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About Areej El-Jawahri, MD
Dr. El-Jawahri is an oncologist specializing in the care of patients with hematologic malignancies and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clinically, she takes care of patients with acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas. Her research interests include investigating patient-reported outcomes, enhancing patient-centered decision-making interventions, and designing supportive care interventions to improve the care of patients with hematologic malignancies with a special emphasis on patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Her research also explores models of health care delivery to improve patients' quality of life and clinical outcomes. She is an active member of the MGH Cancer Outcomes Research and Education Program (CORE). She will also leading efforts in building and developing the MGH Bone Marrow Transplantation Survivorship Program. She has led and conducted multiple clinical trials focusing on enhancing the experience and clinical outcomes of patients with hematologic malignancies.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies
- Bone marrow, Stem cell, Cord blood transplant
- Outcomes research
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Arabic
Locations
Mass General Transplant Center: Bone Marrow Transplant Program
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-1124
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School/ BWH
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- 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.
Research
Research interests include:
- Outcomes and health services research in hematologic malignancies
- Designing supportive care interventions for patients with hematologic malignancies and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Developing interventions to enhance survivorship care for patients with hematologic malignancies and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Improving patient-physician research and enhancing communication
- Developing and testing palliative care intervention to optimize end-of-life care for patients with hematologic malignancies
I'm beyond grateful for my provider. Always very kind and understanding she saw me through every step of the way with my transplant I really don't have enough words to express how grateful I am for dr Areej
Dr. El-Jawahri - Is the most compassionate, caring doctor I know. Her Nurse Practitioner, [redacted] is the same, knowledgeable and kind.
Areej el-Jawahri is the most wonderful, intelligent, thoughtful, caring person I have ever encountered in the medical world. She is the embodiment of what a health care professional should be. MGH is so very fortunate to have her. MGH is by far the best hospital around in making patient care their number one priority. Congrats!
Areej is the best doctor I have ever seen!!! She saved my life and I will always be grateful for that. Her bedside/desk side care is beyond reproach!!
Best of the Best
She was one of the best providers. I've been going to her for eight years or more. I wouldn't go to anyone else.
My husband and I were very impressed with the Doctor. She spent a lot of time and made us very comfortable. We left there feeling very fortunate to have been referred to MGH.
This care provider actually saved my life. She's wonderful, she's friendly, easy to talk to, she's amazing.
She is excellent, understands my situation completely and is always available to help.
Dr. E has saved my life twice. She is a rock star and a very compassionate, competent doctor. Any patient would be lucky to have her as his/her doctor.