Memorial Sloan Kettering physician-scientist Ross Levine

Ross L. Levine, MD

Physician-Scientist

Titles

Laurence Joseph Dineen Chair in Leukemia Research; Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Translational Research, Memorial Hospital

Clinical Expertise

Leukemias; Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

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Accepted Insurance Providers

Dr. Levine accepts the following list of insurance providers. Select your insurance provider to see more details.

Aetna

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

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

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS

Blue Cross Health Plus

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Carrum Health

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental

Cigna

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem Essential

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

Empire Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO, DSN

Empire Essential

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

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

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Fidelis

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

First Health

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Healthfirst

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

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

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO

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

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO

Horizon Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Magnacare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental

MVP

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

Payor Type: Other
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): TBD

Oscar

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO/EPO

Oxford

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Qualcare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

UMR

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS

United Healthcare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

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About Me

Education

MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residencies

Internal Medicine - Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowships

Hematology/Medical Oncology - Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Partners Cancer Care

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine; Hematology; Medical Oncology

I am a physician-scientist focused on researching and treating blood and bone marrow cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia and the chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms polycythemia vera, essential thrombocytosis, and primary myelofibrosis.

Taking care of leukemia patients during my residency and fellowship inspired my interest in the disease. I saw that while our treatments could be quite effective the first go-round, many leukemia patients relapse. That got me thinking about how we could better understand why leukemia develops and how we could create new, targeted treatments to improve outcomes.

When I am not running my research lab (more information on that here), I treat people with leukemia on an inpatient basis. I do approximately 30 procedures a year, most of which are bone marrow biopsies.

Most people feel overwhelmed when they are first diagnosed, so our job is to give them the information they need and to show them that a whole team of experts is here to help them through the process. My hope is that patients leave our interactions feeling empowered and hopeful.

Outside of work, I love spending time with my family, playing tennis and squash, and rooting for the New York Mets!

Awards and Honors

  • Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Cancer Research (2014), Laurence Joseph Dineen Chair in Leukemia Research (2013), Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar (2012), Boyer Award for Clinical Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (2011), Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Award (2007), American Society of Hematology Basic Research Fellow Award (2006), American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Award (2006), American Society of Hematology 2016 Scientific Program co-chair Medical and Scientific Advisory Board, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

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Research and Publications

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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.

Ross L. Levine discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Ajax Therapeutics, Inc.
    Fiduciary Role/Position; Intellectual Property Rights; Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Anovia Biosciences, Inc
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • AstraZeneca
    Provision of Services
  • Auron Therapeutics, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Bakx Therapeutics
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • BridgeBio Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • C4 Therapeutics
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Cure Breast Cancer Foundation
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
    Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Epiphanes, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • Epizyme
    Intellectual Property Rights
  • Genome Quebec
    Provision of Services
  • Goldman Sachs
    Provision of Services
  • Imago Biosciences
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • Incyte
    Provision of Services
  • Isoplexis Corporation
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Jubilant Therapeutics Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Kurome Therapeutics, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Lilly Oncology
    Provision of Services
  • Mana Therapeutics, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Mission Bio
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Provision of Services
  • Prelude Therapeutics
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Qiagen
    Fiduciary Role/Position; Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Scorpion Therapeutics, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Syndax
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • The Mark Foundation
    Fiduciary Role/Position; Provision of Services
  • Zentalis Pharmaceuticals
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services

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The information published here is for a specific annual disclosure period. There may be differences between information on this and other public sites as a result of different reporting periods and/or the various ways relationships and financial interests are categorized by organizations that publish such data.

This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2021 through disclosure submission in spring 2022). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

Learn more about MSK’s COI policies here. For questions regarding MSK’s COI-related policies and procedures, email MSK’s Compliance Office at [email protected].


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