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J. Ricardo McFaline-Figueroa, MD, PhD


Neuro-Oncology

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J. Ricardo McFaline-Figueroa, MD, PhD

Physician

  • Physician

Centers/Programs

Clinical Interests

  • Brain, spinal and leptomeningeal metastases
  • Immunotherapies
  • Primary brain and spinal cord tumors
  • Targeted therapies

Diseases Treated

  • Brain Metastasis
  • Brain Tumors
  • Craniopharyngiomas
  • Glioblastoma
  • Low-Grade Glioma
  • Lymphoma, Primary CNS
  • Meningioma
  • Pituitary Tumors

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Bio

Dr. McFaline-Figueroa graduated with MD and PhD degrees from Columbia University in 2013. He completed training in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2014 and in neurology at the Harvard BWH-MGH Neurology Residency Program in 2017. He completed his fellowship at the MGH-DFCI-BWH Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program in 2018. His research focuses on glioblastoma and the use of combinatorial therapies to enhance response to immunotherapy in this disease.

Board Certification:

  • Neurology, 2017
  • Neuro-Oncology, 2018

Fellowship:

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Neuro-Oncology

Residency:

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurology

Medical School:

  • Columbia University

Location

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215
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