Dean F. Bajorin, MD
Genitourinary Medical Oncologist
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About Me
- Frederick R. Adler Senior Faculty Chair
My expertise is in the treatment of genitourinary tumors — particularly bladder and testicular cancers. As a member of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Genitourinary Oncology faculty since 1986, I have diagnosed and treated thousands of people with these cancers.
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In addition to treating patients, I have researched new drugs (and combinations of drugs) for people who have developed advanced bladder cancer and other genitourinary malignancies. My research has been directed toward improving treatment with chemotherapy, targeted drugs, and novel immunotherapy drugs; evaluating biological characteristics of tumors to predict treatment response; and understanding the genetic basis for both treatment response and development of urothelial cancers. I have served as the principal investigator on research grants from the National Cancer Institute for translational research in urothelial cancer as well as currently serving as a principal investigator for the MSK P50 SPORE in Bladder Cancer. I am a reviewer for several major journals on testicular and bladder cancer and have authored or coauthored more than 350 medical manuscripts.
I have had a life-long commitment to medical education. As director of the Medical Oncology/Hematology Fellowship Training Program since 1994, I help oversee the training of generations of leaders in cancer treatment and research. I serve as the principal investigator of the Department of Medicine’s NIH T32 grant that trains medical oncology and hematology fellows for a career in translational cancer research. I have directed the Clinical Research Methodology Curriculum for training clinical investigators in human subject research since 1999 and currently serve as the co-principal investigator for the Educational Core of the Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Clinical and Translational Science Award funded by the National Institute of Health. I am also past Chair for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Fellowship Training and Professional Development Committees focused on life-long learning for physicians who treat cancer.
I am proud to have received a number of honors and awards for my work, including the MSK’s Willet Whitmore Award for Excellence in Patient Care and the ASCO Statesmen Award, which recognizes certain members for more than 20 years of extraordinary volunteer service, dedication, and commitment. Among other contributions, I also helped ASCO shape a new strategic plan to address the looming shortage of oncologists in the United States by 2020 — including the development of innovative practice arrangements.
A genitourinary (jeh-nih-toh-YOOR-ih-nayr-ee) medical oncologist is a cancer doctor who specializes in genitourinary (GU) cancers. This includes bladder, kidney, penis, prostate, and testicular cancers.
My Specialties
- Bladder Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Other Genitourinary Cancers
- Immunotherapy
Education
- MD, New York Medical College
Residencies
- Internal Medicine - Hartford Hospital
Awards and Honors
- Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2024)
- Top Doctors New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly (2023)
- Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)
- Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2010, 2015-2020)
Fellowships
- Medical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Medicine - Cornell University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology
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Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials Investigated by Dr. Bajorin
- A Phase II Study of Pembrolizumab Immunotherapy and BCG as Initial Therapy for High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer and Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
- Clinical Trials Co-Investigated by Dr. Bajorin
- A Phase II Study of Chemotherapy without Surgery in Patients with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer and Certain Gene Mutations
- A Pilot Study Assessing Immunotherapy with Nivolumab Alone or with Ipilimumab Before Surgery for Patients with Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Who Cannot Have Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy
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Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Bajorin’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members 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.
MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.
Dean F. Bajorin discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
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Merck & Co Inc.
Professional Services and Activities
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