Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer care at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the MGH Cancer Survivorship Program. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology
Dr. Peppercorn earned his A.B. degree with honors from Harvard College in 1992 and obtained his M.D. at Harvard Medical School and M.P.H. at the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital and his medical oncology training through the Dana-Farber/Mass General Brigham Cancer Care Oncology Fellowship Program in 2005. In addition, he completed the Medical Ethics Fellowship at Harvard University. He served as founding Director of the Duke Cancer Institute Survivorship Center while working as a Tenured Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He is a Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholar in Bioethics and an American Cancer Society Research Scholar.
Dr. Peppercorn has published more than 100 papers and chapters related to breast cancer, bioethics and health policy, and cancer survivorship.
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Mass General Cancer Center: Hematology Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-6500
Fax: 617-724-1079
Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 1110
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-6100
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A kind, patient and very knowledgeable doctor. He listened to what I had to say, softened my fear, and gave me alternatives to my treatment, and hope I highly recommend him and am fortunate to have him as my doctor.
Dr. Peppercorn and his team have always been the most respectful, caring that I've ever experienced at Mass General Hospital. He is an excellent collaborator with my other providers. He is a thoughtful listener. He always has undivided attention when you're meeting with him. And I couldn't be more grateful that he is my doctor.
Dr. Peppercorn always treats me with respect and he's very knowledgeable and he always puts me at ease. It's a pleasure to be able to know that I'm well taken care of and I have nothing but great things to say about this wonderful doctor.
Patient centric treatment, can't ask for more
I consider myself very fortunate to be a patient of Dr. Peppercorn.
Excellent provider
As always since meeting Dr Peppercorn he is knowledgeable, professional, caring, kind, listens and responds often asking a few more questions before responding to my inquiry of my circumstance. He remembers my life history and conversations, asks me how other family members are doing as he is wise in realizing how it may effect my well being. I ... Read More
Dr. Peppercorn goes above and beyond to make me feel secure in having him as an oncologist. I feel very fortunate to be in his care.
Best Care
He's very knowledgeable, respectful, answers all the questions that I have, and I think he's great.