Deborah Forst, MD
Deborah Forst, MD
About Deborah Forst, MD
Dr. Forst obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and English Literature at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. After her Internal Medicine Internship at Baylor College of Medicine, she completed her neurology residency training in the Mass General Brigham Neurology Program (Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital), where she served as a Chief Resident during her final year of training.
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Pappas Center for Neuro Oncology
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-8770
Fax: 617-724-8769
Medical Education
- MD, Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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
- 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 - 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.
Research
Dr. Forst’s research focuses on palliative and supportive care for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors, with particular interests in end-of-life care, prognostic understanding in patients and their family caregivers, and improving communication between neuro oncology patients and their clinicians.
Publications
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Selected Publications
Forst DA, Nahed BV, Loeffler JS, Batchelor TT. Low grade gliomas. Oncologist 2014; 19: 403-413.
Kasenda B, Ferreri AJ, Marturano E, Forst D, Bromberg J, Ghesquieres H, Ferlay C, Blay JY, Hoang-Xuan K, Pulczynski EJ, Fosså A, Okoshi Y, Chiba S, Fritsch K, Omuro A, O'Neill BP, Bairey O, Schandelmaier S, Gloy V, Bhatnagar N, Haug S, Rahner S, Batchelor TT, Illerhaus G, Briel M. First-Line Treatment and Outcome of Elderly Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) - A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Ann Oncol 2015 Jul;26(7):1305-13.
McCray BA, Forst D, Jindal A, Henderson GV. A 57-year-old woman who developed acute amnesia following fever and upper respiratory symptoms. Neurology. 2015 Apr 7;84(14):e102-6.