
William Pirl
Vice Chair for Psychosocial Oncology · Mass General Brigham
Credentials: · · · · · · ·
History
- Present
PresentPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department · New York Presbyterian Hospital
PresentDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences · New York Presbyterian Hospital
- 1990–1994
Research
Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer
New England Journal of Medicine · 2010 · 5,483 citations
Cancer-Related Fatigue, Version 2.2015
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network · 2015 · 705 citations
Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2017 · 655 citations

76 papers

38 papers

38 papers

36 papers · 3 as a fellow

26 papers · 9 as a fellow

22 papers

18 papers · 1 as a fellow

15 papers · 14 as a resident
Grants
- 2014–2030
Workshop on Research Methods in Supportive Oncology
National Cancer Institute · R25
Contact PI · $2.7M · Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
- 2020–2028
Advanced Workshop on Research Skills in Oncology
National Cancer Institute · R25
Contact PI · $615.2K · Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
- 2020–2023
Academic Career Skills for Junior Faculty Researchers
National Cancer Institute · UE5
Contact PI · $619.3K · Dana-Farber Cancer Inst
- 2006–2011
Symptom Management Trial in Cancer Survivors
National Cancer Institute · K23
Contact PI · $705.9K · Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical trials
- 2012–2013
Waitlist-controlled Trial of a Psychological Education Program for Nurses
Principal investigator · Unknown
Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2006–2011
Escitalopram in Treating Depression in Patients With Advanced Lung or Gastrointestinal Cancer
Study chair · Terminated · Phase 3
Massachusetts General Hospital


