James A. Tulsky

Dr. James A. Tulsky

Palliative Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Adult Palliative Care
450 Brookline Avenue, 
Boston, MA 
Offers Telehealth
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Adult Palliative Care
450 Brookline Avenue, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

James Tulsky is a Palliative Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain and Phantom Limb Pain.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 227 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Illinois At Chicago, 1987
Residency
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center/Universy of California at Mount Zion, 1990
Specialties
Palliative Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NC
Board Certifications
Hospice And Palliative Medicine
Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of California San Francisco, 1993
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Tufts
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UnitedHealthcare
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Locations

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Adult Palliative Care
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-582-9201

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.

4 Clinical Trials

Improving Advance Care Planning in Oncology: A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Trial Integrating Patient Videos and Clinician Communication Training
Improving Advance Care Planning in Oncology: A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Trial Integrating Patient Videos and Clinician Communication Training
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Pilot Study of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Demoralization in Patients Receiving Hospice Care - PATH Study
Pilot Study of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Demoralization in Patients Receiving Hospice Care - PATH Study
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 02, 2025
Intervention Type: Behavioral, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Comparative Effectiveness of Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness of Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Improving Communication Between Cancer Patients and Oncologists Using Patient Feedback on Actual Conversations and the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Program
Improving Communication Between Cancer Patients and Oncologists Using Patient Feedback on Actual Conversations and the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Program
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 03, 2020
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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225 Total Publications

Pilot Testing of a Multicomponent Cancer Pain-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy mHealth App for Patients With Advanced Cancer.
Pilot Testing of a Multicomponent Cancer Pain-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy mHealth App for Patients With Advanced Cancer.
Journal: JCO clinical cancer informatics
Published: November 13, 2025
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