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Parisa Momtaz, MD

Parisa Momtaz, MD

Melanoma Medical Oncologist

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Melanoma
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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Medical Director, Strategic Partnerships
  • Clinical Director, Melanoma Service
Get To Know Me

I am a board-certified medical oncologist and internist specializing in the treatment of melanoma.

I understand that receiving a cancer diagnosis is difficult not only for the patient, but also for their entire network of support, because my decision to become a medical oncologist was motivated by the loss of a family member to cancer. This perspective guides my approach to patient care. To each patient visit, I bring empathy and compassion for the emotional side of a cancer diagnosis.

Beyond support, another principle of my care philosophy is education. Over the years, I have drawn upon my interactions with patients to develop a fact sheet that breaks down the elements of the disease and its treatment options. We go over the sheet together, talking about aspects like staging and the different types of treatment modalities. I make a point of taking the time to thoroughly characterize the disease and the available treatment options to empower my patients with the information they need about their diagnosis.

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My practice is located at MSK Westchester in West Harrison, New York. Here, I work closely with a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, radiation oncologists, pathologists, nurses, and other specialists to provide the best care for our patients and their families. When I am not seeing patients, I am working to expand our regional care network. As the Medical Director of Strategic Partnerships at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), I build relationships with partner hospitals around our regional locations in Long Island, New Jersey, and Westchester to support our goal of extending care closer to home for our patients outside of Manhattan.

I am also actively conducting research into the development of blood biomarkers for patients with melanoma whose tumor carries a specific mutation that can serve as a measure of how much melanoma is in the body. In time, I plan to evaluate these biomarkers’ utility in colorectal cancers in a clinical trial at MSK. I am passionate about improving therapeutic strategies for the treatment of both melanoma and GI cancers and have been fortunate to have my research supported by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 

My Role at MSK

A melanoma medical oncologist is a cancer doctor who specializes in melanoma. This includes superficial spreading, nodular, lentigo maligna, and acral lentiginous melanomas, as well as eye, mucosal, and rare skin melanomas.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Melanoma
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, McGill Faculty of Medicine

Residencies

  • Dermatology - New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Internal Medicine - Harvard University/Brigham and Women's Hospital

Awards and Honors

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, and National Cancer Institute Grant for Diagnostic Development Tutorial and Markers in Cancer Conference in Brussels, Belgium (awarded to five candidates from the US/Canada, 2013)
  • Wood Gold Medal for Outstanding Clinical Performance, McGill Faculty of Medicine (2008)
  • Brian Netwon Memorial Award, McGill Faculty of Medicine (2008)
  • Department of Medical Oncology Award for Outstanding Service, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2004)

Fellowships

  • Hematology/Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • 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 (MTA and NYC retirees only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

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Anthem BCBS Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

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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

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.

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

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.

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

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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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. Momtaz sees patients at one location.

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Location
West Harrison, NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
500 Westchester Avenue West Harrison NY 10604
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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

Momtaz P, O’Connor CA, Chou JF, Capanu M, Park W, Bandlamudi C, Berger MF, Kelsen DP, Suehnholz SP, Chakravarty D, Yu KH, Varghese AM, Zervoudakis A, Li J, Ku GY, Park JS, Shcherba M, Harding JJ, Goldberg Z, Abou-Alfa GK, Salo-Mullen EE, Stadler ZK, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, O’Reilly EM. Pancreas Cancer and BRCA: A critical subset of patients with improving therapeutic outcomes. Cancer. 2021 Dec 1;127(23):4393-4402. Epub 2021 Aug 5. PMID: 34351646

Momtaz P, Harding JJ, Ariyan C, Coit DG, Merghoub T, et al. Four-month course of adjuvant dabrafenib in patients with surgically resected stage IIIC melanoma characterized by a BRAF V600E/K mutation. Oncotarget. Sept 2017. PMID: 29285228

Momtaz P, Pentsova E, Abdel-Wahab O, Diamond E, Hyman D, Merghoub T, You D, Gasmi B, Viale A, Chapman PB. Quantification of tumor-derived cell free DNA(cfDNA) by digital PCR (DigPCR) in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with BRAFV600 mutated malignancies. Oncotarget. 2016 Dec 20; 7(51): 85430-85436. PMID: 27863426.

Momtaz P, Park V, Kelly N, Panageas K, Postow MA, Callahan M, Carvajal R, Dickson MA, D’Angelo S, Guillen J, Wolchok JD, Chapman PB. Safety of infusing Ipilimumab over 30 minutes. J Clin Oncol. 2015. Oct 20:33(30):3454-8. PMID: 26124475

Selected Book Chapters

Momtaz P, Halpern A, Kaley T, Pfister D,Groeger J, Krug L, “Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma”, “Astrocytoma”, “Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma”, “Spinal Cord Compression”, “Mesothelioma”, in Drilon A, Krug L, and Postow MA, Eds. Pocket Oncology, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, March 2014.

Publications on PubMed

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

Parisa Momtaz discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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