Elite in Pulmonary Hypertension

Dr. Alison Witkin

Intensive Care Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
Offers Telehealth

Elite in Pulmonary Hypertension
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Alison Witkin is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Witkin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, COVID-19, Embolectomy, and Angioplasty.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 11 articles in the study of Pulmonary Hypertension.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Hospital Affiliations
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
North Shore Medical Center -
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Call: 617-724-3705

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.


34 Total Publications

Variability in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Candidacy Decision-Making: An International Survey.
Variability in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Candidacy Decision-Making: An International Survey.
Journal: Critical care medicine
Published: October 15, 2025
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