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Dr. Mark T Vonnegut, MD

Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
46 years of experience
South Shore Hospital 55 Fogg Rd, South Weymouth, MA 02190
(781) 340-8000

Overview
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Insurance

Brief Intro

Dr. Mark Vonnegut grew up on the Cape in the 50s and 60s, and did a variety of things including writing, starting a commune in British Columbia, and teaching high school before going onto Harvard Medical School where he graduated in 1979. After graduation, Dr. Vonnegut completed a pediatric Internship and Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has practiced pediatrics for 30 years but doesnt feel that old. He has an eight year old son at home to keep him on his toes. Practicing pediatrics has been a joy and a privilege, he says. Dr. Vonnegut published an article in The New England Journal of Medicine Is Quality Improvement Improving Quality? A View from the Doctors Office, December 27, 2007 and has published several short pieces on pediatrics and other topics in The Boston Globe and The Patriot Ledger. He served on the National Institute for Health Consensus Conference on ADHD in November 1999. Dr. Vonnegut wrote The Eden Express which was first published in 1975 and re-published in 2002. His new book, Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So, was published October 5, 2010. Dr. Vonnegut is accepting new patients.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Massachusetts General Hospital

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Harvard Medical School - 1979

Languages Spoken

Russian
English

Location & Hours

South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd, South Weymouth, MA 02190

Specialties Treated

Adolescent Medicine
Pediatrics

Conditions Addressed

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Acute Otitis Externa
Inguinal Hernia
Acute Sinusitis
Plantar Warts
Lyme Disease
Abdominal Hernia
Burns
Hearing Loss
Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
Bronchial Asthma
Eczema
Allergic Rhinitis
Anxiety Phobic Disorders
Croup
Skin and Subcutaneous Infections
Acute Pharyngitis
Constipation
Otitis Media
Acute Conjunctivitis
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Procedures Performed

Venipuncture

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

CBA Blue
HealthPartners
CHAMPVA
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
UnitedHealthcare
Humana
STLDentalPlan| LLC
UniCare
Meritain Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Anthem Blue Cross
UnitedHealthcare Oxford
Medicaid
MassHealth
Tricare
Tufts Health Plan

Cancer 19
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 13
Orthopedics 35
Neurology & Neurosurgery 20
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 32
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 41
Diabetes & Endocrinology 25
Children's Hospital 8
Urology 35
Psychiatry 47
Geriatrics 33
Rehabilitation 11
Obsterics & Gynecology 6
Ophthalmology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 6
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 7
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 15