Sherry Scovell MD

Sherry Scovell, MD, is a board-certified vascular and endovascular surgeon in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Scovell’s area of interest is the diagnosis and treatment of superficial vein thrombosis, but she also specializes in the evaluation and treatment of other venous vascular conditions including varicose veins, venous disease, and leg swelling. She is also a leading expert in the treatment of spider veins. Dr. Scovell works closely with every patient to assure the most appropriate treatment of their vascular issues, utilizing the most cutting-edge minimally invasive equipment and techniques.

In regard to research, Dr. Scovell is well-published in the literature on lower extremity vascular and endovascular surgery arterial and venous surgery. She authors numerous chapters on venous disease and endovascular therapies and speaks nationally on the optimal diagnosis and treatment for superficial thrombophlebitis and the treatment of venous disease.

Dr. Scovell received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati Medical College, and completed her general surgical residency at the Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, then affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. She spent one year researching the underlying pathophysiology of abdominal aortic development and growth during her residency. She then completed an intensive two-year vascular and endovascular surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. As a result of her novel training in Cleveland, she was named the director of endovascular surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, and established their endovascular surgery program prior to coming to Mass General. In 2009, Dr. Scovell established the venous vascular surgery practice at the Mass General Center for Outpatient Care in Danvers, MA, where she now serves as director.

Dr. Scovell received her board certification in general surgery in 2002 and her specialty board certification in vascular surgery in 2003. She re-certified in vascular surgery in 2012. Academically, Dr. Scovell is an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and is an active member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the New England Vascular Surgical Society, the Boston Surgical Society, the American Venous Forum, and the American College of Phlebology. She is an advocate for transparency in medicine.