Faina Nakhlis
Expertise in
10
conditions

Dr. Faina Nakhlis

Surgical Oncology | General Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Breast Surgery
75 Francis Street, 
Boston, MA 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial

Expertise in
10
conditions
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of Breast Surgery
75 Francis Street, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

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 highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 61 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Rush University Medical College, 1992 - 1996
Residency
Northwestern University, 1996 - 2002
Specialties
Surgical Oncology
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in MA
Board Certifications
Surgery, General
Fellowships
Northwestern University, 2002 - 2003
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female
Awards
Boston Magazine Top Doctor
2022
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors
2022

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
BMC HealthNet
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Tufts
  • HMO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Breast Surgery
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-724-0498
Other Locations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Breast Oncology Program
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-724-0498

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Nakhlis has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer

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.


5 Clinical Trials

A Prospective Registry Study to Evaluate the Effect of the DCISionRT Test on Treatment Decisions in Patients with DCIS Following Breast Conserving Therapy
A Prospective Registry Study to Evaluate the Effect of the DCISionRT Test on Treatment Decisions in Patients with DCIS Following Breast Conserving Therapy
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: September 19, 2024
Intervention Type: Device, Other
The Incidence of Adjacent Synchronous Ipsilateral Infiltrating Carcinoma and/or DCIS in Patients Diagnosed With Intraductal Papilloma Without Atypia or Flat Epithelial Atypia by Core Needle Biopsy
The Incidence of Adjacent Synchronous Ipsilateral Infiltrating Carcinoma and/or DCIS in Patients Diagnosed With Intraductal Papilloma Without Atypia or Flat Epithelial Atypia by Core Needle Biopsy
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 06, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Breast Cancer Treatment Decision Aid for Women Aged 70 and Older
A Breast Cancer Treatment Decision Aid for Women Aged 70 and Older
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 05, 2024
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating Post-Mastectomy Chestwall and Regional Nodal XRT and Post-Lumpectomy Regional Nodal XRT in Patients With Positive Axillary Nodes Before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Who Convert to Pathologically Negative Axillary Nodes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating Post-Mastectomy Chestwall and Regional Nodal XRT and Post-Lumpectomy Regional Nodal XRT in Patients With Positive Axillary Nodes Before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Who Convert to Pathologically Negative Axillary Nodes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 27, 2023
Intervention Type: Radiation
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Defining the HER2 Positive (+) Breast Cancer Kinome Response to Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Combination Trastuzumab +Pertuzumab, or Combination Trastuzumab + Lapatinib
Defining the HER2 Positive (+) Breast Cancer Kinome Response to Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Combination Trastuzumab +Pertuzumab, or Combination Trastuzumab + Lapatinib
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 04, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
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61 Total Publications

ASO Author Reflections: Beyond Survival: Restoring Quality of Life in Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
ASO Author Reflections: Beyond Survival: Restoring Quality of Life in Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
Journal: Annals of surgical oncology
Published: October 23, 2025
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