About

Seth A. Tobolsky, MD, is an endocrinologist and clinician-educator at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an assistant professor of medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM). Dr. Tobolsky has a clinical interest in general endocrinology, including transgender medicine, reproductive endocrine, pituitary, and adrenal disorders. Drawing on his training in combined internal medicine-pediatrics, he is also interested in pediatric-to-adult endocrine transitions of care. He is passionate about medical education and serves as a core educator and advisor at the BUSM Academy of Medical Educators. He is also passionate about care of patients with limited English proficiency and is involved in bilingual mixed methods research on adaptation of medication adherence interventions to Spanish-speaking populations. He holds a Clinician Cultural and Linguistic Assessment certification to provide the full spectrum of medical care in Spanish, and speaks Russian as well as some Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, French, and Japanese. Dr. Tobolsky received his bachelor's degree in Spanish and Biology at Williams College, and his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at the Harvard-MGH combined internal medicine-pediatrics program at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also completed his clinical and research fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Massachusetts General Hospital and served as core educator faculty in endocrinology at Harvard Medical School.
  • Departments

  • Specialties

    General endocrinology, including transgender medicine, reproductive endocrine, pituitary, and adrenal disorders.

  • Pronouns

    He/Him
  • Primary Location

    732 Harrison Avenue
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Administrative Title

    Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Attending Endocrinologist

  • Research Interests

    Adaptation of digital health interventions to Spanish-speaking patients; medical Spanish in medical education.