Michael R. Cassidy, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Michael Cassidy, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and a Surgical Oncologist at Boston Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology. Dr. Cassidy earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at Boston University. He completed residency training in surgery at Boston Medical Center, including a research fellowship in surgical quality improvement and patient safety. He then completed a clinical fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where he was elected Chief Fellow. He has particular interest and advanced training in the care of patients with breast cancer, melanoma, and soft tissue sarcoma.

Publications

  • Published 11/1/2025

    Freer PE, Neal CH, Brown A, Bennett DL, Cassidy MR, Chetlen A, Dibble EH, Giordano SH, Greenwood HI, Hurley J, Ivansco LK, Malak SF, Rauch GM, Reig B, Singh P, Small W, Yeh ED, Slanetz PJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Male Breast Cancer Screening. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Nov; 22(11S):S578-S585. PMID: 41193045.

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  • Published 10/17/2025

    Kobzeva-Herzog AJ, Palaniappan S, Jiangliu Y, Kraus E, Elassar H, Merrill A, Oshry L, Acevedo J, Ko N, Cassidy MR. A Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Clinic Improves Time to Treatment at an Urban, Safety Net Hospital. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct 17. PMID: 41107647.

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  • Published 7/3/2024

    Beaulieu-Jones BR, Ha EJ, Fefferman A, Wang J, Chung SH, Tseng JF, Merrill A, Sachs TE, Ko NY, Cassidy MR. ASO Visual Abstract: Association of Race, Ethnicity, Language and Insurance and Time to Treatment Initiation Among Women with Breast Cancer at an Urban, Academic, Safety-Net Hospital. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 03. PMID: 38961042.

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  • Published 6/14/2024

    Young S, Geary A, Zhao X, Kenzik K, Cassidy M, Newman R, Merrill AL. Assessing breast cancer-related lymphedema screening and treatment gaps in a safety-net hospital. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug; 130(2):204-209. PMID: 38873777.

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  • Published 5/28/2024

    Kobzeva-Herzog AJ, Ravandur A, Wilson SB, Rosenkranz P, Talutis SD, Macht R, Cassidy MR, Siracuse JJ, McAneny D. Sustained success of a Caprini postoperative venous thromboembolism prevention protocol over one decade. Am J Surg. 2024 Sep; 235:115783. PMID: 38834419.

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Education

  • Boston University School of Medicine, MD
  • Boston University, BA

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