Jill N. Burke,

Jill Burke has spent the last 35 years at Massachusetts General Hospital, with the first 12 years as inpatient hematology/oncology staff nurse, and the last 23 years at a nurse practitioner. Jill’s focus of care has been multiple myeloma for 15 years. She presently works in the outpatient setting, managing patients with plasma cell diseases throughout diagnosis and treatment.

She is a strong patient advocate, ensuring that patients reach their optimal level of functioning and enjoy life. She is known for explaining to newly diagnosed patients that she hopes their diagnosis will occupy a small sliver in the pie of their life. Jill is certified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine as a lifestyle coach, and she is in the process of organizing lifestyle medicine clinics for patients diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance, multiple myeloma, and post CAR-T. Jill has given talks and presented posters both nationally and internationally.