Armin Shahrokni, MD, MPH
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Areas of Expertise
My Specialties
- Geriatrics
- Cancer care for older adults
Get to Know Me
I am a geriatrician who specializes in the care of older adults with cancer. Caring for older adults with cancer is complex, and I am one of the few physicians who specializes in cancer care for this population. I see patients at Memorial Hospital and the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York City.
I have dedicated my entire career to provide excellent, comprehensive, and compassionate care for older adults who have cancer. For almost 10 years, I was practicing as both geriatrician and colorectal oncologist at MSK. Subsequently, for two years, I was Chief of the Geriatrics Service at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Currently, I work as head of the Geriatrics Service at MSK, and my goal is that we offer older people the specialized care they need as early as possible during the cancer journey.
In addition to routine illnesses such as high blood pressure, or diabetes, many older adults experience aging-related issues such as memory impairment. I work in collaboration with other doctors at MSK to address these issues.
Before and during your visit with me, I ask questions that help me, and others, to get to know you better. These questions and answers provide us with insight about your ability to benefit from various cancer treatments, as well as your goals and preferences for receiving care. This helps us develop a treatment plan that maximizes the benefit and reduces the risk as much as possible.
I am a fierce advocate for improving care for older adults with (or without) cancer. I have presented extensively both nationally and internationally and have published many papers on why older adults diagnosed with cancer need to see a geriatrician. In the past, some patients would visit the geriatrics clinics not knowing why they needed to see a geriatrician. After the visit, they left asking why they did not see a geriatrician much earlier.
I'm a geriatrician, which is a primary care doctor with special training in treating adults age 65 and older.
- Head of Geriatrics Section
My Specialties
- Geriatrics
- Cancer care for older adults
Education
- Shahid Beheshti School of Medicine, Tehran, Iran
Residencies
- Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Yale/Griffin Hospital, Derby, Connecticut
Fellowships
- Geriatrics & Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles
Board Certifications
- Geriatrics, Oncology
Awards and Honors
- Scholar Award, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (2016)
- Young Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2013)
- Scholar Award in Geriatric Medicine, Hartford Foundation (2011)
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Search clinical trialsResearch and Publications
Shahrokni A, Kim SJ, Bosl GJ, Korc-Grodzicki B. How We Care for an Older Patient With Cancer. J Oncol Pract. 2017 Feb;13(2):95-102. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2016.017608. PMID: 28972834; PMCID: PMC5455158
Shahrokni A, Alexander K. The Age of Talking About Age Alone is Over. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jan;26(1):12-14. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6983-7. Epub 2018 Oct 30. PMID: 30377923.
Shahrokni A, Tin A, Downey RJ, Strong V, Mahmoudzadeh S, Boparai MK, McMillan S, Vickers A, Korc-Grodzicki B. Electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment: A Novel Tool for Preoperative Evaluation of the Geriatric Oncology Patient. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 Feb;15(2):172-179. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0018. PMID: 28188187; PMCID: PMC5507335.
Shahrokni A, Tin AL, Sarraf S, Alexander K, Sun S, Kim SJ, McMillan S, Yulico H, Amirnia F, Downey RJ, Vickers AJ, Korc-Grodzicki B. Association of Geriatric Comanagement and 90-Day Postoperative Mortality Among Patients Aged 75 Years and Older With Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e209265. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9265. PMID: 32822490; PMCID: PMC7439108.
McMillan S, Kim SJ, Tin AL, Downey RJ, Vickers AJ, Korc-Grodzicki B, Shahrokni A. Association of frailty with 90-day postoperative mortality & geriatric comanagement among older adults with cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 Apr;48(4):903-908. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.10.019. Epub 2021 Oct 28. PMID: 34756761; PMCID: PMC8995331.
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Disclosures
Members of the MSK Community often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community. These activities outside of MSK further our mission, provide productive collaborations, and promote the practical application of scientific discoveries.
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Armin Shahrokni discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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