Nancy Jane Tarbell is the C.C. Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology at

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and

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. Previously, she was the Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs at

(2008–2019). She was the founding director of the Mass General Office of Women's Careers as well as the Center for Faculty Development (MGH CFD). She has received the Gold Medal from the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) as well as the Margaret Kripke Legend Award from the

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. She was elected to the

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in 2002 (now the

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). In 2005, she became the C.C. Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology, at

, an endowed professorship.

Education

Born in Hudson, MA, she attended the

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where she graduated with a major in psychology. She attended

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for her medical degree. After medical school, she trained at the former Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy in Boston where she served as Chief Resident.

Research

Dr. Tarbell developed the pediatric radiation oncology service at

from 1997–2008. Prior to that, she led the pediatric radiation oncology program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is a specialist in pediatric oncology and pediatric brain tumors and serves on the national Children’s Oncology Group Brain Tumor Committee.

Publications

She has authored more than 250 original publications and book chapters. Her h-index according to Google Scholar is 89 with 24,652 citations (as of January 31, 2020). She is co-editor of ''Pediatric Radiation Oncology'', now in its 6th edition.

References

External links

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Nancy J. Tarbell papers, 1984-2008 (inclusive). H MS c312. Harvard Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
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