David A. Frank, MD, PhD
Center/Program
Hematologic OncologyOffice phone: 617-632-4714
Appointment phone: 617-632-6140
Fax: 617-394-2782
Email: david_frank@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: email
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Discipline
Medical Oncologist
Research Department
Medical Oncology/Hematologic Neoplasia
Interest
Leukemia
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Frank received his MD in 1986 and PhD in 1987 from Yale University. After serving as an intern, resident, and chief resident in internal medicine at Yale, he completed training in medical oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in intracellular signal transduction at Harvard Medical School.
In 1995, Dr. Frank brought his laboratory group back to Dana-Farber, where he also maintains a clinical practice.
Background
Board Certification
Internal Medicine, 1989
Medical Oncology, 1993
Fellowship
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology
Harvard Medical School, Signal Transduction
Residency
Yale University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical School
Yale University School of Medicine
Recent Awards
- Award for Outstanding Research Achievement, Nature Biotechnology SciCafe, 2009
- Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare, 2009
- Team Impact Award, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2009
- Collaborative Physician Practice Award, 2008
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences Teaching Award, Harvard Medical School, 2003
- Hoopes Prize-Mentor, Harvard University, 2003
- Fellow, American College of Physicians, 2002
- Kittredge Research Award, 2002
- Discovery Program Award, 2001
- Fellow, Molecular Medicine Society, 1999
- Teaching Award, Class of 2002, Harvard Medical School, 1999