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The list acknowledges and celebrates healthcare leaders who envision a better future for all New Yorkers and constitute New York’s ever-expanding and constantly improving healthcare system.

… Monday, October 31, 2022 Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS , President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), has been named to amNY Metro  and  PoliticsNY ’s Power Players in Healthcare list. The list acknowledges and celebrates healthcare leaders who envision a better future for all New

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces the November 2022 awards and appointments.

… Thursday, December 1, 2022 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces the following awards and appointments: Tania Bubb Tania Bubb Elected President of The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Tania Bubb, PhD, RN, Senior Director of Infection Control, has been

New findings on several important lung cancer clinical trials were presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

… Monday, June 2, 2025 Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) reported important advances in the treatment of lung cancer  at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), held May 30 to June 3 in Chicago. Scientists presented promising results on three

Dr. Miles is a postdoctoral fellow in the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program at MSK studying the genetics of blood cancers.

… Monday, June 8, 2020 Summary Linde Miles is a postdoctoral fellow in the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering. She is a 2020 winner of a Kravis Women in Science Endeavor (WiSE) Postdoctoral Fellowship . Dr. Miles will be presenting her research at the inaugural Kravis WISE

People with small amounts of brown fat have lower risk of certain obesity-related conditions, according to a retrospective study conducted by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Tuesday, July 13, 2021 When it comes to body fat, what type you have and where it’s located is just as important as how much you have. Some people who are technically overweight are perfectly healthy because of where their fat is stored — subcutaneously (under the skin) rather than viscerally (around

A class of drugs originally developed to treat certain neurological disorders appears to boost the production of red blood cells.

… Friday, October 4, 2019 Summary Researchers discovered that blocking a pathway called CHRM4 increases the production of red blood cells. Anemia , a condition in which there are not enough red blood cells to transport oxygen throughout the body, affects millions in the United States every year. It can

… Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Andrew McMahon, front man of the bands Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin, was a rock star on the rise when he was suddenly diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia at 22 years old. How did he handle this life-changing challenge? And how did his relationship survive the stress

Researchers at MSK pioneered many discoveries in 2023. Read about some of the most important findings.

… Thursday, December 21, 2023 Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) continued to make strides against cancer in 2023. Laboratory research teams across the institution investigated many fundamental biological questions to advance the global understanding of cancer and the development

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced that Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, an internationally recognized pancreatic cancer surgeon and researcher, a pioneer in cancer health disparities research, and an academic medical leader, has joined the institution as President and Chief Executive Officer.

… Monday, September 19, 2022 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced that Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS , an internationally recognized pancreatic cancer surgeon and researcher, a pioneer in cancer health disparities research, and an academic medical leader, has joined the institution

MSK medical oncologist David Straus is looking for less-intensive treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer most commonly found in young adults.

… Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Summary MSK medical oncologist David Straus is looking for less-intensive treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer most commonly found in young adults. While cure rates for the disease are high, the standard treatment often results in serious side effects that