For Referring Providers

The Cerebrovascular Disease Center is a collaborative effort that provides patients with specialized treatments for vascular disorders of the brain and spinal cord.

Please call the Cerebrovascular Disease Center for further information or to book a patient. Prior to admittance, we review all prospective patients. For stroke-related issues, please contact stroke services, 781-744-3803. All surgical and non-stroke issues should be directed to Neurosurgery.

If you have a patient who requires dialysis, our team of specialists will work with you to develop a treatment plan to address their needs. Referral requests are answered promptly and appointments are scheduled quickly with minimal wait time.

We offer both hemodialysis, home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment options. We work collaboratively with the departments of transplant surgery and vascular surgery to assist with all your transplantation and dialysis needs.

To refer a patient, please call Lahey's main referral line at 781-744-8899.

To reach the Dialysis Unit, call 781-270-3580.

To reach the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, call 781-744-8430.

When you refer patients to Lahey for endocrinology care, you give them access to leading-edge care and state-of-the-art services. We take the time to listen carefully to your patients’ story, taking into consideration their lifestyle, history, other health conditions and health insurance to find the appropriate treatment for them.

Patients can be seen at our Burlington, Londonderry and Peabody locations. We keep you informed about your patients’ care on a regular basis by sharing our doctor’s notes and updates.

To refer a patient, please call 781-744-8899.

Patients referred to the Endoscopy Center have quick, easy access to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and to providers who are experts in treating complex gastroenterology conditions.

Our experts in therapeutic endoscopy are available to help diagnose and manage conditions of the:

• Liver
• Biliary tree
• Pancreas
• Gastrointestinal tract

Our one-step referral process lets you request services or appointments for our full range of endoscopy services.

Our Endoscopy on Demand program gives you direct, same-day appointment access to a scheduler for procedures at our Burlington and Peabody locations, including:

• Diagnostic upper endoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Urgent therapeutic procedures

Most people do not have family histories that are suggestive of a hereditary cancer predisposition. The following guidelines may help practitioners and patients determine who should seek cancer genetic counseling services.

There are several features of a family history that should raise the suspicion of a hereditary breast or ovarian cancer syndrome:

• A personal or family history of early-onset breast cancer (<45)
• A personal or family history of ovarian cancer at any age
• A personal history of two or more breast cancers
• A personal history of breast and ovarian cancer
• A personal history of breast cancer at any age and at least one close family member with breast or ovarian cancer
• A family history of two or more close family members with breast or ovarian cancer

There are several features of a family history that should raise the suspicion of a hereditary colon cancer syndrome:

• A personal or family history of colon cancer diagnosed at an unusually young age (<50 years)
• A personal or family history of colonic polyps diagnosed at an unusually young age (<45 years) or in large numbers (>10 polyps)
• The presence of distinctive extra-colonic cancers, such as uterine cancer and colon cancer, in a family

To request an appointment with a genetic counselor in the Familial Cancer Risk Assessment Center, please call 781-744-9229.

Our Division of Gastroenterology is prepared to see your referred patients quickly and professionally. We are committed to keeping you informed about the care we provide your patient, engaging you in that care whenever possible, and returning your patient to your care at the appropriate time.

Patients with complex disorders benefit from our state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities. We welcome referrals to our specialty clinics such as our:

• Colon Cancer Screening Center
• Endoscopy Center
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
• Liver Center
• Motility Center

Our clinical capabilities also include motility disorders as well as malabsorption and malnutrition syndromes.

Referral Options

Lahey has streamlined our patient referral process to give referring providers the responsive service they need. Please choose one of these methods to refer your patient for gastroenterology specialty care:

• Call our Referring Physician Concierge Line at 781-744-8899. This line is staffed Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm by access coordinators who can arrange specialty appointments for your patients.
• Call Gastroenterology directly at 781-744-8693.
• Use Endoscopy on Demand. Primary care physicians can arrange endoscopy procedures before their patient sees a Lahey specialist. Call 781-744-8690.

Our Division of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine offers advanced care for health issues and conditions affecting older adults. To refer a patient, please call us at 781-744-8899 or send a fax to 781-744-5246.

We provide comprehensive care and support to those living with complex liver conditions. Those who should be referred to our Liver Decompensation Clinic include:

• Patients with decompensated cirrhosis, regardless of alcohol use
• Patients with severely abnormal  liver enzymes
• Patients with decompensated liver disease including:
  • Severe autoimmune hepatitis
  • Severe hepatitis B
  • Drug induced liver injury
  • Alcohol induced liver disease
  • Acute severe hepatitis

Fax: 833-461-0694
Doctors line: 781-744-7545
Clinic: 781-744-2500

Download the referral form here.

Please include all notes, labs, imaging with the referral.

In collaboration with the Lahey Cancer Institute, our Liver Tumor Program offers advanced, compassionate treatment to patients with liver cancer and bile duct cancer, or benign liver or bile duct growth.

Who should be referred:

• Patients with a liver lesion, irrespective of the size
• Patients with cirrhosis with any solid liver mass
• Patients with large or symptomatic liver cysts
• Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with suspicious bile duct stricture(s)
• Tissue biopsy is NOT required

Download the referral form here.

