## About

Joseph Tobias, MD, is a board-certified endocrine surgeon at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Tobias received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City. He completed his residency in general surgery at Oregon Health & Science University in ...  Portland, followed by fellowships in both endocrine surgery and clinical medical ethics at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Tobias cares for patients with surgical conditions of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, as well as neuroendocrine tumors of the small bowel and pancreas.

His research focuses on clinical outcomes in endocrine surgery, medical ethics, and the humanities.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Cancer Center](/departments/cancer-center), [Endocrine Surgery](/departments/endocrinology/endocrine-surgery), [Endocrine Tumor Program](/departments/cancer-center/endocrine-tumor-program), [Surgical Services](/surgery)
- ### Specialties
    
    Endocrine surgery (including surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands)
    
    Neuroendocrine tumor surgery (including surgery for small bowel NETs, PNETs, and liver debulking for neuroendocrine tumor metastases)
    
    General surgery
- ### Pronouns
    
    He/Him
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.8060](tel:617.414.8060)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Moakley Building  
    [830 Harrison Ave.  
    3rd Floor, Suite 3400  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=830+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
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- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    General Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2017–2023
- ### Fellowship
    
    Endocrine Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2023–2025
    
    Clinical Medical Ethics, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2024–2025
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- ### Research Interests
    
    Clinical outcomes in endocrine surgery; Treatment sequencing in neuroendocrine tumor care; Medical humanities and ethics
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 2017
 
 

 

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

  [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Joseph.Tobias)