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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has been recognized as the best cancer center in the Northeast, the number two cancer hospital in the nation, and the number one hospital for urology care by U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals list. MSK has held its position as a top-two cancer hospital in the U.S. and the best cancer center in the Northeast since these rankings were established 35 years ago.
Over the last seven and a half decades, researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute have made important contributions to the fundamental understanding of human biology, as well as driven practice-changing innovations in the treatment of cancer.
Ivan Maillard, MD, PhD, has been named Head of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies within the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
Dr. Deb Schrag, Chair of the Department of Medicine, and Dr. Lorenz Studer, Director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors bestowed upon scientists worldwide.
Mark Awad, MD, PhD, has been appointed Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service within the Solid Tumor Oncology Division, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
Learn why over 2000 people travel from all over the country for cancer care at Memorial Sloan Kettering each year, including resources for the specific needs of traveling patients and their loved ones.
In a plenary presentation at the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Dr. Dana Pe’er highlighted three recent research collaborations between her lab and other labs at MSK that have shed new light on the ability of cancer cells to adapt and spread.
When Dennis Flaherty was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, he knew he wanted to be treated at MSK. His story illustrates why U.S. News & World Report ranked MSK the top hospital in the country for urology care in 2023.
Cancer Straight Talk brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Medical oncologist Diane Reidy-Lagunes hosts this series with the mission of educating and empowering patients to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.
