Joshua R. Lakin, MD

Joshua R. Lakin, MD

Palliative Medicine

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

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215
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42.3374, -71.1083

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