Memorial Sloan Kettering hematologic oncologist Oscar Lahoud

Oscar B. Lahoud, MD

Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist & Cellular Therapist

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell
  • Multiple Myeloma

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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Senior Medical Director, Strategic Partnerships
  • Medical Site Director, Memorial Medical Care, PC – A practice of MSK physicians
Get To Know Me

As a hematologist-oncologist, I care for people with blood cancers. I have expertise in treating lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma and in using advanced therapies, including stem cell transplant and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells.

I offer my patients a wide range of treatment options whenever possible. This may include the  standard of care or promising novel therapies, like immunotherapy or targeted therapy. At Memorial Medical Care, PC and MSK Nassau, I help my patients access the same level of cutting-edge care that makes Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) a leader in cancer care.

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When I meet with patients, they are often worried about the possible side effects of treatment. These concerns sometimes arise from information online or from a personal connection’s experience with cancer. I remind my patients that their cancer is unique and will be treated as such. The plans that we put together best fit our patients’ health, life circumstances, and individual goals. We work together to create a treatment plan that considers side effects before treatment starts. This helps patients know what to expect and recognize any side effects that they might experience early.

When I came to MSK in 2012, I was a doctor in the Urgent Care Center. I cared for people who were experiencing side effects from cancer and its treatment. I chose to focus my fellowship on hematologic oncology and blood and bone marrow stem cell transplantation. This training taught me the importance of providing comprehensive care to people with blood cancers. I treat my patients as whole people, not just their disease.

After completing my fellowship, I stayed at MSK as a member of the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service. My first goal in this role was to expand access to our world-class transplant expertise to MSK Nassau through the Opening Stem Cell Access to the Regionals (OSCAR) program. This program has allowed our patients in Long Island to receive pre- and post-transplant care locally. Previously, patients needed to travel to Manhattan to receive pre- and post-transplant care.

I believe every person with cancer should have the opportunity to access the expertise and cutting-edge therapies that MSK offers, and I have been devoted to this mission through the OSCAR program. With the support from leadership from the relevant services, division and department, while continuously working to expand transplant and CAR T cell therapy to our other regional sites, as the Medical Site Director for Memorial Medical Care, PC – A practice of MSK physicians, I help bring these services to our new Brooklyn facility in Flatbush.

I also serve as MSK’s Strategic Partnerships Program Senior Medical Director. This program aims to facilitate collaboration between locoregional partners and MSK so patients have comprehensive care coordination between our institution’s cancer experts and a patient’s external providers closer to home.

My Role at MSK

A bone marrow transplant specialist is a doctor with special training in bone marrow transplants.

A cellular therapy specialist is a doctor with special training in using cell therapies to treat health conditions such as cancer. Therapies can include chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Lymphoma
  • Leukemia
  • Hematologic Malignancies
  • Immune Therapies
  • Targeted Therapies
  • Cancer-Related Emergencies
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine – Maimonides Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Fellowships

  • Hematology/Oncology – Maimonides Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Bone Marrow Transplant – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology

Insurance Information

Understanding your insurance options is an important part of managing your cancer care. We have relationships with many common healthcare providers and plans.

Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

Blue Cross Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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Contact and Location

Dr. Lahoud sees patients at three locations.

Office Phone
Location
New York, NY
Uniondale, NY

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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.

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Clinical Trials

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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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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Lahoud’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.

Oscar B. Lahoud discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • MorphoSys AG
    Professional Services and Activities

If you’re a patient at MSK and would like more information about your doctor’s external relationships, please talk with your doctor.

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