TaraBSanftMD

Breast Cancer, Hematologic Oncology, Hospice & Palliative

Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology), Yale University School of Medicine Chief Patient Experience Officer, Smilow Cancer Hospital Director, Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center Director, Communication Skills Curriculum, Yale School of Medicine

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Office
333 Cedar St
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-737-5686

Fax+1 203-785-3788

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2007 - 2010
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2010 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2004 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Assessment of the Decision-making Impact of the Breast Cancer Index in Recommending Extended Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Patients With Early Stage ER-positive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition Study Early After Diagnosis Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 02
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Exercise and Nutrition to Improve Cancer Treatment-Related Outcomes (ENICTO).
Kathryn H Schmitz, Justin C Brown, Melinda L Irwin, Kim Robien, Jessica M Scott
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Anxiety and fear of cancer recurrence as predictors of subsequent pain interference in early cancer survivorship: Exploring the moderating roles of cognitive and emoti...
Katherine E Gnall, Mariel Emrich, Zachary E Magin, Crystal L Park, Keith M Bellizzi
Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2024-12-01
6 citations
Datopotamab-deruxtecan plus durvalumab in early-stage breast cancer: the sequential multiple assignment randomized I-SPY2.2 phase 2 trial.
Rebecca A Shatsky, Meghna S Trivedi, Christina Yau, Rita Nanda, Hope S Rugo
Nature Medicine. 2024-12-01

Lectures

A randomized trial of a healthy lifestyle intervention versus usual care on chemotherapy and endocrine therapy adherence rate in women with breast cancer: The Lifestyl...
2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
Yale Cancer Center Evening Oncology Series: Breast Cancer
Yale CME, New Haven, Connecticut - 1/17/2012

Press Mentions

Lack of Financial Comfort Linked to Weight Gain Among Young Breast Cancer SurvivorsSeptember 11th, 2022
Dr. Pamela Kunz, Professor at School of Medicine, Named 2021 Woman Oncologist of the YearOctober 15th, 2021
Largest, Most Diverse Prostate Cancer Study Identifies New Genetic Risk FactorsJanuary 8th, 2021
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