Areej R El-Jawahri MD

Oncology•Boston, MA

Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

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55 Fruit StMassachusetts General Hospital Cox CenterBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-2862
Fax+1 617-643-5843

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2012 - 2016
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

A Multimodal Intervention to Address Sexual Dysfunction in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Collaborative Palliative and Oncology Care Model for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Randomized Study of a Hospice Video Educational Tool for Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 09
Completed
Not Applicable
Psychological Intervention for Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HCT) Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 06
Completed
Self-Management Program and Survivorship Care Plan in Improving the Health of Cancer Survivors After Stem Cell Transplant Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 29
COMPLETED
PHASE3
A Collaborative Palliative and Leukemia Care Model for Patients With AML and MDS Receiving Non-Intensive Therapy Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 31
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Psychological Intervention for Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 01
COMPLETED
NA
Psychological Intervention Mobile App for Patients With AML Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 01
COMPLETED
NA
Gelclair at Conditioning or After Oral Mucositis Diagnosed vs. Magic Mouth Wash in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2018 May 15
Terminated
Phase 4
Inpatient Palliative Care for Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 30
Completed
Not Applicable
Multidisciplinary Intervention In Chronic GVHD Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 02
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Hospital at Home at EOL in Heme Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 26
COMPLETED
NA
Specialty Compared to Oncology Delivered Palliative Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2022 Jun 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
CAR T-CELL Therapy Educational Video Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 May 25
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Multimodal Sexual Dysfunction Intervention In HCT Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
ACP Video Intervention for Patients With Life-Limiting Illness Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
Multimodal Mobile Intervention Application (App) to Address Sexual Dysfunction in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 01
COMPLETED
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Psychosocial Mobile App for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 23
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Mobile CARE-App to Promote Coping for Caregivers of Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplant Start of enrollment: 2023 Jul 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Behavioral Coaching Intervention (Laguna Health) for Patients With Cancer Start of enrollment: 2023 Aug 30
Terminated
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
Virtual Reality Intervention for Patients Undergoing BMT Start of enrollment: 2022 Dec 20
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Psychological Mobile App for Patients With AML Start of enrollment: 2022 Oct 15
Terminated
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Psychosocial Mobile Application (THRIVE-M) for Patients With Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2023 Dec 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Psychological Distress Is Prevalent and Interdependent Among Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis and Their Caregivers.
Nneka N Ufere, Chengbo Zeng, John Donlan, Daniel Shalev, Alyson Kaplan
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2025-04-01
Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes in Adult Patients Receiving Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapies.
Anna Barata, P Connor Johnson, Tejaswini M Dhawale, Richard A Newcomb, Hermion L Amonoo
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2025-04-01
Corrigendum to Quality of Life and Prognostic Awareness in Caregivers of Patients Receiving Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy Transplantation and Cellular Thera...
Anna Barata, Tejaswini Dhawale, Richard A Newcomb, Hermioni L Amonoo, Ashley M Nelson
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2025-03-28

Journal Articles

Effectiveness of Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Areej El-Jawahri, Thomas W Leblanc, Selina M Luger, Bhavana Bhatnagar, Alison R Walker, Amir T Fathi, Andrew M Brunner, Gabriela S Hobbs, Jennifer S Temel, JAMA Oncology
Use of Natural Language Processing to Assess Frequency of Functional Status Documentation for Patients Newly Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer
Areej El-Jawahri, MD, JAMA Oncology

Abstracts/Posters

Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide in Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation for the Treatment of Benign Hematologic Diseases
Areej El-Jawahri, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Development of HHV-6-Specific Immunity after Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults Depends on Reconstitution of Thymopoiesis and Regeneration of CD4+ T Cells
Areej El-Jawahri, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Cancer-Related Distress and Unmet Needs Among Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survivors
Areej El-Jawahri, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Lectures

Randomized trial of a hospice video decision aid for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers.
ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/1/2019
How to Incorporate Palliative Care Into Practice: Addressing Barriers and Solutions
60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 12/2/2018

Press Mentions

Mass General Celebrates Outstanding Mentors in Research, Clinical Care and MoreJanuary 31st, 2025
Nurturing Intimacy After Cancer – InventUMOctober 9th, 2024
From Baghdad to Boston: The Making of a Blood Cancer SpecialistAugust 23rd, 2024
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