MARCH 14, 2025
Andrea C. Enzinger, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
About the Presentation: Dr. Enzinger will discuss opportunities and challenges in leveraging digital technology to support cancer patients and providers in management of cancer pain. She will review the scope of cancer pain, current barriers to optimal pain treatment, and the potential for mobile health technology to address these challenges. She will present their lab’s experience developing, refining, and piloting mobile health interventions for cancer pain.
About the Presenter: Dr. Enzinger is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a health services researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She received her MD with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and dual fellowships in Palliative Medicine and Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber/Mass General Hospital. She practices as a medical oncologist in the Dana-Farber Gastrointestinal Cancer Center. Her research program is focused on mitigating suffering caused by advanced cancers. Specific areas of interest include understanding and overcoming barriers to quality pain management–particularly for disadvantaged populations, and improving prognostic communication between patients, caregivers, and providers. A major focus of her lab is developing and testing novel self-management interventions for advanced cancer populations. She is particularly interested in digital health solutions for symptoms including pain. Her research has been supported by the NIH, PCORI, Fund for Innovation in Cancer Informatics, among others.