Distinguished in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Distinguished in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
450 Brookline Ave, 
Boston, MA 

Overview

Meredith Faggen is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Faggen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Paget Disease of the Breast. Dr. Faggen is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in RI
Hospital Affiliations
South Shore Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
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  • HMO
  • POS
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Anthem
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
BMC HealthNet
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
CareFirst
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  • POS
  • PPO
Change Healthcare
  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Cigna
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Commonwealth Care Alliance
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Managed Medicaid
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Mass General Brigham Health Plan
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
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Medicaid
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Premera Blue Cross
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Trustmark
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UnitedHealthcare
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Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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Locations

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Other Locations
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
101 Columbian St, South Weymouth, MA 02190

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.


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Languages Spoken:
English
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Breast Oncology Program

450 Brookline Avenue, Susan F. Smith Center For Women's Cancers, 
Boston, MA 
 (0.1 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
English

Dr. Tolaney is Chief of the Division of Breast Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  She is a breast medical oncologist whose research focuses on the development of novel therapies in the treatment of breast cancer.  She has been instrumental in developing several treatment approaches for breast cancer, including approaches focused on tailoring therapy for early stage HER2+ disease, use of cdk 4/6 inhibitors, antibody drug conjugates, and immunotherapy.She is a member of the National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Steering Committee and is Vice Chair for Late-Stage Development in Breast Cancer in the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Her research has been funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Susan G. Komen. She currently chairs multiple phase 3 trials in breast cancer and serves on several steering committees for practice-changing trials.  Her work has been published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and others. She received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1998 and her medical degree from UC San Francisco in 2002. She subsequently completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, and fellowships in hematology and medical oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She obtained a Masters in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health in 2007. In 2008, she joined the staff of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Tolaney is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

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