The Mass General Cancer Center Global Cancer Care Program advances initiatives in education, research, and clinical care in global oncology. Guided by a core set of values, the program fosters bi-directional global partnerships rooted in a shared vision of health equity, with the goal to promote the human right of universal access to oncology services across the continuum of cancer care.

The program is convened by the Mass General’s Division of Hematology and Oncology and Center for Global Health.

LEADERSHIP

APARNA PARIKH, MD, MS
APARNA PARIKH, MD, MSDirector of the Global Cancer Care Program
Biography

MEMBERS

JEREMY ABRAMSON, MD, MMSC
JEREMY ABRAMSON, MD, MMSC
Biography
INAS ABUALI, MBCHB
INAS ABUALI, MBCHB
Biography
JODI ANSEL, BBA, BA
JODI ANSEL, BBA, BA
Biography
CESAR CASTRO, MD, MMSC
CESAR CASTRO, MD, MMSC
Biography
BRUCE CHABNER, MD
BRUCE CHABNER, MD
Biography
BETHANY ROSE DAUBMAN, MD
BETHANY ROSE DAUBMAN, MD
Biography
LORRAINE DRAPEK, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP
LORRAINE DRAPEK, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Biography
SCOTT DRYDEN-PETERSON, MD, MSC
SCOTT DRYDEN-PETERSON, MD, MSC
Biography
JASON EFSTATHIOU, MD, DPHIL
JASON EFSTATHIOU, MD, DPHIL
Biography
ESTHER FREEMAN, MD, PHD
ESTHER FREEMAN, MD, PHD
Biography
JESSICA HABERER, MD, MS
JESSICA HABERER, MD, MS
Biography
SAMEE HAMEED, MD
SAMEE HAMEED, MDResident
LOUISE IVERS, MD, MPH, DTM&H
LOUISE IVERS, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Biography
ERIC KRAKAUER, MD, PHD
ERIC KRAKAUER, MD, PHD
Biography
KARA OLIVIER, NP
KARA OLIVIER, NP
Biography
NOOPUR RAJE, MD
NOOPUR RAJE, MD
Biography
DRUCILLA ROBERTS, MD
DRUCILLA ROBERTS, MD
Biography
DAVID ROSMAN, MD, MBA
DAVID ROSMAN, MD, MBA
Biography
MARY SEBERT, MPH, MSN, RN
MARY SEBERT, MPH, MSN, RN
Biography
ALIYAH SOHANI, MD
ALIYAH SOHANI, MD
Biography
AVIK SOM, MD, PHD
AVIK SOM, MD, PHD
Biography
HOWARD WEINSTEIN, MD
HOWARD WEINSTEIN, MD
Biography

ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS

  1. Continued to support work in Botswana
  2. Support pediatric and adult oncology in Uganda
  3. Round Table to discuss clinical trials in Africa
  4. Partnered with Karkinos to expand cancer care and delivery in India
  5. Partnership with Harvard Law School around Voluntary Licensing for Cancer Therapeutics in LMICs
  6. Mentorship of internal medicine residents and medical students including supporting away rotations in Uganda
  7. Hosting a joint seminar series in global oncology with MD Anderson, UPenn and DFCI

SELECT PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

  1. Fish M, Parkes J, Dharsee N, Dryden-Peterson S, Efstathiou J, Schnipper L, Chabner BA, Parikh AR. POETIC (Program for Enhanced Training in Cancer): An Initial Experience of Supporting Capacity Building for Oncology Training in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oncologist. 2019 Dec;24(12):1557-1561. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0207. Epub 2019 Jun 10. PMID: 31182656; PMCID: PMC6975941. Full text.
  2. Moahi K, Ralefala T, Nkele I, Triedman S, Sohani A, Musimar Z, Efstathiou J, Armand P, Lockman S, Dryden-Peterson S. HIV and Hodgkin Lymphoma Survival: A Prospective Study in Botswana. JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 Jan;8:e2100163. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00163. PMID: 35025689; PMCID: PMC8769145. Full text.
  3. Chabner BA, Efstathiou J, Dryden-Peterson S; visiting team from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and our partners at the Medical School of the University of Botswana, the Princess Marina Hospital, the Gaborone Private Hospital, and the Botswana Ministry of Health. Cancer in Botswana: the second wave of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oncologist. 2013;18(7):777-8. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0218. PMID: 23882018; PMCID: PMC3720627. Full text.
  4. ASCO 2022 Becoming a global citizen of oncology, Aparna Parikh
  5. ASCO 2023 Global Health Track Leader, Aparna Parikh
  6. Binayatara Foundation Cancer Disparities Conference 2023, Lorraine Drapek and Aparna Parikh