Genovefa Papanicolaou, MD

Genovefa Papanicolaou, MD

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Infections in the immunocompromised
  • Infections in patients with leukemia and in bone marrow transplant recipients
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Get to Know Me

I am a physician with special expertise in the management of infections in patients with weakened immune systems. Patients undergoing chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation are more vulnerable to infection than healthy individuals. These patients may develop infections that present with unusual severity.

I monitor all infections that develop in Memorial Hospital’s Bone Marrow Transplant Unit to detect unusual trends and to assist in improving the outcome of infections. Even among our highly immunocompromised patients, there is significant variability in their susceptibility to infection.

My primary research interests focus on genetic differences of innate immune responses, which may help explain why some immunocompromised patients are more susceptible to infection than others. The long-term goal of our studies is to provide strategies to identify subsets of immunocompromised patients who are most vulnerable to infection.

What I Do at MSK

I'm an infectious (in-FEK-shuhs) disease specialist. This is a doctor with special training in diseases caused by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses).

  • Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Infections in the immunocompromised
  • Infections in patients with leukemia and in bone marrow transplant recipients
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, National University of Athens School of Medicine(Greece)

Residencies

  • Tufts University School of Medicine

Fellowships

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York)
  • Brown University School of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases

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Contact and Location

Dr. Papanicolaou sees patients at two locations.

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New York, NY

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

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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.

Genovefa Papanicolaou discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Advarra, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • CSL Behring
    Professional Services and Activities
  • ICON Clinical Research
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Medpace
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Merck & Co Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • RMEI Medical Education, LLC
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals
    Professional Services and Activities
  • WCG Oncology
    Professional Services and Activities
  • WebMD
    Professional Services and Activities

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