Andrea C. Enzinger, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Academic Titles

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Research Program Affiliation

Member, Palliative Care

Member, Cancer Care Delivery Research

Research Abstract

My research focuses on the intersection of oncology and palliative care. I am interested in understanding effective communication about prognosis and the goals of palliative cancer treatment. I am also interested in understanding and improving the support of patient spirituality within care at the end-of-life. Specific projects I am currently working on include an analysis of audio-recorded cancer progression clinic conversations seeking to identify communication characteristics which favorably impact advanced cancer patients’ prognostic understanding. I am also collaborating with Dr. Deb Schrag in a PCORI funded project to involve key patient and clinician stakeholders to create a multi-media library of patient-centered informed consent tools for common palliative chemotherapy regimens. This suite of tools with then be tested in a randomized clinical trial to determine if it improves patient-centered informed decision making about palliative chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.