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Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH

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Departments/Divisions
Hematology/Oncology
Medicine

Specialties
hematology/oncology
palliative care

Services/Programs
Leukemia
Oncology
Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)
Solid Tumor Program

Clinical Titles
Director, Pediatric Palliative Care at Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Division Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care Service Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Board Certification(s)
Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Palliative Medicine

 

Professional History
 
Medical/Dental School
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (1990)

Internship
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA (07/90 to 06/91)

Residency
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA (07/91 to 06/94)

Fellowship
Children's Hospital Boston/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA (07/94 to 06/97)

Research Activities

  • Research site for Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH
     
  • Outcomes, End-of-Life, Palliative Care
    • Symptoms and suffering in dying children with cancer and other diseases (J Clin Oncol 17:1274, 1999; N Engl J Med 342:326, 2000)
    • Integration of palliative care with treatment (JAMA 284:2469, 2000; Pediatr Clin North Am 49:1043, 2002; JAMA 292:2141, 2004)
    • Prospective intervention of the effect of feeding back quality of life and symptom data on care of children with advanced cancer.
    • Multicenter randomized trial of the role of methylphenidate in the treatment of fatigue and somnolence in children with advanced cancer.


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    Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH  
       

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    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Department of Pediatric Oncology
    44 Binney Street
    Boston, MA  02115
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