David G. Nathan, MD
President Emeritus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Robert A. Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Discipline
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Center/Program
Department
Contact Information
David G. Nathan, MDDana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Dana 1644
Boston, MA 02115
Office phone: (617) 632-2155
Appointment phone: (617) 632-5389
Fax: (617) 632-2161
E-mail: david_nathan@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: appointment phone
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Biography
Dr. Nathan received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1955, and was senior resident in medicine at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and clinical associate at the National Cancer Institute. Between 1967 and 1984, he was chief of hematology at Children's Hospital Boston (CHB), and then chief of hematology and oncology at CHB and DFCI. He chaired the Department of Pediatrics from 1985 to 1995, and served as president of DFCI until 2000.
Background
Board CertificationInternal Medicine
Pediatrics
Internship
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1955-1956
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1958-1959
Fellowship
National Cancer Institute, 1956-1958
Medical School
Harvard Medical School, 1955
