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Amy Comander, MD

Director, Breast Oncology and Cancer Survivorship, Mass General Cancer Center

Amy Comander, MD

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Amy also directs the lifestyle medicine program at the Mass General Cancer Center, which is the first cancer center to establish a dedicated program in this field.

As an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Comander teaches medical students and residents about oncology and lifestyle medicine. With a focus on cancer survivorship and lifestyle medicine, she is committed to improving the quality of life, well-being, and outcomes for individuals with cancer through lifestyle interventions, including exercise, diet, and mind-body approaches. She promotes healthy lifestyles for both patients undergoing treatment and those in survivorship.

A dedicated marathoner, Dr. Comander has run 11 consecutive Boston Marathons, motivated by her goal to enhance the lives of those with a cancer diagnosis. In collaboration with Beth Frates, MD, she launched “PAVING the Path to Wellness,” a 12-week lifestyle medicine-based survivorship program for women with breast cancer. Together with Dr. Frates and Michelle Tollefson, MD, she co-authored the “PAVING the Path to Wellness” workbook.

Dr. Comander also serves on the board of the Ellie Fund, a nonprofit providing services and support to women diagnosed with breast cancer in Massachusetts. She is a medical advisor to the nonprofit SurvivingBreastCancer.org and has served as a medical advisor to Oneinforty, an organization dedicated to educating Ashkenazi Jewish individuals about the one-in-40 chance of carrying a BRCA mutation.