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About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Palliative Care (Adult)
Dana-Farber/NHOH
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About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
For more than 60 years, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has had one goal: to reduce the suffering
caused by cancer through advanced clinical care and cutting-edge scientific research. As a principal
teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, we are able to attract many of the best and brightest
physicians in the world to pursue this mission.
At Dana-Farber, we are committed to a multidisciplinary, compassionate, and collaborative model of care
that truly puts patients and their families at the center of all we do. We work in teams organized around
combating specific types of cancer, and patients have easy and direct access to the full range of specialists
they may need.
Our scientific research is focused on understanding the biology of cancer cells in order to develop more
effective therapies that improve patient outcomes. Our lab scientists and clinicians collaborate closely to
quickly translate findings from the lab into therapies that can be delivered to patients in our clinics.
Dana-Farber is a founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), a NCIdesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center. DF/HCC harnesses the expertise and resources of DanaFarber and six other Harvard-affiliated hospitals and research institutions to conduct research focused on
improving the understanding and treatment of cancer. Dana-Farber is also a founding member of the
National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the world’s leading cancer centers, working
together to develop cancer treatment guidelines and research that improves the quality and effectiveness
of cancer care. In addition, Dana-Farber has earned “Magnet” status, recognizing the Institute’s highquality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice.
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Palliative Care (Adult)
Palliative care is: “…an active and systematic approach to addressing issues that are important to patients and families in the setting of serious
illness … aimed at yielding improvements in quality of life and relief of suffering. It is focused on optimizing people’s function and comfort in the
shadow of a limited life expectancy in all of the domains that make us who we are: physical, emotional, spiritual, sexual, social and financial” (Ferris
FD, et al. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:3052-8).
Palliative care is not limited to care at the end of life — that is hospice care. Palliative care is appropriate for all cancer patients, from diagnosis on,
and we focus both on helping them and providing support for their families. Our inpatient and outpatient adult palliative care teams include expert
physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and chaplains.
We offer outpatient consultations for patients cared for by Dana-Farber oncologists, and inpatient consultations at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
to patients with cancer and other diagnoses cared for at Brigham and Women's Hospital. In addition, our Inpatient Palliative Care Unit team cares
for oncology patients with the most severe palliative care problems.
Leadership – Adult Palliative Care
Susan D. Block, MD, Chair, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Kathy J. Selvaggi, MD, MS, Clinical Director
Treatment Team
Palliative Medicine
Janet L. Abrahm, MD
Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS
Douglas E. Brandoff, MD
Andrea C. Enzinger, MD
John David Halporn, MD
Joshua R. Lakin, MD
Lida Nabati, MD
Sanjeet Narang, MD
Elizabeth M. Rickerson, MD
Justin J. Sanders, MD, MSc
Kristen Schaefer, MD
Kathy J. Selvaggi, MD, MS
Jane deLima Thomas, MD
Irene M. Yeh, MD, MPH
To make an appointment,
call 877-332-4294
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Palliative Care (Adult) - Palliative Medicine
Kathy J. Selvaggi, MD, MS
Title: Director, Inpatient Palliative Care Unit,
Brigham and Women's Hospital/DanaFarber Cancer Institute; Senior
Physician
Academic Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard
Medical School
Discipline: Palliative Medicine
Phone: 617-632-5742
Residencies: Shadyside Hospital, Chief Medical
Resident;
University of Pittsburgh, Internal
Medicine
Fellowships: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Palliative
Care;
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Hematology/Oncology
E-mail: kselvaggi@partners.org
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Medical School: Penn State University College of
Medicine
Areas of Expertise: Palliative medicine, Symptom
management, End-of-life care
Fax: 617-632-6180
To make an appointment,
call 877-332-4294
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Dana-Farber/NHOH
Dana-Farber/New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology (Dana-Farber/NHOH) provides expert hematology and medical oncology treatment in
Londonderry, NH. Through Dana-Farber/NHOH, patients receive the benefits of Dana-Farber's advances in care and research, while staying close
to home.
In addition, through second-opinion consults, physicians and their patients can discuss diagnoses and treatment plans with Dana-Farber
subspecialists. The Center also provides an array of specialized and support services to patients and families, including select Dana-Farber clinical
trials, high-risk screening and genetic counseling, nutrition services and survivorship,.
New Patient Appointment Phone: 603-552-9100
Fax: 603-552-9111
Leadership – Dana-Farber/NHOH
Jeanna Walsh, MD, Medical Director
Treatment Team
Hematology/Oncology
Frederick M. Briccetti, MD
Meredith J. Selleck, MD
Jeanna H. Walsh, MD
To make an appointment,
call (603) 552-9100.
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Dana-Farber/NHOH - Hematology/Oncology
Meredith J. Selleck, MD
Title: Network Physician
Discipline: Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 603-552-9100
Fax: 603-552-9105
Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Board Certifications: Hematology
Internal Medicine
Oncology
E-mail: meredith_selleck@dfci.harvard.edu
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
To make an appointment,
call (603) 552-9100.
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