David Spector
Expertise in
6
conditions

Dr. David Spector

General Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, General Surgery Clinic
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, 
Jamaica Plain, MA 
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Expertise in
6
conditions
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, General Surgery Clinic
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, 
Jamaica Plain, MA 
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Overview

Dr. David Spector is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) with specialties in gastrointestinal and general surgery, metabolic health and bariatric surgery, and weight management surgery. He received his medical degree from Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School. Dr. Spector completed a general surgery residency at Ichilov Medical Center. In addition, he completed a general surgery residency and a bariatric surgery fellowship at Tufts Medical Center.Dr. Spector has clinical interests in adrenal surgery, bariatric surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), minimally invasive surgery, and robotic surgery.

Dr. Spector is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, 1992 - 2000
Residency
Ichilov Medical Center, 2000 - 2008
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in MA
Board Certifications
Surgery, General
Fellowships
Tufts Medical Center, 2010 - 2011
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, General Surgery Clinic
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Call: 617-983-4887
Other Locations
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
45 Francis Street, ASBII-3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-983-4887

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Spector has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Obesity
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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.

15 Total Publications

Early Successful Experiences of Surgical Conversion of Endoscopic Gastric Plication to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Early Successful Experiences of Surgical Conversion of Endoscopic Gastric Plication to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Journal: Obesity surgery
Published: December 27, 2023
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