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Overview of Dr. Aghajanian
Dr. Carol Aghajanian is the Chief of Gynecologic Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1992 - 1995
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1989, MD, Cum Laude, Alpha Omega Alpha
Boston UniversityBA, Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1981 - 1985
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2026 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Sunrise Ambulatory Care, Allscripts, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MyMSK, Memorial Sloan Kettering, 2016-2017
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
Clinical Trials
- Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Advanced Ovarian Cancer Start of enrollment: 1997 Jan 01
- Irofulven in Treating Patients With Stage IVB or Recurrent Cervical Cancer Start of enrollment: 2000 Jan 01
- Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Stage IVB or Recurrent Cervical Cancer Start of enrollment: 2000 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in treatment-naïve women with endometrial cancer and overweight: a randomized feasibility study.Ezequiel Dantas, Katie C Hootman, Jenna Moyer, Morgan Tomberlin, Katherine Curran
Nature Communications. 2026-05-27 - Radiation Quality and Workflow in NRG GY017: Anti PD-L1 (Atezolizumab) as an immune primer or concurrently with RT for node positive locally advanced cervical cancer.Jyoti Mayadev, Wei Deng, Hayeon Kim, Ying Xiao, Junzo P Chino
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2026-05-24 - Prognostic comparison of the FIGO 2009 and 2023 endometrial cancer staging systems: a large, single-institution retrospective cohort study.Tiffany Y Sia, Qin Zhou, Sean Devlin, Alexia Iasonos, Sana Hatoum
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2026-04-25
Journal Articles
- A Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Study of Intraperitoneal Cisplatin, intravenous/intraperitoneal Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab, and Olaparib for Newly Diagnosed Ovarian CancerKaren A Cadoo, Roisin E O'Cearbhaill, Dmitriy Zamarin, Paul J Sabbatini, William P Tew, Carol Aghajanian, Jason A Konner, Gynecologic Oncology
- Maintenance Olaparib in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Advanced Ovarian CancerKathleen Moore, Paul DiSilvestro, Carol Aghajanian, The New England Journal of Medicine
Lectures
- Targeted Agents: Finding the Mark2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
- Evaluation of rucaparib in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian carcinoma (rOC) in patients (pts) with or without residual bulky disease at baseline in the ARIEL3 study.2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
- Scientific and Clinical Update in Gynecologic OncologyJefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 5/3/2013
Press Mentions
To Study Treatment Resistance in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, MSK Researchers Develop New ApproachOctober 1st, 2025
Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough: Whole-Genome Doubling KeyJuly 17th, 2025
Combination of Endometrial Cancer Drugs May Prolong Lives of WomenMarch 31st, 2023
Professional Memberships
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Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPOHumana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
QualCare HMO
QualCare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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