ChristopherAndrewBarkerMD

Melanoma, Ocular Radiation Oncology, Skin Cancer

Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Associate Attending

Overview of Dr. Barker

Dr. Christopher Barker is a radiation oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Memorial Hospital for Cancer and allied Diseases. He received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. Dr. Barker accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 103 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and one of 27 doctors at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and allied Diseases who specialize in Radiation Oncology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Westchester
500 Westchester Avenue
New York, NY 10021
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Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2007 - 2011
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2006 - 2007
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Clinical Trials

Radiation Biodosimetry in Patients Treated With Total Body Irradiation (TBI) Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Completed
Neurotropic Melanoma of the Head and Neck Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Phase II Study of Radiation Therapy and Vismodegib for Advanced Head/Neck Basal Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Completed
Phase 2
Electronic Skin Surface Brachytherapy for Cutaneous Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
A Study of Radiation Therapy and Cemiplimab for People With Skin Cancer Start of enrollment: 2022 Oct 06
Recruiting
Phase 2
A Study on Radiation Therapy Guided by the Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM)/Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Device in People With Basal Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 03
Recruiting
Phase 2
Axitinib and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Mucosal Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2022 May 17
Recruiting
Phase 2
Feasibility Trial of Diffusing Alpha-emitter Radiation Therapy (DaRT) for Malignant Skin & Superficial Soft Tissue Tumors Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 06
Completed
Not Applicable
A Study of T-VEC (Talimogene Laherparepvec) With or Without Radiotherapy for Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, or Other Solid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 21
Completed
Phase 2
Study to Assess the Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Plus Radiotherapy in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 03
Completed
Phase 2
Study of Proton Versus Photon Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 03
Recruiting
Phase 2
Study of Avelumab and/or Radiation Therapy in People With Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 08
Recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
A Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alpha DaRT224 for the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 21
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
A Study of Radiation Therapy to Treat Solid Tumor Cancer That Has Spread to Soft Tissue Start of enrollment: 2023 Jul 24
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Clearance of plasma cell free DNA in metastatic uveal melanoma with radiographic response to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Jasmine H Francis, Christopher A Barker, Julia Canestraro, David H Abramson, Alexander N Shoushtari> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2024 Jun 1
1 citations
The Next Chapter in Immunotherapy and Radiation Combination Therapy: Cancer-Specific Perspectives.
Amy J Wisdom, Christopher A Barker, Joe Y Chang, Sandra Demaria, Silvia Formenti, Clemens Grassberger, Fabiana Gregucci, Bradford S Hoppe, David G Kirsch, Ariel E Marc...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2024 Apr 1
3 citations
Prophylactic Radiation Therapy Versus Standard of Care for Patients With High-Risk Asymptomatic Bone Metastases: A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial.
Erin F Gillespie, Joanna C Yang, Noah J Mathis, Catherine B Marine, Charlie White, Zhigang Zhang, Christopher A Barker, Rupesh Kotecha, Alyson McIntosh, Max Vaynrub, M...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024 Jan 1
1 citations
Determinants of overall survival in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.
Patrick Demkowicz, Renelle Pointdujour-Lim, Sofia Miguez, Yesung Lee, Bailey S C L Jones, Christopher A Barker, Marcus Bosenberg, David H Abramson, Alexander N Shousht...> ;Cancer. 2023 Oct 15
Quality of Life Before and After Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Keratinocyte Carcinoma: A Longitudinal Analysis.
