Joseph O Jacobson MD

Chief Quality Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

450 Brookline Ave# Dana-FarBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-632-3468
Fax+1 617-632-5786

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1986 - 1987
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1986
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1981
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1979

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1981 - 2027
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Pathways to Advance Targeted and Helpful Serious Illness Conversations (PATH-SIC): A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Christopher R Manz, Cody E Cotner, Angela C Tramontano, Saima Awan, Nathaniel Gwynne
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2026-06-01
Inadvertent Dose Reduction of Chemotherapy in a Patient Receiving Multiagent Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.
Ruth E Choa, Kevin H Lin, Matthew L Meizlish, Christof C Smith, Katherine J Feder
JCO Oncology Practice. 2026-05-19
QIM26-308: Operationalizing Equity in Oncology: Developing Dashboards for Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities Using Claims-Based Measures.
Ahmed Mahmoud Ibrahim, Anamika Chaudhuri, Michael J Hassett, Joseph O Jacobson, Michael O'Keefe
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2026-03-31

Lectures

2013 Spring Practice Management Conference
Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society, Manchester, New Hampshire - 5/17/2013

Press Mentions

Royal Philips : Philips IntelliSpace Precision Medicine Oncology Pathways Powered by Dana-Farber Is Now LiveSeptember 11th, 2019
Cancer Care Patients and Families Prioritize High-Quality Relationships and CommunicationSeptember 21st, 2017
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Launches Dana-Farber Pathways Using via Oncology’s PlatformJanuary 8th, 2016