
Jamie E. Chaft, MD
Medical Oncologist
Titles
Associate Attending Physician
Clinical Expertise
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Multilmodality Therapies
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Dr. Chaft accepts the following list of insurance providers. Select your insurance provider to see more details.
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): POS, EPO, HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO, DSN
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO, HMO, PPO, POS
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO EPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government
Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): Federal Government
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO/OAP
Payor Type: Other
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): TBD
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO/EPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, EPO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS
Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO
Contact and Location
- 646-608-3761 Office Phone
- Speaks English
- New York City
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth Middletown, NJ

Memorial Sloan Kettering has locations throughout New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, and Westchester. These locations offer many services, including screening, chemotherapy, and medical testing.
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Education
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residencies
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowships
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
I am a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in caring for patients with lung cancer. I am part of a team of physicians from multiple disciplines — including thoracic surgery, radiation oncology, pathology, pulmonology, and interventional radiology — who meet weekly and collaborate to determine the optimal treatment plan for our patients. As part of our suite of treatment options, my colleagues and I run and participate in a multitude of clinical trials, all of which are available to patients who qualify and wish to participate. These trials range from therapeutic trials evaluating new treatment approaches to translational trials that help us learn more about lung cancer.
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In the clinic, my team and I focus on personalizing our care for each patient not only to his or her type of cancer and its genetics but to the patient’s personal circumstances, beliefs, and wishes. We consider a patient’s disease characteristics and biological characteristics in light of the priorities of each patient and his or her family, and discuss treatment options — including clinical trial opportunities when appropriate — to provide the best care for our patients as we work with them to fight their cancer.
While I care for patients with all types and stages of lung cancer, my research focuses on the use of multimodality therapies (such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy plus radiation or surgery) to improve cure rates in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
At Memorial Sloan Kettering, I am a lead investigator on all trials evaluating multimodality treatment for non-small cell lung cancers. These trials focus on developing new treatment regimens by finding different applications for standard drugs or testing new therapeutic agents with surgery and/or radiation. Additionally, I conduct research to identify biomarkers that are unique to a patient or his or her cancer. These biomarkers can be used to preferentially select a drug treatment regimen that is likely to be more effective against that individual’s lung cancer. Discovering such biomarkers will allow us to optimize the use of available therapies to maximize the benefit of anticancer treatments while minimizing the patient’s exposure to side effects of less-active treatments. This is a promising and active research niche in the area of personalized medicine where we aim to improve the outcomes and quality of life of patients diagnosed with lung cancer.
Awards and Honors
- Exceptional Women in Medicine Award, Castle Connolly (2023)
- Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)
Colleagues
Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials Investigated by Dr. Chaft
- A Phase II Study of Alectinib, Entrectinib, or Vemurafenib/Cobimetinib Therapy Before Surgery in Patients with Nonmetastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Certain Molecular Changes
- A Phase III Study of MK-7684 with Pembrolizumab Immunotherapy (MK-7684A) versus Pembrolizumab Alone as Initial Treatment for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- A Phase III Study of Presurgical Osimertinib Alone or with Chemotherapy versus Chemotherapy Alone for Patients with EGFR Mutation-Positive Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Clinical Trials Co-Investigated by Dr. Chaft
- A Phase II Study of Canakinumab with Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Durvalumab in People with Lung Cancer
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- A Phase II Study of Durvalumab Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- A Phase II Study of Several Radiation Doses Added to Immunotherapy in Patients Whose Cancers Grew While Receiving Immunotherapy
- A Phase II Study to See if Durvalumab with Concurrent Radiation Therapy Can Prevent the Growth of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- A Phase III Study Assessing the Addition of Atezolizumab Immunotherapy to the Usual Radiation Treatment for Patients with Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.
You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.
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Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Chaft’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.
Jamie E. Chaft discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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AstraZeneca
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Clinical Education Alliance, LLC
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Flame Biosciences, Inc.
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Genentech
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Guardant Health, Inc.
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Imedex, Inc.
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Janssen Oncology, Inc.
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MJH Associates
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Merck KGaA
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PeerView Institute for Medical Education (PVI)
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Research to Practice
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WebMD
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i3 Health
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