor-induced radial vascular patterning in the chick chorioallantoic membrane.
Kenji Chamoto, Jennifer M Pan, Jae M Cho, Hassan A Khalil, Maximilian Ackermann
Microvascular Research. 2026-05-01
Intussusceptive angiogenesis: bridging in vivo and in vitro observations.
Steven J Mentzer, Maximilian Ackermann
Angiogenesis. 2025-10-18
CLO25-075: Characterization of Lung Cancer Shedding and Spread Through Air Spaces in Lung Adenocarcinoma.
Hassan A Khalil, Guy B Clark, Stacey P Kwan, Weiwei Shi, Frank S Henry
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2025-03-28

Press Mentions

“Filling Out These Crazy Forms” – Pa. Law Would Regulate Insurance Pre-AuthorizationsMay 4th, 2021
More Than 110 Dana-Farber Affiliated Faculty Named as 2021 Top Doctors in Boston MagazineJanuary 5th, 2021
What the Lungs of Covid-19 Patients Can Tell Us About the VirusMay 26th, 2020

Grant Support

Adult Tissue Morphogenesis: Functinoal Regulation Of Intussusceptive AntiogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
Physiology Of Systemic And Pulmonary MicroangiectasiasNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2006
Microangiectasia Regulation Of Lymphocyte MigrationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2006
Microangiectasia Regulation Of Lymphocyte MigrationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2004
Physiology Of Systemic And Pulmonary MicroangiectasiasNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003