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Rebecca Suk Heist

Rebecca Suk Heist, MD, MPH

Medical Oncology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About Rebecca Suk Heist

Rebecca Heist, MD, MPH, is a distinguished leader in medical oncology and clinical cancer research at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute. She has been a member of the Massachusetts General Hospital faculty since 2005 and is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Britain W. Nicholson, MD, Endowed Cancer Chair. Dr. Heist is widely recognized for her leadership in the development of novel cancer therapeutics, including targeted therapies for MET exon skipping that have transformed the care for patients with MET-altered lung cancer. She has led early-phase development of multiple antibody–drug conjugates now approved by the FDA and has advanced cooperative group and investigator-initiated studies across medical, radiation, and surgical oncology.

Dr. Heist earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her MD from Harvard Medical School. She completed her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at the combined Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute program. Deeply committed to translational science, her work focuses on new drug development and understanding mechanisms of response and resistance to cancer therapies and on developing innovative programs that accelerate clinical trial development and expand access to trials.

Locations

  1. Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Center for Thoracic Oncology Medical Oncology at Boston
    • 32 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 7th Floor, Suite 7b, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Mass General Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Hematology & Medical Oncology (Internal Medicine), 2005
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Medicine, 2002
  • Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 1999

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2005

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Humana
  • Maine Community Health Options
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicaid VT
  • Medicare
  • Medicare ACO
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense
  • WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5

57 ratings, 30 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 3/18/2026

    Dr Heist is a thoughtful, highly intelligent, caring person.

  • Reviewed on 3/15/2026

    All are great

  • Reviewed on 3/2/2026

    Dr Heist has been my thoracic oncologist for a number of years. We have a congenial relationship. She never speaks down to me and is always helpful

  • Reviewed on 2/19/2026

    My experience with Dr. Heist has been amazing. She is very caring, very professional, very knowledgeable, patient, always listens to my concerns, always finds a way to communicate with me right away, has always called me back on emergency calls on the weekend, is always there for me, and I would not change my care provider. I would not do this without Dr. Heist. She is an amazing doctor.

  • Reviewed on 2/17/2026

    Dr Heist is very caring and easy to talk to, she knows her field of expertise and explains everting throughly

  • Reviewed on 2/15/2026

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  • Reviewed on 1/29/2026

    Veery professional and caring

  • Reviewed on 1/28/2026

    better than great!

  • Reviewed on 1/19/2026

    Very caring person listens and communicates very well even wished me a happy birthday. She's awesome

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    I am grateful for Dr.Heist. She is truly an asset to MGH.

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    Dr. Heist is excellent. She listens well, Is very professional and has great compasion. The path she and her team picked for my recovery from lung cancer was absolutely the Correct one. A lung resectioning (Dr. [redacted]) removing the tumors resulted in a lung scan and brain MRI FREE fron cancer cells!!

  • Reviewed on 12/23/2025

    Dr. Heist has been my Oncologist for 10 years and she has provided excellent care. She is totally informed of the newest evolving discoveries ( chemo, radiation, immu etc.) and therapies related to lung cancer and has been a huge part of my survival and good quality of life with stage 4 lung cancer for 13 years.Through all this she has shown me compassion and understanding.

  • Reviewed on 12/7/2025

    The most professional and human experience ever

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    Dr. Rebecca Suk Heist is always knowledgeable, thorough, efficient, professional, and personable! I am so lucky to have her as my oncology physician! She is one in a million!!!

  • Reviewed on 11/28/2025

    Dr Heist is one of my team members who has kept me alive and living with lung cancer for 14 yrs! The best oncologist!!

  • Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    Dr Heist is outstanding, first visiting me in the ER. She has been by my side exhibiting nothing but concern, empathy and hope. She is a professional of the highest caliber and I'm so grateful she is my Dr.

  • Reviewed on 11/15/2025

    I had a great experience with Dr. Heist and I'm looking forward to working with her and her team to beat my cancer and I'm very fortunate to have her as a doctor.

  • Reviewed on 11/13/2025

    She's wonderful.

  • Reviewed on 10/21/2025

    Dr. Heist was wonderful. She answered all my questions and took the time to explain all the clinical trials and studies available. I could tell she is a very compassionate about her work as well as a person.

  • Reviewed on 9/30/2025

    Listened respectfully to what I wanted and explained things so I could understand

  • Reviewed on 9/29/2025

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  • Reviewed on 9/4/2025

    Dr Heist and her entire team are wonderful Professional and kind All the way

  • Reviewed on 8/17/2025

    Listens carefully, answers questions Professional, pleasantly but friendly ,it's always enjoyable to learn D

  • Reviewed on 7/20/2025

    Dr. Heist was very caring and attentive.

  • Reviewed on 7/15/2025

    Dr. Heist has always exceeded my expectations . I feel blessed to have her in my life

  • Reviewed on 7/14/2025

    She seemed willing to sit and talk for as long as I cared to, something I find very rare in a medical practitioner.

  • Reviewed on 7/7/2025

    Couldn't possibly be a better doctor. Very compassionate and knowledgeable. MGH is very lucky to have her. I hope she never leaves. ?

  • Reviewed on 7/5/2025

    Dr. Heist has been my oncologist for many years. We have a good relationship. She is very knowledgeable and caring. I would definitely recommend someone seeing her.

  • Reviewed on 6/14/2025

    It was a positive appt.and was happy as her client.

  • Reviewed on 5/18/2025

    Outstanding