William F. Pirl, MD, MPH

William F. Pirl, MD, MPH

Psychiatry

Contact Information

Office Phone Number

617-632-2691

Fax

617-632-6136

Appointments

617-632-6181

Biography

William F. Pirl, MD, MPH

Dr. Pirl received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and completed psychiatry training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was a psycho-oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and later earned a MPH at Harvard School of Public Health. He was on the faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital from 1999-2016, where he was the Director of the Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences. He joined Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2018 as Vice Chair for Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care.

Researcher

Physician

Vice Chair, Psychosocial Oncology
Physician
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Clinical Interests

Psychiatric care for adults with cancer

Board Certification

  • Integrative Medicine, 2017
  • Psychiatry, 1999
  • Psychosomatic Medicine, 2004

Fellowship

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Residency

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Medical School

  • Harvard Medical School

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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