Marina Konopleva, MD, Phd, is Professor, Oncology, Professor, Molecular Pharmacology, Director, Leukemia Program and Co-Director, Blood Cancer Institute, at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinic focus centers on treating patients with hematologic malignancies, with an emphasis on acute myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She has additional expertise in treating patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic myeloid leukemia. Dr. Konopleva is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Larisa Geskin is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Geskin is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL), T-Cell Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, and Sezary Syndrome.

David Loeb, MD, PhD, is Chief, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Cellular Therapy at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Professor, Pediatrics and Professor, Developmental and Molecular Biology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical work focuses on tumors of connective tissue, such as bone and muscle. He also has expertise in the care of children with other solid tumors. As a member of the bone marrow transplantation team, Dr. Loeb also cares for patients with acute leukemias and has expertise in the application of immunotherapy to childhood cancer. Dr. Loeb is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Ewing Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Bone Tumor.

Dr. Irina Murakhovskaya is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology). She completed a medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and residency and fellowship training at Montefiore Health System. Her clinical interests focus on monoclonal gammopathy, low-grade lymphoma, and hematologic issues in pregnancy. Dr. Murakhovskaya is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, and Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.

Balazs Halmos, MD received his medical degree summa cum laude from Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. He completed an internal medicine residency program at St. Dr. Halmos is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Tissue Biopsy.

My research is focused on breast cancer management, and on care delivery and support for breast cancer patients. Dr. Makower is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Pamela Freda is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Freda is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Acromegaly, Hypertrichosis-Acromegaloid Facial Appearance Syndrome, Acromegaloid Facial Appearance Syndrome, and Pituitary Tumor.

Gastro-Intestinal Cancer. Dr. Kaubisch is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), and Ampullary Cancer.

June Y. Hou, MD is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Hou received her undergraduate degree at Yale College with Honors, and completed medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. After completing her residency training at Yale New Haven Hospital, she pursued a gynecologic oncology fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, and also has a Master Degree of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.She joins the faculty at Columbia University Medical Center with a research interest in promoting equity and diversity in clinical trials, and quality of life measures in clinical trial participants. Her clinical interest encompasses expanding awareness of heredity gynecological cancers and access to care, along with clinical outreach. A past recipient of a career development grant focusing on molecular pathogenesis of ovarian cancer and rare uterine cancers, Dr. Hou has given numerous nationally-recognized presentations based on her work, and has led numerous clinical trials. Clinically, Dr. Hou is certified in minimally invasive surgery, including robotic-assisted surgery. Her expertise includes novel and traditional chemotherapeutics and complex pelvic surgeries. Her goal is to provide compassionate and individualized care to all women with pre-malignant or gynecological cancers. Dr. Hou is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Endometrial Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, Hysterectomy, and Oophorectomy.

Noah Kornblum is an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Kornblum is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Adult T-Cell Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Dr. William Osler famously said, “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” I am a strong believer in individualizing treatment plans unique to each patient based on understanding the patient as a whole and the specifics of their disease. I am committed to each patient’s care and work hard to ensure that every single patient has the most positive clinical outcome. Dr. Goldfinger is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Nicole Lamanna, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Hematologic Malignancies Section of the Hematology/Oncology Division. Dr. Lamanna is a hematologist/oncologist whose research interests include lymphoid leukemias, specifically chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She is an experienced clinical investigator and her research focus has been the development of combination therapies that include chemoimmunotherapy, immunomodulatory drugs, novel kinase inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies. She also is working to find active, safer therapies for older patients with these diseases. She earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Lamanna is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

Patrick F. Timmins III, MD, FACOG, FACS, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Vice Chair, Legislative Affairs at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Timmins addresses the individual needs and demands of patients in a warm and caring environment, providing a full range of gynecologic oncology services, including advanced gynecologic surgery, robotic surgery, chemotherapy treatment and palliative care. Dr. Timmins is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endometrial Cancer, Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery.

