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About Deborah Forst, MD
Dr. Forst obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and English Literature at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. After her Internal Medicine Internship at Baylor College of Medicine, she completed her neurology residency training in the Mass General Brigham Neurology Program (Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital), where she served as a Chief Resident during her final year of training.
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center: Neuro-Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5130
Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 1110
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-6100
Medical Education
- MD, Baylor College Of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
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.
Research
Dr. Forst’s research focuses on palliative and supportive care for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors, with particular interests in end-of-life care, prognostic understanding in patients and their family caregivers, and improving communication between neuro oncology patients and their clinicians.
Publications
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Selected Publications
Forst DA, Nahed BV, Loeffler JS, Batchelor TT. Low grade gliomas. Oncologist 2014; 19: 403-413.
Kasenda B, Ferreri AJ, Marturano E, Forst D, Bromberg J, Ghesquieres H, Ferlay C, Blay JY, Hoang-Xuan K, Pulczynski EJ, Fosså A, Okoshi Y, Chiba S, Fritsch K, Omuro A, O'Neill BP, Bairey O, Schandelmaier S, Gloy V, Bhatnagar N, Haug S, Rahner S, Batchelor TT, Illerhaus G, Briel M. First-Line Treatment and Outcome of Elderly Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) - A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Ann Oncol 2015 Jul;26(7):1305-13.
McCray BA, Forst D, Jindal A, Henderson GV. A 57-year-old woman who developed acute amnesia following fever and upper respiratory symptoms. Neurology. 2015 Apr 7;84(14):e102-6.
Deborah was very knowledgeable about the subject of brain tumors and skillful in her ability to explain my situation. She was a very warm and empathetic person who listened and communicated well. She calmed my anxiety about the Meningioma in my head and allayed my fears with excellent explanations of diagnosis and prognosis. All in all the best ... Read More
Excellent everything
very professional. Definitely
I love Dr. Forst. He helped me tremendously with the tactile nocturnal burning of my feet. And I love her and she is just... I can't say enough about her. And she's very empathetic and warm and caring. I love Dr. Forst. Thank you.
The team was professional and knowledgeable. They did a great job making me feel comfortable
Dr. Forst is an amazing neurology oncologist and person. I have been seeing her for years, and I know I am in the best hands.
Dr Forst is an excellent provider!
Dr. Forst was very attentive, listening, caring, professional, just everything I would hope to have in a doctor working with me. I'm extremely pleased with having been referred to her and found her and had this appointment. I just can't say enough good things about this visit. Thank you.
Yeah, Dr. Forst has always been professional with me and she's diagnosed many a times for many different illnesses and is spot on. So great job. Bye-bye.
She is kind, caring, compassionate and very understanding. She is patient with me and all of my questions.