About
Who we are
The Prostate Cancer Outreach Clinic (PCOC) is a joint effort between the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Urology and the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Urology. The outreach clinic falls within Mass General Brigham's United Against Racism (UAR) initiative, as we work diligently to be active contributors to providing equitable access to health care services.
Our mission
Our goal is to assist in achieving health equity throughout Mass General Brigham’s patient population and surrounding communities by bridging gaps in care delivery and providing equitable and affordable health care services. We strive to reduce prostate cancer sickness and death.
Screening, diagnosing, and treating prostate cancer
Do you have questions about prostate cancer screening methods, diagnosis, or treatment?
We recognize that navigating prostate cancer can be challenging and have created a specialized clinic to help you receive the care you need.
We offer clinical support that provides prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, if necessary. We can also help you with shared decision making for prostate cancer screening and treatment options, answer any questions you may have, and walk you through every aspect of your care plan.
Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
Our team specializes in providing state-of-the-art prostate cancer treatments through a multidisciplinary approach so you can consider all your options. Our clinicians will also function as your care team long term.
Providers: Do you have a patient that has questions or needs follow up about prostate cancer care?
We understand that navigating prostate cancer can be challenging and confusing, so we have created a specialized clinic to help your patients get the care they need.
Treatment and services
What clinical support does Mass General Brigham offer?
- Screening, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer
- We provide shared decision making and answer questions.
What other types of support do you offer?
- We will assist patients in the navigation process
- A community health worker will provide active follow ups
- We will assist with any transportation needs
How do I get started?
Contact our clinic to set up the first appointment. If you are not yet a patient at Mass General Brigham, please be ready with health insurance information, as well as primary care physician information.
Please note that all appointments, treatments, and procedures follow health insurance policy and guidelines; copayments and personal balances are not exempt.
Patient education
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Some types of prostate cancer grow very slowly and require minimal or no treatment, while others can be more aggressive.
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One-third of men in their 70s have some sort of prostate cancer in their body. Learn how to check for prostate cancer and how it is treated.
Meet our care team
The Prostate Cancer Outreach Clinic operates under the joint leadership of two co-founders, Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, MBA, and Adam Feldman, MD, MPH.
Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, MBA, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Co-Director of the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center Genitourinary Cancer Center, Director of Ambulatory Clinical Operations at the Division of Urological Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Section Chief of Urology at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. He is the Lead Faculty for Cancer and Comparative Effectiveness at the Center for Surgery and Public Health, a joint program of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Trinh’s research focuses primarily on inequity and outcomes of cancer care. His publications include over 400 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and videos. His research is funded by the Vattikuti Urology Institute, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, and the National Institutes of Health.
He currently serves as the Associate Editor for health services research at the British Journal of Urology (BJU) International and Assistant Online Content Editor for the Journal of Urology. Dr. Trinh received his medical degree from the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Canada, where he also completed his residency training in Urology.
He completed his fellowship in minimally invasive urologic oncology at the Vattikuti Urology Institute in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Trinh is fluent in French and Vietnamese.
Administrative Assistant: Jessica Lewis
Adam S. Feldman, MD, MPH, is a urologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Urology and an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. He specializes in the treatment of cancer and related research.
Dr. Feldman is a faculty member and Urologic Oncologist in the Department of Urology at Massachusetts General Hospital and is Director of the Combined Harvard Urologic Oncology Fellowship. He completed his residency in urology in 2006 and subsequently completed his fellowship in urologic oncology in June 2008. Dr. Feldman focuses his clinical practice in the treatment of genitourinary cancers, using laparoscopic, endoscopic, and open techniques. He focuses his research interests on translational and clinical research in kidney, prostate, and bladder cancers. He has received a Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award for his work in novel biomarkers in prostate cancer and has been awarded a Physician Research Training Award by the Department of Defense. He is a co-PI on a Department of Defense Synergistic Idea Development Award on the development of conditionally reprogrammed cells in prostate cancer and is a co-investigator on a National Institutes of Health RO1 on metabolomic imaging in prostate cancer. In addition to his translational research work in genitourinary cancer biomarkers, he has worked to develop clinical databases in active surveillance in prostate cancer, use of imaging and fusion biopsy in prostate cancer, surgical and ablative treatments for renal cell carcinoma, and renal mass biopsy.