Call: 781-744-2500

Fax: 833-461-0694

Beth Israel Lahey Health Link is a secure, web-based portal that allows community providers to view detailed clinical information for their patients who visit Beth Israel Lahey Health. Community users are provided direct access to their patient's information stored in our Epic EHR.

Include all notes, labs, imaging with the referral.

Urgent Referrals: Call the physician line at 781-744-7545

The Interventional Pain Management Center only accepts patients who are referred by a health care provider. Most insurances cover our services. We will gladly confirm this with your insurance carrier at the time of your appointment. The referral process is outlined below:

• Each patient must be referred by a health care provider. No self-referrals are accepted.
• Please complete an evaluation request form for each patient and fax it to us at 781-744-5624 (Burlington) or 978-538-4048 (Peabody). Be as specific as possible, especially if you know exactly what type of procedure the patient needs. Every patient will undergo a thorough evaluation prior to the performance of a procedure, if any.
• Each patient will complete a Pain Center questionnaire prior to evaluation. The questionnaire will be sent to the patient once their appointment has been made.
• Please send/fax any pertinent clinical information (e.g., MRI results, recent chart notes), if not available in the Lahey Clinic patient chart/LCMC.
• We will triage all referrals, and patients will be evaluated as soon as possible. Cancer pain is the only true pain emergency and will be treated as such. Please call our physicians to discuss any patients for whom you feel an urgent referral is needed.
• Our focus will be interventional management of these problems. We will not refill or fill chronic prescriptions. We will, however, be happy to evaluate a patient’s medical regimen, assist with management, and make recommendations.

Our Division of Radiation Oncology offers a wide range of therapies and treatment options to those with a cancer diagnosis. Call us at 781-744-8899 to make a referral.

Our rheumatologists treat both common and complex conditions of the joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons and blood vessels.

Physicians can make referrals to the Division of Rheumatology by calling our referring physician appointment line at 781-744-8899.

To schedule an urgent referral or to speak with a member of our staff, please call our office at 781-744-8551 and press “3” to bypass the recorded message.

Our Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery provides advanced care for patients with conditions of the heart, great arteries and veins, lungs, trachea, esophagus, chest wall and mediastinum.

Elective Consultations

Phone: 781-744-8570
Fax: 781-744-5641

Other options for Epic Users:

• Send referrals through Epic
• Send referral to surgeons through the notification/communication section

Address:
Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
Lahey Clinic
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

Hospital-to-Hospital Inpatient Transfers

Working hours: 781-744-8570
TRAC line: 781-744-5130 (for all transfers, including emergent)

The Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery provides exceptional team-based care, while keeping you abreast of diagnoses and plans for their treatment.

In order to give us the most complete understanding of your patient’s medical history and current condition, we would appreciate any information pertaining to previous treatment and medical history. Please send us a completed patient release form and include the following information:

• Biopsy results
• Discharge summary
• Endoscopy reports
• Operative notes
• Pathology reports
• X-ray reports

Refer an Outpatient to General Surgery

Our goal at Lahey’s Division of General Surgery is to provide you with quick patient access and high quality care. To refer a patient for routine or urgent consultation to a specific physician or service, please call the Physician Referral Hotline.

Physician Referral Hotline: 781-744-8899
Fax: 781-744-5228

Transfer an Inpatient to General Surgery

A liaison is available 24/7 to expeditiously coordinate all necessary arrangements for physicians outside Lahey who wish to transfer patients to our department for care. If you wish to request a patient transfer, please call the Transfer Center directly. We will treat your patients with exceptional care and attention, while keeping you up-to-date on diagnoses and treatment plans.

Transfer Center: 781-744-5130

Physicians Practicing Outside the United States

If you are a physician referring a patient from outside the United States, please refer to Lahey’s Office of Executive and International Health.

Office of Executive and International Health
Telephone: 781-744-8401
Fax: 781-744-5306

The Division of Neurosurgery at Lahey has a strong history of leadership in spine surgery. Our neurosurgeons are experts in minimally invasive procedures and perform 50% of our fusion surgeries with minimally invasive techniques.

Our spine surgeons are leaders in outcomes research. Drs. Ghogawala, Magge and Whitmore are key investigators on the federally sponsored (PCORI) CSM-S study. This study aims to determine the optimal surgery for patients with spinal cord dysfunction from cervical myelopathy, a condition caused by arthritis that puts pressure on the spinal cord.

Most of our neurosurgeons are fellowship trained in areas such as complex spinal surgery, stereotactic surgery and pain medicine.

Outcomes Data

Lahey is the first hospital in the Boston area with a Spine Registry to track and publicly share our outcomes after spine surgery. Our reoperation and infection rates are significantly lower than national rates. Our patients report a better quality of life and less disability compared to national averages.

Learn more about our Spinal Fusion Registry and outcomes.

To Refer a Patient

To refer a patient to the Division of Neurosurgery at Lahey, please call 781-744-5966.

Through our Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, our surgical specialists at Lahey offer advanced orthopedic care from diagnosis through follow-up. To refer a patient, please call our team at 781-744-3022.