Global Cancer Care

Global Cancer Careadmin2024-04-15T15:34:19-04:00

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

MEMBERS

JEREMY ABRAMSON, MD, MMSC

JEREMY ABRAMSON, MD, MMSC

INAS ABUALI, MBCHB

INAS ABUALI, MBCHB

JODI ANSEL, BBA, BA

JODI ANSEL, BBA, BA

CESAR CASTRO, MD, MMSC

CESAR CASTRO, MD, MMSC

BRUCE CHABNER, MD

BRUCE CHABNER, MD

BETHANY ROSE DAUBMAN, MD

BIMAL DEY, MD

BIMAL DEY, MD

LORRAINE DRAPEK, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP

LORRAINE DRAPEK, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP

SCOTT DRYDEN-PETERSON, MD, MSC

SCOTT DRYDEN-PETERSON, MD, MSC

JASON EFSTATHIOU, MD, DPHIL

JASON EFSTATHIOU, MD, DPHIL

ESTHER FREEMAN, MD, PHD

ESTHER FREEMAN, MD, PHD

JESSICA HABERER, MD, MS

JESSICA HABERER, MD, MS

SAMEE HAMEED, MD

SAMEE HAMEED, MDResident

LOUISE IVERS, MD, MPH, DTM&H

LOUISE IVERS, MD, MPH, DTM&H

ERIC KRAKAUER, MD, PHD

ERIC KRAKAUER, MD, PHD

KARA OLIVIER, NP

NOOPUR RAJE, MD

NOOPUR RAJE, MD

THOMAS RANDALL, MD

THOMAS RANDALL, MD

DRUCILLA ROBERTS, MD

DRUCILLA ROBERTS, MD

DAVID ROSMAN, MD, MBA

DAVID ROSMAN, MD, MBA

MARY SEBERT, MPH, MSN, RN

MARY SEBERT, MPH, MSN, RN

ALIYAH SOHANI, MD

ALIYAH SOHANI, MD

AVIK SOM, MD, PHD

AVIK SOM, MD, PHD

HOWARD WEINSTEIN, MD

HOWARD WEINSTEIN, MD

ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

SELECT PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

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.
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.
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.
ASCO 2022 Becoming a global citizen of oncology, Aparna Parikh
ASCO 2023 Global Health Track Leader, Aparna Parikh
Binayatara Foundation Cancer Disparities Conference 2023, Lorraine Drapek and Aparna Parikh