Benjamin A. Gartrell, MD, is Director, Genitourinary Malignancy Program at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Oncology and Urology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team in 2012, his expertise has been in treating genitourinary malignancies including prostate cancer, bladder cancer, renal cell cancer, and testicular cancer. He is also very active in translating science findings in collaboration with research colleagues at Einstein. In 2000, Dr. Gartrell received his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at the College of Wooster in Ohio. Following this, he attended the Northwestern University?s Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2005. His postgraduate training began in 2005 with an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, which he completed in 2008. He then completed a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2012 and became Chief Fellow from 2010-2011. With a vast range of research interests, Dr. Gartrell focuses on translational research evaluating the significance of a novel immune checkpoint molecule in bladder cancer, evaluating the role of the autonomic nervous system in?prostate cancer, toxicities associated with anticancer therapies, and the impact of bone metastasis on patients with prostate cancer. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Urologic Oncology, and European Urology. Dr. Gartrell also participates in community outreach to promote Prostate Cancer Awareness. Dr. Gartrell is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Clear Cell Sarcoma, and Nephrectomy.

Ioannis Mantzaris is an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Mantzaris is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Adult T-Cell Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Mark H. Einstein, MD, is the Chella & Moise Safra Endowed Chair and Department Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at Montefiore Einstein and Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Einstein is an internationally renowned expert in gynecologic oncology and gynecologic cancer prevention. He is very active clinically and manages complicated gynecologic precancers and malignancies using state-of-the-art evidence-based clinical and surgical strategies. He also leads and offers clinical trial options. Dr. Einstein is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Dysplasia, Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus Infection, Hysterectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dennis L. Cooper, MD, is Chief, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on treating patients with multiple myeloma, hodgkin's lymphoma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma including bone marrow transplantation and CAR T cell therapy. Dr. Cooper is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD is an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the division of hematology/oncology. After receiving his medical degree from University of Delhi, India, he completed his residency in internal medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-Queens Hospital Center. Subsequently, he spent three years as a clinical researcher in plasma cell disorders at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, followed by fellowship in hematology/oncology at the Cleveland Clinic.During fellowship, he conducted outcomes research with a focus on quality of life and treatment-related toxicities in plasma cell disorders. After fellowship, he started his job as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.Dr. Chakraborty cares primarily for patients with plasma cells disorders, including multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, MGUS, POEMS syndrome, and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. His research interests include clinical trials and outcomes research in plasma cell disorders. Dr. Chakraborty is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Primary Amyloidosis, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.

Dr. Eun-Ju Lee is part of the Weill Cornell Hematology and Medical Oncology Non-Malignant Hematology Program. She sees patients with non-malignant hematological diseases and her research efforts focus on the field of immune thrombocytopenia as well as in potential applications of whole exome sequencing in thrombophilia. After receiving her BA from Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Lee received her MD from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. After completing her residency at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Medical Center, she underwent a three-year fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Lee was a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow, and was awarded an NIH NIDDK student research training grant. Her publications include first authored articles in Blood Reviews and Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia. Dr. Lee is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Thrombocytopenia, Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, and Splenectomy.

Haiying Cheng is an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Cheng is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Cancer, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Tissue Biopsy.

Yvonne Saenger is an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Saenger is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Familial Pancreatic Cancer, and Pancreatic Cancer.

Dr. Rasim Gucalp’s research interests include novel therapies in lung cancer as well as supportive care in cancer patients. He is actively involved in the multidisciplinary care of patients with lung cancer and central nervous system tumors. He is a member of several Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine committees including the institutional tumor board, faculty senate, Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, and COGME. Dr. Gucalp is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), and EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.

Swati Goel, MBBS, is Leader of the Myeloproliferative Disorder Clinic, Assistant Director of the Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology and Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her area of clinical focus is myeloproliferative neoplasms, and the conditions she treats include myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, mastocytosis, eosinophilia, anemia and pancytopenia. Dr. Goel is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Myelofibrosis, Castleman Disease, Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD), and Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD).

David Chung is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Chung is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Comprehensive care of women with uterine, cervical, and vulvar cancers.  Interests include minimally invasive and robotic techniques. Dr. Nevadunsky is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Endometrial Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, Vulvectomy, and Hysterectomy.