Clinical Trials and Research
Dr. Rebecca Heist and Casandra McIntyre, RN discuss what clinical trials are and why they are important. Learn how clinical trials are benefitting patients and how we are keeping enrollees safe.
About Rebecca Heist, MD, MPH
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Lung cancer
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center: Thoracic Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4000
Fax: 617-726-0453
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
American Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
My research focuses on tumor genetics and targeted therapy in lung cancer, and I lead clinical trials of novel agents in lung cancer.