Administrative Assistant: Norma Casaya
Team Members
- Danesha Daniels - Research Project Manager
- Claudia Carranza - Community Health Worker
Collaborators
- AdMeTech Foundation
- Allston Brighton Health Collaborative
- BMA TenPoint
- Boston Bruins Foundation
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Boston Main Streets
- Brazilian Worker’s Group
- Brookside Community Health Center
- Charlestown HealthCare Center
- Charlestown YMCA
- Chelsea HealthCare Center
- East Boston YMCA
- Everett MGH Primary Care
- Fenway Health
- Latino Health Insurance Program
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
- Java with Jimmy
- Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN)
- Red Sox Foundation
- South Shore YMCA
- 2Life Communities
- Union Capital Boston
- Astellas
- Brazilian Women's Group
- Vital CxNs
- Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center
- Mission Hill Main Streets
- Mission Hill Health Movement.
Get involved
The PCOC Team welcomes anyone who is interested in being involved in our efforts.
We are currently looking for members to join our patient advisory board. Please reach out to Danesha Daniels at ddaniels7@mgh.harvard.edu or mgbprostateclinic@partners.org for more information about joining.
Volunteer
Volunteering with the PCOC Team will allow you the opportunity to interact with our patients throughout their care and attend community educational events.
Partner
The PCOC Team is always looking for more partners and collaborators as we expand our reach across the state. Potential collaborations can help each organization provide valuable resources to their community and engage their community members in valuable educational programming.
Philanthropy
PCOC welcomes any external support that can be leveraged to further our efforts.
To get involved in volunteering, partnership, or philanthropy, please contact mgbprostateclinic@partners.org.
News and events
September 2023: Our team was featured in an issue of the newsmagazine of the American Urological Association focusing on prostate cancer.
June 7, 2023: Spotlight on men’s health - Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital leads the way
May 12, 2023: Trinh Tackles Health Disparities Through Research, Prostate Cancer Outreach Clinic
November 16, 2022: Q & A with Dr. Trinh – Reducing Healthcare Disparities
September 6, 2022: Our team was featured in the Boston Globe.
August 25, 2022: Our team was featured in a STAT article exploring initiatives at BWH targeting racism in medicine.
2023
28th Brazilian Independence Day, 9/10/2023, DCR Herter Park, Boston
Whittier Street Men's Health Summit, 6/24/2023, The Fredericka M. Williams Building, Roxbury
Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center Health eChat, 6/6/2023
Your Healthy Java Health Fair, 5/20/2023, Thelma Burns Building, Roxbury
Union Capital Boston Virtual Network Night, 5/16/2023
Brazilian Women's Group Facebook Live, 5/11/2023
Union Capital Boston In-Person Spring Resource Fair, 5/6/2023, Bruce Bolling Building, Roxbury
AdMeTech Prostate Cancer Awareness Day, 3/30/2023
Union Capital Boston Virtual Spring Resource Fair, 3/25/2023
Virtual Vital CxNs Community Convo: Let's Talk About Men's Health, 3/15/2023
In-Person Vital CxNs Community Convo: Let's Talk About Men's Health, 3/7/2023, Mission Safe, Dorchester
2022
Your Healthy Java Health Fair, 10/1/2022, Twelfth Baptist Church, Roxbury
AdMeTech, Annual Global Summit, 9/22-24/2022, Drs. Trinh and Feldman
AdMeTech, Virtual Education Event, 8/9/2022, Dr. Feldman
Mass General Brigham, 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom, Dr. Kibel and Muhieddine Labban
AdMeTech, Prostate Cancer Awareness Day, 3/31/2022, Drs. Trinh and Feldman
AdMeTech, Brockton Access Television, 2/15/2022, Dr. Trinh
AdMeTech, Brockton Focus Group, 2/1/2022, Dr. Feldman
2021
AdMeTech, Brockton Focus Group, 12/13/2021, Drs. Madueke, Trinh, and Feldman