Summary

Dr. Alfonso Casta is a senior associate in Cardiac Anesthesia in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and an associate professor of anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School.
A pediatric anesthesiologist with additional expertise in pediatric cardiology, he specializes in the perioperative care of infants and children with complex heart conditions undergoing surgery and other procedures. He earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, followed by fellowship training in pediatric anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 51 years of experience
  • 30 insurance plans accepted
  • speaks English, Spanish
  • Children's Hospital Boston Program
  • 1 specialty
  • 16 areas of expertise
  • 3 board certifications
  • 1 hospital affiliation
  • 1 office location
  • Male

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Boston , MAMorgantown , WVBakersfield , CABoston , MA
Med School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Med School: West Virginia University School Of Medicine Med School: Ross University School Of Medicine Med School: Universitaet Zu Koeln Medizinische Fakultaet
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Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Alfonso Casta

  • Aetna
  • AmeriGroup
  • AmeriHealth
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • CBA Blue
  • CDPHP
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Community Health Options
  • Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP)
  • Fidelis Care (NY)
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Health New England
  • HealthPartners
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Medicaid - Medicaid
  • Medicaid - Medicaid (Managed)
  • Medicare
  • Medicare - Medicare
  • Meritain Health
  • MVP Health Care
  • Neighborhood Health Plan
  • Optum Health
  • Tricare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • UniCare
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Oxford

Medical Specialties

Dr. Alfonso Casta has the following specialty

Specialty Expertise

Dr. Alfonso Casta has the following 16 areas of expertise

  • Anesthesia
  • Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Cardiomegaly
  • Congenital Heart Defects
  • Congenital Heart Disease (Patent Ductus Arteriosus)
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Catheterization
  • Heart Septal Defects
  • Percutaneous Arterial Septic Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Ventricular Septal Defects
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Certifications, License, & Education

51 Years Experience

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics

American Board of Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology

MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Doctor, Massachusetts, 2026, Active

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Residency

Children's Hospital Boston Program
Bridgeport Hospital

Medical School

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico, School of MedicineGraduated in 1975

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Dr. Alfonso Casta's office is located at 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115.
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Dr. Alfonso Casta is affiliated with Boston Childrens Hospital.
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