Janet L. Abrahm, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Pain and Palliative Care Service
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and
Brigham and Women's Hospital
44 Binney Street, SW 420
Boston, MA 02115

Phone: 617.632-6464
Fax: 617.632-6180

Educational and professional experience

University of California, Berkeley, 1966-1969
University of California, San Francisco Medical School, BS 1970, M.D., 1973
Straight Medical Intern, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1973-1974
Medical Resident and Fellowship in Hematology, Massachusetts General Hospital,1974-76
Chief Medical Resident, Moffitt Hospital, UCSF, 1976-1977
Fellow in Hematology/Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1980
Staff Physician, HUP and Philadelphia VA Medical Center 1980-2000
Staff Physician at DFCI and BWH, 2001-
Director, Pain and Palliative Care Service, DFCI/BWH, 2001-present

Current teaching and research interests

My teaching and research concentration within palliative care is pain and symptom management of patients with cancer, including the early detection and aggressive treatment of delirium. The second edition of my book, "A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients", was published in 2005 by Johns Hopkins University Press. I am currently a clinical collaborator on three research studies in this area (one is currently enrolling patients), hoping to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families. I am also very involved in organizational change, and in helping those who are engaged in this in their practice sites.

If you have additional questions, please contact us via e-mail at: pallcare@partners.org .