Meet Our Team  

Our nationally recognized colorectal surgeons have a highly focused clinical practice dedicated to the management of conditions of the colon and rectum. They are board certified and have had advanced training within the specialty.

Contact Us/Appointments

For an appointment with one of our colorectal surgeons, including for second opinions:

• Call 617-219-1285 Monday through Friday from 9 - 4:30 p.m.

Todd Francone, MD, MPH, FACS, FACSRS
Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Associate Chair, New Technology and Innovation
Director of Robotic Surgery
Staff Surgeon at MGH

Dr. Francone is board certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery.   He earned his medical degree from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York and completed his general surgery residency at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Lahey Clinic in addition to a clinical colorectal oncology research fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC.

Prior to joining NWH, Dr. Francone served as Assistant Professor for Surgery and Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center where he also obtained a master’s degree in public health. From there, he returned to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center to serve as Director for Robotic Colorectal Surgery as well as Program Director of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Program. He also served as an instructor in medicine at Tufts Medical School.

Dr. Francone has a broad experience treating benign and malignant colorectal pathology particularly inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. His clinical expertise includes organ-preserving techniques especially as they are applied to rectal cancer such as Transanal Endoscopic Surgery (TES) including Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS) and Transanal Mimimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS). His expertise also includes advanced minimally invasive surgery including robotic-assisted laparoscopy, single-incision (SILS) and multi-port laparoscopic colectomy, Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). He has special interests in the geriatric population including pre-operative risk assessment and multidisciplinary care in the elderly.

Robert Goldstone, MD
Colorectal Surgeon
Staff Surgeon at MGH

Dr. Robert Goldstone is board-certified in general surgery and completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and subsequently his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He completed his general surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.

Dr. Goldstone specializes in treating benign and malignant colorectal pathology, including inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, rectal prolapse, and colon and rectal cancer. His clinical expertise is in minimally invasive surgery techniques including laparoscopic and robotic techniques, as well as organ-preserving surgery including transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS) and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS). His clinical interests also focus on the treatment of perianal disease including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, anal fistulas, anal dysplasia and condyloma.

In addition to his clinical training, Dr. Goldstone completed a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and earned an American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship to further his surgical research. He has published on the treatment of colorectal disease in academic research journals. His research interests involve the clinical outcomes of surgical therapy for colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Goldstone serves on the Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Council on Resident Education.

Maura Monahan, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC

Maura Monahan is a board certified adult geriatric nurse practitioner.  She earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from University of New Hampshire and completed her Masters of Science in Nursing at University of Massachusetts.  In addition to her academic accomplishments, Maura has 8 years of acute inpatient experience working as a staff nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital specializing in the care of pre- and postoperative colorectal patient population.

Prior to joining the NWH Colon and Rectal Surgery Specialty, Maura served as an Nurse Practitioner for the Colon and Rectal Surgery Department at the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.  While in this role, Maura became proficient in the evaluation and treatment of new, established, and post-operative colorectal conditions.  Maura is trained in anoscopy, high-resolution anoscopy, incision and drainage management of postoperative wounds, and minimally invasive in-office procedures including hemorrhoidal banding.