Advanced in Bone Tumor

Dr. Ganesh M. Shankar

Neurosurgery
Mass General Brigham
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
Offers Telehealth
Advanced in Bone Tumor
Mass General Brigham
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Ganesh Shankar is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shankar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bone Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Apoplexy, Bone Tumor, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 105 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 17 articles in the study of Bone Tumor.

Graduate Institution
Harvard Medical School, 2002 - 2010
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, 2010 - 2017
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in MA
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic, 2017 - 2018
Hospital Affiliations
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
North Shore Medical Center -
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Cigna
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Commonwealth Care Alliance
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Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
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Tufts
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UnitedHealthcare
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  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Call: 617-724-0287

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy to Laminectomy With Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis With Grade I Spondylolisthesis
SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy to Laminectomy With Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis With Grade I Spondylolisthesis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable

105 Total Publications

The Spinal Chordoma Patient Reported Outcome Survey (spCPROS): a patient-centered, disease-specific tool for assessing quality of life in spinal chordoma patients.
The Spinal Chordoma Patient Reported Outcome Survey (spCPROS): a patient-centered, disease-specific tool for assessing quality of life in spinal chordoma patients.
Journal: Journal of neuro-oncology
Published: June 28, 2025
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