
Joshua R. Lakin, MD
Contact Information
Office Phone Number
617-632-6464
Fax
617-632-6180
Biography
Joshua R. Lakin, MD
Dr. Lakin received his MD at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and then completed Internal Medicine residency and Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowships at the University of California, San Francisco. He joined Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2013. His research interests are around building and improving healthcare systems to empower people navigating serious illness through the provision of palliative care and communication interventions.
Researcher
Physician
Senior Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Centers/Programs
Clinical Interests
Communication, Palliative medicine, Symptom management
Board Certification
- Internal Medicine, 2012
Fellowship
- University of California, San Francisco, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Residency
- University of California, San Francisco, Internal Medicine
Medical School
- Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University
Locations

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

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215
42.3374, -71.1083