Dana Greenfield, MD, PhD
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Areas of Expertise
Conditions I Treat
- Pediatric cancers
My Specialties
- Managing symptoms of cancer treatment
- Pain management
Get to Know Me
I am a pediatrician and palliative care physician on the MSK Kids team. As a member of the Pediatric Pain & Palliative Care Team (PACT), I help patients and their loved ones navigate the challenges of serious illness while addressing many kinds of symptoms along the way. We seek to address the needs of patients and their families wherever they are, whether they are admitted to our hospital or are being seen as an outpatient.
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Palliative care comes from the Latin word “pailliare,” which means “to cloak.” In other words, palliative care works as an added layer of comfort and care. We collaborate with patients’ primary oncologists and work closely with psychologists and psychiatrists in our Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, as well as practitioners in integrative medicine and spiritual care. Our work is interdisciplinary and holistic; we create care plans that integrate mind, body, and spirit.
We also help people facing difficult circumstances and deep uncertainty to clarify their treatment goals and values. As we form relationships with our patients and their families, we get to know their needs and preferences. Our priority is to help patients make decisions and receive care in line with those values and goals while maximizing their quality of life. Having a child or young adult with cancer can be an incredibly isolating and daunting experience. My hope is that patients feel more at ease and understood after they have met with our pain and palliative care team, and that we can make their way forward just a little gentler.
I was inspired to go into palliative care when I was training in pediatrics and working with many families facing the unimaginable: serious illness in a child. My practice is also informed by my training and practice as a medical anthropologist. Both fields of anthropology and palliative care invite us to understand patients in their broader familial and social contexts and how children and their families face painful circumstances. Palliative care allows us to sit with families’ profound grief, as well as their joy, helping them to make every day as good as it can be. My goal is to accompany children and their families through their illness with this holistic approach to wellbeing in mind. It is an incredible honor and privilege to do this work.
Outside of work, I find solace in nature. I love hiking the redwoods and coastline of northern California, my former home, and exploring the urban wilderness of New York City. When I am not able to get outside, music is my other spiritual home. I love to sing and make music with my family.
I'm a pediatric supportive care doctor with special training in care that supports children and adolescents with cancer. I help improve quality of life and manage the symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment.
- Assistant Attending Pediatrician
Conditions I Treat
- Pediatric cancers
My Specialties
- Managing symptoms of cancer treatment
- Pain management
Education
- MD, University of California, San Francisco
- PhD, Medical Anthropology, University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley
Residencies
- Pediatrics - University of California San Francisco
Fellowships
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine - University of California San Francisco
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
Insurance Information
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HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant
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PPO
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PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
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PPO, HMO
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HMO, PPO
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HMO
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HMO, PPO
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HMO, EPO PPO, POS
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Supplemental
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PPO, POS, HMO
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POS, EPO, HMO
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State Government
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State Government
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PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.
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HMO
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PPO, HMO
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HMO
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PPO
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HMO, EPO
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.
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HMO
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PPO
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State Government
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EPO, HMO, PPO, POS
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.
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HMO
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PPO EPO
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HMO
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PPO
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EPO
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EPO
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TBD
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PPO, POS, EPO
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Federal Government
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HMO
City Employee Health Plans (Gold and Gold Care)
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Supplemental
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PPO/OAP
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PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
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HMO/EPO
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PPO, EPO
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State Government
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
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Dana Greenfield discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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