About

P. Joseph Tobias, MD, MS, is a board-certified endocrine and general surgeon at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and BMC Brighton 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. He also holds a Master of Sciences (MS) degree in Public Health Sciences from 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 as well as medical humanities and ethics.

  • 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

  • Education

    Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 2017
  • Board Certifications

    Surgery, American Board of Surgery

  • Research Interests

    Clinical outcomes in endocrine surgery; treatment sequencing in neuroendocrine tumor care; medical humanities and ethics

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