Amy Green
With no family history, I didn’t expect to hear I had breast cancer. I had moved and lost pace with my annual mammograms for two years. But Dr. Comander made me feel tough and confident.
Amy Comander, MD
Amy Comander, MD
About Amy Comander, MD
Dr. Amy Comander is a hematologist-oncologist who specializes in the care of women with breast cancer. She received her undergraduate degree and a master's degree in Biology at Harvard University. She received her medical degree at Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency training and Hematology-Oncology fellowship training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Her interests include finding new treatments for breast cancer and helping her patients achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
MGH Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley
2014 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02462
617-219-1230
Fax: 617-831-7333
Waltham: Mass General Waltham
Mass General Cancer Center at Mass General Waltham
52 Second Avenue
Suite 1110
Waltham, MA 02451
781-487-6100
Medical Education
- MD, Yale University School of Medicine
- Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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View my most recent publications at PubMed
Select Publications:
- Clinical outcome of triple negative breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and noncarriers.
Lee LJ, Alexander B, Schnitt SJ, Comander A, Gallagher B, Garber JE, Tung N. Cancer. 2011 Jul 15;117(14):3093-100. - Estrogen receptor positive breast cancers in BRCA1 mutation carriers: clinical risk factors and pathologic features. Tung N, Wang Y, Collins LC, Kaplan J, Li H, Gelman R, Comander AH, Gallagher B, Fetten K, Krag K, Stoeckert KA, Legare RD, Sgroi D, Ryan PD, Garber JE, Schnitt SJ. Breast Cancer Res. 2010;12(1):R12.
- Clinical outcome of triple negative breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and noncarriers.