Dr. Luke Chatburn

Ha! I'm actually going in for my second surgery with him on Wednesday. He's fantastic, actually listens, one of the few doctors who actually reads your intake and case file before. The whole office is used to dealing with endometriosis patients and it's a very different experience than your standard obgyn (think casually being asked if you've been to the ER for pain by the nurse). But bring a paper printout of your medical history - especially anything you've done to get diagnosed. The only thing is, if you are scheduled for surgery, it's a hurry up and wait. You'll be given a 3 month ballpark and then you won't be told until about 2 months before your actual date. They're great with trying to move you, but be advised that the waits are 9+ months to actually get surgery. Unless you're a very urgent case.

The only thing I will say: I do not know how he is with patients who do not wish to preserve fertility, or who are non-binary or trans. He has said to me that his goal is to preserve fertility, but I have also indicated that it's a goal of mine. However; as mentioned, he's kind, gentle mannered and empathetic. He respected my wholehearted refusal of additional hormonal supplements or Lupron or Depo, which is so much better than other doctors I've seen.

I'm going back under for a persistent ovary that likes to grow baseball sized endometriomas for fun and unexplained upper GI issues - the GI doctor referred me back to Dr. Chatburn after a lot of testing, and Dr. Chatburn agrees that there's a chance that I have some growth on ribs and stomach (cross your fingers he's right) that he didn't look for since it's uncommon and I wasn't presenting with those issues 4+ years ago when I first saw him. I started hurting again after 8 months, but that was when the cyst popped back up.

I was diagnosed during IVF where over many months an endometrioma on my right ovary was classic in appearance and consistent! I am working to schedule my lap hopefully this year with Dr. Chatburn at Mt. Auburn. I’ve always had awful periods and cramps (calling out of work, etc) but no one took me seriously until I struggled with fertility. 🥹 only suggested BCP which always made me depressed to the point of suicidal thoughts so it wasn’t an option. I didn’t know about endometriosis & how it may be what was causing my symptoms until I went through IVF.

I saw Dr. Chatburn and had an amazing experience. He spent an extra 2.5 hours in my surgery since I was worse than expected, getting every last spot. I feel so much better only 3 months out and have had minimal post op issues, healed very quick. He only does excision, no ablation, and also was able to save my ovary that had a large endometrioma in it & was mindful of fertility goals. Dr. K (Greek name, I don’t remember) is also out of that office and fantastic feedback as well. I joined the greater Boston endo support group on Facebook and learned so much there for doctors in the area, and who to avoid.

Hi! I know this is a belated reply, but I just wanted to join in and say I just had surgery with Dr Chatburn at Mt Auburn and he is AMAZING. Highly highly recommend. Also, you should join the greater Boston endo support group on FB. Dr Laufer is well-known to be awful in that group, but Dr Chatburn, Dr Theo K, and Dr Mackenzie are all excellent.

It was a 10-month wait! Totally worth it. Hopefully they are booking sooner these days. I’m so happy to hear you have an appointment with him! The validation and compassion, combined with his skill/knowledge of endo and surgery made me so comfortable after years of doctors gaslighting me. I cried after our first appointment! He found endo in exactly the places he predicted based on my symptoms.

Most gynecologists are not endo specialists and many have outdated knowledge or misinformation (especially about endometriosis). Go to the Nancy’s Nook Facebook group ([link](https://www.facebook.com/share/1ShuYiGLW14pUFWQ/?mibextid=dzYiin) and click on Files, there you will find the list of internationally recognized endometriosis specialists. Also check out [their website](https://nancysnookendo.com/welcome-to-nancys-nook/) to find more educational resources about endometriosis and adenomyosis. I saw Dr. Luke Chatburn in Boston for excision and he is amazing. He did tell me that most people with endo also have adeno

I had a lap excision 6 weeks ago with Dr. Luke Chatburn and I can not recommend him enough. He is so thorough, patient and kind, And takes so much time to ensure you are comfortable and heard. The hospital they use is consent driven and super knowledgeable. Even my PACu nurse asked before he helped put my shoes on. Dr. Malcolm "kip" McKenzie is the other renound surgeon in the area. Chatburn, McKenzie, and Kapanakis (all trained by Dr. M himself) just opened the Endometriosis Care Center a few months ago. I also hear people like Dr. Emily Parent at BWH (I think).

I saw Dr. Luke Chatburn at Mount Auburn Hospital! He was amazing and looked so thoroughly into all of my organs for endo in my abdomen and back, literally everywhere, such great bedside manner too! But he has a lengthy waiting list so definitely make an appointment when you can if you choose to go with him! He also doesn’t need a diagnosis to see a patient which I found a lot of specialists require. Hope this helps!!

Hi! Definitely worth it if you can get it! I called November 2021, got an appointment for January 2022, and was able to schedule surgery after explaining my symptoms with no tests in November 2022 so waited about a full year since I called but less than that with my appointment. The process would not have been this long but they had to keep extending the date because of COVID. Highly recommend him though if you can get in!!! I don’t know if he’s taking new patients right now but keep calling back! Without covid issues I should have only waited until the summer to get it! I hope this helps!!

It was a 6 month wait for me, which is actually *shorter* than it normally is for the particular specialist I went with. I was told I might be able to find another with a shorter wait if I wanted, but the wait was due to just how high the demand is to get onto Dr. Chatburn's schedule, so I decided I'd rather wait to be treated by one of the best endo specialists available and have it all done right the first time around. Currently 2 weeks post op and feeling 100% convinced I made the right choice!

If you have access to a specialist and can afford to see them, do it 100% definitely for sure. I was treated by a specialist, he was incredibly thorough and efficient and even though I had to wait 6 months to get the surgery due to how full his schedule is, I am completely confident I made the right choice. For anyone else in the Boston area: Dr. Chatburn is AMAZING and I can't recommend him enough! Wonderful bedside manner to go along with his awesome skills as a surgeon!

General OBGYNs are not taught shit about endometriosis. This is a horrible response and I’m really sorry. Especially with family history!!!! I’ve been denied, questioned, ignored for years - it took finding an excellent endo specialist to actually hear me. And when I tell you his first response was COMPASSION, I cried in the meeting - “I’m so sorry you’ve been living with so much pain. Here’s where I believe the endo is and how it’s causing those symptoms. I’m putting you on the excision surgery list today.” See if you can get a referral to an endometriosis specialist. I got my referral through GI, no other doctor would listen to me. My surgeon is Dr. Luke Chatburn in Cambridge, MA if that’s anywhere accessible to you. Endo specialists actually care about the quality of life of their patients.

Dr. Luke Chatburn is NOT going to the Boston Endometriosis Center, famous for their use of ablation. Dr. Chatburn’s office is giving out the wrong phone number (his nurse and admin staff is abysmally bad but his surgical care is world class). He will be temporarily practicing out of the Burlington OBGYN Associates in Burlington MA.

No I never met Dr Mackenzie, just saw he was highly recommended in the area! I haven’t seen Dr Chatburn since my surgery years ago but he was great. Believed me and was very reassuring about the pain I was in and made me feel like I wasn’t crazy. He mentioned “it is not normal to miss work or school because of period pain” and that kind of put things into perspective for me lol he also was 90% sure that I had endo just based off of my list of symptoms. Surgery improved them greatly