Jennifer Mack

Jennifer Mack is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Associate Chief of Population Sciences in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. She practices at the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, focusing on medical communication, palliative care, and pediatric oncology.

• Education: Harvard Medical School (MD), 1998; Internship/Residency in Pediatrics (1999-2001); Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology & Palliative Care (2004)
• Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics (Hematology-Oncology)

Research Interests: Her work centers on prognostic communication in pediatric oncology, end-of-life care quality, global health disparities, and patient-reported outcome measures. She investigates cultural differences in communication practices, ethical tensions in palliative interventions, and strategies to improve therapeutic alliance.

Publication Trends: Recent articles analyze surgeon perspectives on palliative surgery, spiritual communication in brain tumor cases, late effects counseling, and cross-cultural communication in Guatemala, Pakistan, and Japan. Her research spans patient-provider dynamics, decision-making models, and systemic barriers in patient-partnered research.