Associate Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship ; Attending Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship ; Attending Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
American Board of Pediatrics (Hematology-Oncology)
Professional History
Dr. Feraco received an MD degree from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a Master’s of Medical Science in Medical Education from Harvard Medical School. She completed her clinical training in pediatrics in the Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP) and her pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship training at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Feraco’s clinical expertise is in pediatric leukemias and lymphomas with a particular emphasis on Hodgkin lymphoma. Dr. Feraco is also a medical educator and serves as Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Feraco studies interprofessional collaboration and communication among pediatric oncology teams and pediatric palliative care teams. Ultimately, Dr. Feraco seeks to leverage meaningful interprofessional teamwork and high-quality communication to enhance disease outcomes and quality of life for children with cancer. Dr. Feraco was awarded a Junior Faculty Career Development Award by the National Palliative Care Research Center in 2017 and is a 2020 Sojourns Scholar, awarded by the Cambia Foundation.
Publications
Psychosocial Experiences of African American Parents of Children With Cancer. View Abstract
Illness Uncertainty in Parents of Children With Cancer-An Exploratory Analysis to Inform Intervention Development. View Abstract
Spindle lesions in the thyroid: a cytological and histological review. View Abstract
Enabling Inclusive Psychosocial Research Strategies Among African American Parents of Children With Cancer. View Abstract
Uncovering Structurally Differential Care: Pediatric Oncology Nurses' Perspectives Caring for African American Families. View Abstract
Education Needs for Pediatrics Residency Training: Bringing Palliative Care to the Table. View Abstract
Diagnostic and Predictive Immunocytochemistry in Head and Neck Lesions. View Abstract
Characterisation of metastases in parotid gland lesions: clinical and cytological insights. View Abstract
Teaching pediatric cardiology fellows to communicate serious news: a pilot study. View Abstract
Clinical and immunophenotype correlating with response to immunotherapy in paediatric patients with primary liver carcinoma. A case series. View Abstract
Disease site number was not prognostic in a low-risk Hodgkin lymphoma combined modality trial: revisiting PHC HOD90. View Abstract
A single-institution pediatric and young adult interventional oncology collaborative: Novel therapeutic options for relapsed/refractory solid tumors. View Abstract
17th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma, Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano, Switzerland, 13 - 17 June, 2023. View Abstract
Adaptation of the Day100 Talk communication intervention for Spanish-speaking families of children with cancer. View Abstract
Normalization of Symptoms in Advanced Child Cancer: The PediQUEST-Response Case Study. View Abstract
Pediatric palliative care has a place everywhere. View Abstract
Are we undermining the value of palliative care through advanced cancer clinical trial consent language? View Abstract
Feasibility and acceptability of the "Day 100 Talk": An interdisciplinary communication intervention during the first six months of childhood cancer treatment. View Abstract
Parent Perceptions of Team-Delivered Care for Children With Advanced Cancer: A Report From the PediQUEST Study. View Abstract
Cancer Treatment-Related Infertility: A Critical Review of the Evidence. View Abstract
"What if?": Addressing uncertainty with families. View Abstract
Integrating palliative and oncology care: paediatric considerations. View Abstract
Intimate Partner Relationships, Work-Life Factors, and Their Associations With Burnout Among Partnered Pediatric Residents. View Abstract
Larotrectinib for paediatric solid tumours harbouring NTRK gene fusions: phase 1 results from a multicentre, open-label, phase 1/2 study. View Abstract
Development of the "Day 100 Talk": Addressing existing communication gaps during the early cancer treatment period in childhood cancer. View Abstract
Discussions Across Disagreement: The Role for Simulation. View Abstract
Pediatric Resident Burnout and Attitudes Toward Patients. View Abstract
Tumor Talk and Child Well-Being: Perceptions of "Good" and "Bad" News Among Parents of Children With Advanced Cancer. View Abstract
Reliability of Verbal Handoff Assessment and Handoff Quality Before and After Implementation of a Resident Handoff Bundle. View Abstract
The Creation of Standard-Setting Videos to Support Faculty Observations of Learner Performance and Entrustment Decisions. View Abstract
Communication Skills Training in Pediatric Oncology: Moving Beyond Role Modeling. View Abstract
Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. View Abstract
I-pass, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs. View Abstract
Usefulness of various plasma biomarkers for diagnosis of heart failure in children with single ventricle physiology. View Abstract
The epidemiology of prostate cancer--with a focus on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. View Abstract
