Kate Lally, MD

Kate Lally, MD

Palliative Medicine

Contact Information

Office Phone Number

617-632-6464

Fax

617-632-6180

Appointments

617-632-6464

Biography

Kate Lally, MD

Kate Lally, MD, FAAHPM, is the Clinical Director of Ambulatory Palliative Care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She is a Senior Physician in the department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. In addition to her clinical and teaching roles, she has increased community access to supportive oncology services by helping to develop and lead the Supportive Oncology Collaborative at the Dana-Farber satellites. 

Prior to joining Dana-Farber, Dr. Lally served as Chief of Palliative Care at Care New England health system in Rhode Island, where she developed a system-wide comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care program. As a result of her work, she was invited to testify before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging and has received numerous awards including "Top Doc" in RI Monthly, Providence Business News "40 under 40" and was named an "Inspiring Hospice and Palliative Medicine Leader Under 40" by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She is a graduate of Yale School of Medicine and did her post-graduate training in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Researcher

Physician

Senior Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Centers/Programs

Clinical Interests

Pain management, Palliative medicine, Quality of life

Board Certification

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012
  • Internal Medicine, 2005

Residency

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Medical School

  • Yale University School of Medicine

Locations

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02115
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02115
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