Memorial Sloan Kettering hematologic oncologist Ioannis Politikos

Ioannis Politikos, MD

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Leukemia
  • Blood, bone marrow, and hematologic cancers and conditions
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

My Specialties

  • Bone marrow transplant
  • Stem cell transplant
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Get to Know Me

I am a medical oncologist who specializes in blood and marrow transplantation for the treatment of blood cancers and related diseases. My clinical and research interests are focused on the use of cord blood as an alternative stem cell source for people who need an allogeneic transplant but don’t have a suitable donor. This is particularly relevant for people of non-European or mixed ancestry.

As a member of MSK’s Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service and the MSK Cord Blood Transplant Program, my goal is to improve the outcomes of allogeneic and cord blood transplantation by investigating novel strategies to decrease transplant-related complications. In addition, I aim to investigate the unique biology of cord blood as compared to other graft sources.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a bone marrow transplant specialist, which is a doctor with special training in bone marrow transplants.

  • Assistant Attending Physician
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Leukemia
  • Blood, bone marrow, and hematologic cancers and conditions
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
  • Lymphoma

My Specialties

  • Bone marrow transplant
  • Stem cell transplant
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine – Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Fellowships

  • Hematology/Oncology – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

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Contact and Location

Dr. Politikos sees patients at one location.

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New York, NY

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Colleagues

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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.

Ioannis Politikos discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • ExCellThera
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • Merck & Co Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • PRECISIONheor, LLC
    Professional Services and Activities

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