
Paul K. Paik, MD
Thoracic Oncologist
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About Me
- Clinical Director, Thoracic Oncology Service
I am a medical oncologist specializing in the care of patients with lung cancer.
My research interest lies in developing new therapies for patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the lung. Treatment options for patients with this type of lung cancer havelagged behind those for patients with lung adenocarcinomas. We are, however, beginning to unravel the molecular complexity of this disease, which we hope will herald in a new era of personalized medicine for our patients.
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I am the lead investigator on all of our clinical trials for squamous cell lung cancer. I am also the lead clinical investigator in our effort to develop a comprehensive profile of the molecular perturbations found in squamous cell lung cancer tumors analyzed here at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This effort will help us to guide our patients to appropriate clinical trials of new drugs.
Ultimately, the goal of our care is to maintain the dignity of our patients and to address their unique and disparate needs. The research I perform is meant to foster this, by providing the hope of better survival and improved quality of life.
A thoracic oncologist is a cancer doctor with special training in thoracic (thor-A-sik) cancers. These are cancers that have to do with the chest, including lung, tracheal (windpipe), and thymic (thymus) cancers.
My Specialties
- Lung Cancer
- Clinical Trials
- Translational Research
Education
- MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Residencies
- Internal Medicine - New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowships
- Medical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Medicine - New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
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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.
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials Investigated by Dr. Paik
- A Phase I Study of BCA101, Alone and Combined with Pembrolizumab Immunotherapy, in People with Advanced Lung Cancer
- A Phase I Study of Sapanisertib and Telaglenastat in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- A Phase II Study of ZEN003694 in People with Advanced Squamous 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. Paik’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.
Paul K. Paik discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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ACE Oncology
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Academy for Global Interprofessional Learning and Education
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Aptitude Health
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Janssen Oncology, Inc.
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Medscape
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Merck KGaA
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Merck Serono
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PeerView Institute for Medical Education (PVI)
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Physicians' Education Resource
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Takeda Millennium
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