Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Center/Program
Pediatric Palliative CareOffice phone: 617-632-5286
Appointment phone: 617-632-5430
Fax: 617-632-2270
Email: joanne_wolfe@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: email
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Discipline
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Research Departments
Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Interest
Palliative care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Wolfe received her MD in 1990 from Harvard Medical School, and her MPH in 1998 from Harvard School of Public Health. After serving as chief resident in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston (CHB), she completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at CHB and DFCI. She joined DFCI in 1997 as a pediatric oncologist, and developed the Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), a palliative care service she directs.
Background
Board Certification
Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2008
Palliative Medicine, 2004
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1998, 2005
Pediatrics, 1993, 2000
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 07/94 to 06/97
Residency
Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics, 07/91 to 06/94
Internship
Children's Hospital Boston, 07/90 to 06/91
Medical School
Harvard Medical School, 1990
Recent Awards
- Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Finalist, 2003, 2009
- Citation of Honor, Circle of Life Award, 2001