Jennifer Shin, MD, MPH
Jennifer Shin, MD, MPH
About Jennifer Shin, MD, MPH
Jennifer Shin, MD is a medical oncologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital specializing in breast cancer. She is also a specialist in palliative medicine. She received her undergraduate education at Stanford University and her medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She completed a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in palliative medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Her specific research interests include quality of life in patients with breast cancer and patient-physician communication.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Breast Cancer
- Palliative care
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Spanish
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5130
Phone: 877-726-5130
Medical Education
- MD, University of Pennsylvania
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Fellowship, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- 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 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.
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Always professional and understanding and caring! Focus on the matter at hand! Upbeat and positive!
Dr. Shin is extremely compassionate and empathetic. I felt very well respected and listened to.
She's been my cancer doctor for four years. I love her. She's excellent. She's beautiful. She takes her time with me. She tells me what I need and what I don't need. I recommend her to anyone. She is an awesome doctor.
Dr. Shin has been there for me since the beginning of my journey. She explains everything in great detail and with such care and feeling. I am grateful to be under her care.
She answered all my questions and addressed all my concerns.
Dr. Shin is an amazing doctor who cares about her patients
Dr Shin is very caring, kind, and professional. She takes the time to listen and understand what your feeling. She explains things in a way I can understand. Her bedside manner is phenomenal and I feel very confident having her as my oncologist. Her compassion and empathy for her patients proves the field she chose to practice is perfect for her. ... Read More
She is absolutely fabulous and the best doctor ever. I feel very lucky that I have met her and that she is my doctor. I couldn't be here without her.
As often as I've seen, Dr. Shin I am always made to feel that she's totally focused on what I'm saying and has amazing energy and listens intently to all I have to say. She is a wonderful caring doctor. Everybody should have Dr. Shin as an experience in amazing care.
Dr. Shin is as caring and thoughtful and smart as one could ever ask for a clinician to be. And she explains everything very clearly.