Nadine M. Tung, Oncologist
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Nadine M. Tung

Oncologist | Medical Oncology

330 Brookline Avenue Shapiro Building 913 Boston Massachusetts, 2215

About

Nadine M. Tung, MD, works at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Her research and clinical interests involve hereditary cancers, particularly breast cancer.  Dr. Tung has been published on such topics as the BRCA and BRCA1 genetic mutations that lead to breast cancer, as well as PALB2 mutations that lead to breast and pancreatic cancers.  A national speaker at conferences, she is also an assistant professor at the esteemed Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tung is also Director of the Cancer Risk Evaluation Program at Beth Israel Deaconess. 

Education and Training

Harvard Medical School

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine

Medical Oncology

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 37 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Breast CancerCancer Genetics

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Department of Medicine -

Awards

  • Top Docs and Patients Choice Awards   

Fellowships

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Breast Surgery and Cancer Genetics)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Society of Human Genetics, American Society of Clinical Oncologists

Articles and Publications

  • Articles in Journal of the American Medical Association, Cancer and Familial Cancer

What do you attribute your success to?

  • A Strong Desire to Help Women and Families with Hereditary Cancer, Her Fascination with the Field, and a Commitment to Making a Difference in it

Hobbies / Sports

  • Flute, Reading Fiction, Family Time

Favorite professional publications

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Nadine M. Tung's Practice location

330 Brookline Avenue Shapiro Building 913 -
Boston, Massachusetts 2215
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BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITALl

75 FRANCIS STREET BOSTON MA 2115

Head northeast on Brookline Avenue 820 ft
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BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl

300 LONGWOOD AVENUE BOSTON MA 2115

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BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTERl

330 BROOKLINE AVENUE BOSTON MA 2215

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