Khadidjatou Kane

Khadidjatou Kane, M.D. is a palliative care and hospital medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and an instructor at Harvard Medical School (HMS). She completed her medical degree and internal medicine residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, followed by a palliative care fellowship through the Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care program. Board certified in internal medicine and palliative medicine, her work focuses on delivering compassionate care for patients with serious illnesses and educating clinicians globally. She is a member of MGH's Global Palliative Care Group and actively advocates for expanding affordable palliative care access in Senegal and Francophone Africa.

• Education: Medical School and Internal Medicine Residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Palliative Care Fellowship via Harvard Interprofessional Program
• Research Interests: Global palliative care expansion, equitable healthcare access in Africa, clinician education in palliative medicine

Dr. Kane splits her time between Boston and Senegal, collaborating with Dakar-based colleagues to advance palliative care initiatives. Her personal interests include geopolitics and music.