Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

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The HHT Program at Boston Medical Center includes medical providers from 10 specialties, committed to providing coordinated, excellent care including genetic counseling and testing, diagnosis, screening, and treatment to optimize the health and lives of those affected by HHT.

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Specialty Clinics

Treatments & Services

  • Nasal AVM laser ablation
  • Nasal AVM embolization
  • Brain AVM Counseling
  • Brain AVM Radiosurgery
  • Brain AVM Embolization
  • Brain AVM TOBAS study
  • Colonoscopy
  • Endoscopy, Upper Endoscopy
  • Lung AVM embolization

Diagnostics and Tests

Genetic Consultation

As HHT is a hereditary condition, people with several features of HHT or a close relative with HHT are often referred to a genetics professional. During a genetics consultation, information regarding HHT, clinical diagnostic criteria, as well as possible genetic testing is provided.  Genetic testing (via blood or saliva sample) can help provide a definitive diagnosis of HHT. Genetic consultation also provides a time to discuss possible results such as positive, negative, or uncertain and the implications of each. The genetics team works closely with the person being tested and insurance to provide affordable access to genetic testing.

A clear diagnosis (genetic or via clinical criteria) allows for appropriate recommendations for preventative screening, medical management and treatment of the features of HHT. Those diagnosed with HHT can then share their diagnosis with other first-degree relatives to determine whether they too may merit such counseling and testing or have not inherited HHT.

Our Team

Directors

Anesthesia

Clinical Genetics

Dermatology

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Marianella Paz-Lansberg, MD

Attending Surgeon, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgeon, Division of Rhinology, Skull Base Surgery and Allergy

Gastroenterology

Hematology

Interventional Neuroradiology

Interventional Radiology

Pulmonology

Elizabeth S. Klings, MD

Pulmonologist, Director of the Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center

Neurology