Dr. Tommy Martin, MD
Not yet claimedPediatrician, Internal medicine doctor · Physician (MD)
Boston, MA
Med-Peds physician and hospitalist in Boston who trained at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and reaches millions online with evidence-based health and fitness content, pushing back on medical misinformation and vaccine hesitancy.
About Dr. Tommy Martin, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Tommy Martin is a Med-Peds doctor, meaning he is trained to care for both children and adults. He works as a pediatric hospitalist in the Division of Medical Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital at 300 Longwood Ave. in Boston, and he is an Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He also continues to provide adult care at Beth Israel Deaconess.
He earned his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and completed a combined Internal Medicine–Pediatrics residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. At Boston Children's, he works in the Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit and holds teaching roles, including Residency Rotation Director for the Pediatric Intermediate Care Program and resident coach.
He is widely followed on social media, with about 2.6 million TikTok followers and about 843,000 Instagram followers. His accounts state that he does not give medical advice. He was one of three doctors featured in an October 2025 Yahoo Life story about physician content creators who address health misinformation online, and he has spoken on a World Health Organization panel about health messaging.
CMS Open Payments records for 2021 through 2025 show $0 in industry payments to him across zero records.
- Pediatric hospitalist at Boston Children's
- He is listed as a Pediatric Hospitalist in the Division of Medical Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital, at 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, under NPI 1558866566. childrenshospital.org
- Harvard Medical School instructor
- His hospital division team page lists him as an Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. childrenshospital.org
- Med-Peds training
- He received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and completed residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. pri-med.com
- Teaching and residency roles
- He serves as Residency Rotation Director at Boston Children's Hospital for the Pediatric Intermediate Care Program and as a resident coach, and takes part in the hospital's teaching certificate program. medicine.uams.edu
- Cares for adults and children
- UAMS lists him among its Med-Peds graduates as an adult and pediatric hospitalist at Beth Israel and Boston Children's. medicine.uams.edu
- Hospital affiliations
- A physician directory lists him as an internist and pediatrician in Plymouth, MA, affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth and Boston Children's Hospital. doximity.com
- Large social media audience
- His TikTok account has about 2.6 million followers and 64 million likes, and his Instagram has about 843,000 followers with a bio that states he does not give medical advice. tiktok.com
- Work on health misinformation
- He presented on social media and maximizing health messages during a World Health Organization panel connected to Operation Fides, an effort to reduce misinformation and promote evidence-based medicine. medicine.uams.edu
- Featured in news coverage
- An October 2025 Yahoo Life feature profiled him as one of three doctors who create online content addressing medical misinformation. yahoo.com
- No industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 in reported industry payments across zero records for 2021 through 2025. Industry payments are common and legal; here none were reported. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Board certification is not fully verified. A consumer health directory describes him as a board-certified internist in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, but dual certification could not be confirmed against the primary certifying boards. Patients can check certificationmatters.org. healthgrades.com
- No peer-reviewed publications, guideline committee work, society leadership roles, or awards were found in the research performed. A full academic database search was not completed, so this is best read as 'not established' rather than confirmed absent. childrenshospital.org
- Licensure information comes from a third-party aggregator rather than the state medical board. That site reports an active Massachusetts medical license expiring in 2027. vitals.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
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No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
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Practice location
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (hospitalist)
330 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215
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