David Einstein

David Einstein, MD, is an academic medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary cancers. After completing undergraduate work in the research-intensive Neurobiology track at Yale University, Dr. Einstein obtained his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Einstein completed his residency in internal medicine at Tufts Medical Center and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Currently an attending physician at BIDMC and on faculty at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Einstein’s research includes translational studies supported by a grant from the Department of Defense. He also focuses on clinical trial development and serves as overall Principal Investigator for investigator-initiated trials at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

In addition to striving for better therapeutics, Dr. Einstein also aims to improve physician communication about difficult topics ranging from clinical trial enrollment to advance-care planning, and he has been an invited speaker at the Boston Prostate Cancer Support Group.