Director of Lifestyle Medicine
Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
Amy Comander, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP is a breast oncologist and Medical Director of the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute in Waltham, Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Program at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. As a breast oncologist, Dr. Comander has witnessed the struggles her patients face during and following completion of primary cancer treatment, and she is passionate about improving the overall health and well-being of breast cancer survivors through lifestyle interventions. In collaboration with Dr. Beth Frates, she launched the PAVING the Path to Wellness Program lifestyle medicine program for breast cancer survivors. She trains other colleagues to run PAVING groups, so that this transformational experience can be offered to a larger group of cancer survivors. She has co-authored "PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond," "PAVING the Path to Wellness Manual and Workbook," and "PAVING a Path Through Menopause and Beyond."
Driven to integrate lifestyle medicine in cancer care, Dr. Comander is honored to be the first oncologist awarded Fellow status by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
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Sunday, November 8, 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET