Douglas E. Brandoff, MD
Palliative Care Liaison to Gynecologic Oncology, Sarcoma, and Thoracic Oncology Programs
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Center/Program
Palliative Care (Adult)Office phone: 617-632-6464
Appointment phone: 617-632-6464
Fax: 617-394-2888
Email: douglas_brandoff@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: office phone
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Discipline
Palliative Medicine Physician
Interest
Outpatient palliative care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Brandoff directs the Adult Palliative Care Clinic and serves as the Palliative Care Liaison to the Gynecologic Oncology, Sarcoma, and Thoracic Oncology programs. Prior to his medical training, he received a diploma from The Juilliard School and subsequently graduated from Williams College. As a dually board-certified oncologist and palliative medicine physician, he promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary oncology patient care as an outpatient palliative care specialist. Additionally, he is a faculty educator within the Harvard Palliative Medicine Fellowship, and he serves on the advisory boards for the Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies and the Schwartz Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Background
Board Certification
Hematology, 2005
Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2010
Internal Medicine, 2002
Medical Oncology, 2005
Fellowship
Brown University, Hematology/Medical Oncology, 2005
Massachusetts General Hospital, Palliative Care, 2006
Residency
Lahey Clinic, Internal Medicine, 2002
Medical School
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1999
Recent Awards
- Clinical Mentoring Award, Clinical Faculty Council, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2012
- Pain Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2004