Physician Investigator (Cl) Psychiatry, Mass General Research Institute

Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School

Psychiatrist Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

MD University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1975

cancer diagnosis; delirium; depressive disorder; fatigue; fellowships and scholarships; hematology; long-term cancer survivors; medical oncology; psychiatric syndromes cancer; psychology of cancer; stress psychological Donna Greenberg, MD, a specialist in psychiatric oncology at Mass General and director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry accompanies cancer patients on their ever-shifting emotional journey through the course of their disease. For every new experience, from adjusting to a diagnosis to coping with side effects from treatment, patients turn to Dr. Greenberg for guidance and support. Dr. Greenberg is an integral member of each patient's multidisciplinary care team, assisting in the creation of a comprehensive treatment plan for assuring the patient’s emotional well-being. Dr. Greenberg’s vast knowledge of oncology combined with her psychiatric acumen enables her to help patients distinguish between mood and behavior changes triggered by emotional reactions to treatment and those resulting from physiological responses.