Jennifer C. Kesselheim, MD, MEd, MBE

Dr. Jennifer Kesselheim specializes in oncology with extensive expertise in pediatric blood cancers and childhood leukemia treatment. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency through the Boston Combined Residency Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center in 2005. Dr. Kesselheim then pursued fellowship training in pediatric hematology and oncology at Boston Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, finishing in 2008. With 24 years of experience in medicine, she holds board certification in pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics and communicates with patients in English.

Dr. Kesselheim practices at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, and maintains hospital privileges at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She focuses on treating children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia. Her expertise extends to managing treatment-related …side effects, particularly helping young patients cope with nausea and vomiting from cancer therapy. Dr. Kesselheim regularly performs comprehensive blood work including complete blood counts and metabolic panels to monitor her patients' health throughout treatment. Patients consistently rate her care highly, giving her an average rating of 5.0.