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About Jill Allen, MD
Clinical Interests:
- Ampullary cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Carcinoid tumor
- Clinical trials
- Colon cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancers
- GE junction cancer
- Liver cancer
- Neuroendocrine cancers
- Pancreatic cancer
- Rectal cancer
- Small bowel cancer
- Stomach (gastric) cancer
- Unknown primary cancers
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Mass General Cancer Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5130
Phone: 877-726-5130
Medical Education
- MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
- Residency, University of Maryland Medical System
- Fellowship, UCSF Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Always very professional, very personable, and very informative.
I have had the benefit and pleasure of being treated by Jill Allen since my cancer diagnosis more than 4 years ago. Dr. Allen is not only very smart and knowledgable, but she cares deeply about what she is doing and goes the extra mile to be sure that I am getting what I need. I had the need to see her quickly and she went out of her way to get CT ... Read More
Dr. Allen is very caring and compassionate. Her knowledge and educashines through. We highly recommend her in oncology care.
my visit accomplished everything I needed to do. The doctors listened carefully and answered all my questions.
Received great care from Dr Allen. So caring.
This was my final visit with Dr. Allen. She was excellent, as always.
Very professional
I feel exceptionally lucky to be under Dr. Allen's care. She is dedicated, compassionate, knowledgeable, and able to integrate wide variety of concerns and speak to them clearly and concisely.
I greatly appreciate Dr. Jill Allen's manner of speaking with me, and listens to me. She handled me with care, due to my colon cancer. Some days are very difficult for me, and she understands that. The recovery is erratic at best, and she has helped me handle it.
The most knowledgeable provider I have ever seen. And she followed through. I am lucky to have MGH as my care givers