Meet Dr. Charles Hsu: Early Drug Development Specialist & Head and Neck Medical Oncologist at MSK

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Dr. Charles Hsu treats head and neck cancers including throat, salivary gland, and thyroid cancers at MSK in New York City, using targeted therapies and phase one clinical trials to help you move forward with confidence.

If you have just been diagnosed with cancer, know you do not have to face it alone. Dr. Hsu stands beside you at every step, bridging tomorrow’s science with compassionate care today. Through early-phase clinical trials, he can offer access to promising new therapies long before they become widely available, and he makes the complexity of cancer easier to understand for you and your family.

Request an appointment with Dr. Hsu by calling 646-512-9303 or online.

Growing up, I watched my father, a doctor who treated blood cancers, walk alongside his patients in hospital hallways. Years later, I understood he was guiding them through some of the most important moments of their lives. 

Hi, I’m Dr. Charles Hsu, a head and neck medical oncologist and early drug development specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

What makes this work so meaningful to me is being able to help people live the fullest lives possible. I tell my patients that I’m an optimist, which is also why I’m excited to be involved with phase one clinical trials, investigating promising new treatments that once seemed impossible. 

I know that a diagnosis of cancer can be frightening, and that cancer treatment can be complex. My goal is to make everything easier to understand, using clear, straightforward language so you can move forward with confidence.

My father taught me that medicine is about standing beside people, not above them. It’s a philosophy I carry with me each day, with every person I care for.