Harold J. Burstein
Advanced in HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer
Advanced in HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
450 Brookline Ave, 
Boston, MA 

Overview

Harold Burstein is an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Burstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Paget Disease of the Breast. Dr. Burstein is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 218 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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BMC HealthNet
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Humana
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Locations

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


222 Total Publications

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Breast Cancer, Version 5.2025.
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