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Benjamin J. MacDougall MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Areas of Expertise

  • Anesthesiology
  • Cancer Pain Management
  • Chronic Back Pain
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Interventional Pain
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Pain Medicine
  • Peripheral Nerve injuries

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Yale University, 2015
  • Internship, Internal Medicine - New Haven Hospital, Yale University, 2016
  • Residency in Anesthesiology - Massachusetts General Hospital, 2019
  • Fellowship in Pain Medicine - Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School, 2020

Board Certifications

  • Pain Medicine - American Board of Anesthesiology, 2021
  • Anesthesiology - American Board of Anesthesiology, 2021

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Thank you for your care & support.
April 16, 2026
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Great staff
April 16, 2026
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I received excellent care from Dr. MacDougall
April 16, 2026
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I feel that Dr. McDougall is a very talented and good doctor. He is continuing to help me manage my pain and we are gradually cutting down on the pain medication required to control my pain through diet and discussing methods of exercise. Hopefully I will be off of the pain medication soon. It has been a very long and difficult journey for me since being blown up twice. Once In Afghanistan and again in Iraq, then being diagnosed with cancer. You have a great doctor, I highly recommend you do everything you can to retain him!!!
April 9, 2026
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I had a very good experience and I felt heard and understood.
April 7, 2026
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One of the best doctors I've ever dealt with. He is open and honest and we can communicate on the same level. I'm hoping we can resolve my issues he's reaching out to see if he can get me some extra help. Love my team.
March 17, 2026
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Dr McD. Was AMAZING! He continued to talk me through what he was doing and when my nerves got the best of me he started singing and doing things to take my mind off it. He and the nurse we absolutely the best team I've worked with at Vanderbilt!
March 7, 2026
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Genuinely unconcerned for what patients actually have to go through and cares more about his own agenda no matter how it affects his patients.
March 5, 2026
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He cares about his patients but it would of been nice to listen to my concerns other then appealing my insurance for another nerve shots
March 1, 2026
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