Overview
Jennifer Lafemina is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Lafemina is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Mastectomy. Dr. Lafemina is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655
119 Belmont St, Worcester, MA 01605
281 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01605
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.
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Breast Surgery
Dr. Nakhlis received her medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1996. She subsequently completed her residency in general surgery and her breast surgery fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago. She is an attending physician in the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston and an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical research interests are focused on lobular neoplasia and other premalignant and proliferative breast lesions, and inflammatory breast cancer. Dr. Nakhlis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery
Elizabeth Mittendorf is a Surgical Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mittendorf is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Lymphadenectomy.
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
Michelle Specht is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Specht is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Breast CancerDr. Lafemina isDistinguished. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- MelanomaDr. Lafemina isDistinguished. Learn about Melanoma.
- Advanced
- AngiosarcomaDr. Lafemina isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Intraductal PapillomaDr. Lafemina isAdvanced. Learn about Intraductal Papilloma.
- Merkel Cell CarcinomaDr. Lafemina isAdvanced. Learn about Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Lafemina isAdvanced. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Lafemina isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Experienced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Lafemina isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Lafemina isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Lafemina isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- Bone TumorDr. Lafemina isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- BRCA Positive Breast CancerDr. Lafemina isExperienced. Learn about BRCA Positive Breast Cancer.
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Lafemina isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.