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Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD

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Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, and more.

55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
Worcester, MA 01655

(508) 334-8515

Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD is a surgical oncologist in Worcester, MA specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 2003 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Health and UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
Worcester, MA 01655

Address:

119 BELMONT STREET
Worcester, MA 01605

In The News

“At his side were family, friends and Dr. Jennifer LaFemina, who he calls his "guardian angel."”—"Little League mom saves umpire's life after he gets hit in neck by foul ball", Valley News Live, August 2024

“UMass Memorial Health surgical oncologist and Little League mom Dr. Jennifer LaFemina is being credited with saving an umpire's life after he was hit in the neck by a foul ball.”—"Little League mom - and surgeon - saves umpire's life during game in Oxford", Boston, July 2024

doctor visit	81
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	18
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

doctor visit	57
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	13
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

doctor visit	133
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	36
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

doctor visit	130

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	91
excision	34
lymph node procedures	39
open surgery	18

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	108
excision	42
lymph node procedures	60
open surgery	24

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	13
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	49

breast procedures	21
cancer surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	110
excision	47
lymph node procedures	57
open surgery	25

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	21
Dementia	11
Cancer	53

breast procedures	21
cancer surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	90
excision	36
lymph node procedures	47
open surgery	14

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	12
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

breast procedures	48
cancer surgery	24
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	277
excision	97
lymph node procedures	102
open surgery	73

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Worcester, MA were lymph node procedures, excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

breast procedures	25
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	121
excision	52
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lymph node procedures	61
open surgery	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD.

**Gender**
Female	66
Male	43

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	81
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	11
75 to 84	37
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	26
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 2003. She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is certified by the General Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: General Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Health

UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jennifer Lafemina, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon US, LLC	$21 Mega Vac $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$21

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Lafemina's medical specialty is surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Clinical interests for Dr. Lafemina include breast surgery, soft tissue sarcoma, and breast cancer. Dr. Lafemina is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center. She welcomes new patients at her office inWorcester, MA as reported by Doctor.com. Dr. Lafemina graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. For her professional training, Dr. Lafemina completed residency programs at Massachusetts General Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School.