Overview
Dr. Varella is a clinical expert in the care of patients with breast cancer. She was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil where she completed her training in Medical Oncology. She moved to the United States for a research fellowship in cancer Immunology at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by a clinical fellowship in Experimental Therapeutics. Following her residency in Internal Medicine, she spent a year as a Chief Resident at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She then completed a fellowship in Hematology & Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic.After her training, Dr. Varella joined the breast cancer group coming from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York where she was an Assistant Professor of Medicine specialized in the treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Varella has a special clinical and research focus on improving outcomes in young patients with breast cancer. Her recent research innovations include leading a project at DFCI in which she is investigating the factors associated with survival in young patients with metastatic breast cancer from the Young Women’s Breast Cancer study (YWS) at DFCI. She also supervises and teaches Internal Medicine residents and Medical Oncology fellows at DFCI.
Dr. Varella is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET). Her top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, and Breast Cancer.
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Locations
450 Brookline Avenue, Susan F. Smith Center For Women's Cancers, Boston, MA 02115
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Areas of Expertise
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- AngiosarcomaDr. Varella isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Varella isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Varella isAdvanced. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Varella isAdvanced. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
- Experienced
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Varella isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
- Metastatic Pleural TumorDr. Varella isExperienced. Learn about Metastatic Pleural Tumor.
- Posterior Fossa TumorDr. Varella isExperienced. Learn about Posterior Fossa Tumor.
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)Dr. Varella isExperienced. Learn about Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).