Nancy Qin, Jennifer Ma, Erica H Lee, Christopher A Barker> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Dec 1
2 citations
Feasibility and Safety of Diffusing Alpha-Emitter Radiation Therapy for Recurrent or Unresectable Skin Cancers.
Mark A D'Andrea, Noam A VanderWalde, Matthew T Ballo, Pradeep Patra, Gil'ad N Cohen, Antonio L Damato, Christopher A Barker> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 May 1
The Nose and No's.
Christopher A Barker> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Mar 15
Assessment of Micronuclei Frequency in the Peripheral Blood of Adult and Pediatric Patients Receiving Fractionated Total Body Irradiation.
Karthik Kanagaraj, Michelle A Phillippi, Pratyush Narayan, Barbara Szolc, Jay R Perrier, Amanda McLane, Qi Wang, Sally A Amundson, David J Brenner, Helen C Turner, Suz...> ;Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 2023 Jan 1
A Multicenter Prospective Trial of Electronic Skin Surface Brachytherapy for Keratinocyte Carcinoma: Early Cosmesis, Quality of Life, and Adverse Events.
Alyce M Kuo, Erica H Lee, Anthony M Rossi, Kishwer S Nehal, Miguel A Cordova, Alexa M Steckler, Ming Lian, Gil'ad Cohen, Zhigang Zhang, Michael J Zelefsky, Michael E K...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Jul 1
125 citations
New graphical method to measure silent periods evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Marjorie A. Garvey, Ulf Ziemann, Danielle A. Becker, Charles Barker, John J. Bartko> ;Clinical Neurophysiology. 2001 Aug 1
2 citations
Radiation Therapy for Cutaneous Melanoma: Clonogenic Assays to Clinical Trials.
Christopher A. Barker> ;Oncology. 2015 Oct 1
2 citations
Uveal melanoma metastatic at initial diagnosis: a case series.
Alexa M Steckler, Jasmine H Francis, Alexander N Shoushtari, David H Abramson, Christopher A Barker> ;Melanoma Research. 2022 Apr 1
4 citations
Detectability of Plasma-Derived Circulating Tumor DNA Panel in Patients Undergoing Primary Treatment for Uveal Melanoma.
Jasmine H Francis, Christopher A Barker, A Rose Brannon, Julia Canestraro, Melissa Robbins, Christina E Swartzwelder, Sara Levine, Crystal Law, Michael F Berger, Alexa...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2022 Dec 1
A macrophage-activated abscopal effect.
Christopher A Barker, Nadeem Riaz> ;Nature Cancer. 2022 Nov 1
4 citations
Consensus on the clinical management of chronic radiation dermatitis and radiation fibrosis: a Delphi survey.
Britney N Wilson, Rohan Shah, Christian Menzer, Abdullah Aleisa, Mary D Sun, Bernice Y Kwong, Ben H Kaffenberger, Lucia Seminario-Vidal, Christopher A Barker, Michael ...> ;The British Journal of Dermatology. 2022 Dec 1
Regaud, Rare Skin Cancer, and Radiotherapy.
Christopher A Barker, Nancy Y Lee> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2022 Aug 1
10 citations
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Ann W Silk, Christopher A Barker, Shailender Bhatia, Kathryn B Bollin, Sunandana Chandra, Zeynep Eroglu, Brian R Gastman, Kari L Kendra, Harriet Kluger, Evan J Lipson,...> ;Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2022 Jul 1
11 citations
Pilot Trial of Arginine Deprivation Plus Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Uveal Melanoma.
Lukas Kraehenbuehl, Aliya Holland, Emma Armstrong, Sirinya O'Shea, Levi Mangarin, Sara Chekalil, Amanda Johnston, John S Bomalaski, Joseph P Erinjeri, Christopher A Ba...> ;Cancers. 2022 May 26
1 citations
Radiation Oncology AcaDemic Mentorship Program (ROADMAP) for Junior Faculty: One-Year Results of a Prospective Single Institution Initiative.
Diana Lin, Daniel R Gomez, Yue Helen Zhang, Renee Gennarelli, Jason A Efstathiou, Chris A Barker, Daphna Y Gelblum, Monika K Shah, Laura Liberman, Ariel E Hirsch, Oren...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2022 Sep 1
12 citations
Brain radiotherapy, tremelimumab-mediated CTLA-4-directed blockade +/- trastuzumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases.
David B Page, Kathryn Beal, Stefanie N Linch, Kateri J Spinelli, Micaela Rodine, Darragh Halpenny, Shanu Modi, Sujata Patil, Robert J Young, Thomas Kaley, Taha Merghou...> ;NPJ Breast Cancer. 2022 Apr 19
Combination intravitreous melphalan and bevacizumb for cutaneous metastatic melanoma to the vitreous and retina.
Jasmine H Francis, Julia Canestraro, David H Abramson, Christopher A Barker, Alexander N Shoushtari> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2022 Jun 1
33 citations
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Extramammary Paget Disease.
Kibbi, N., Owen, J., Worley, B., Wang, J., Harikumar, V., Downing, M., Aasi, S., Aung, P., Barker, C., Bolotin, D., Bordeaux, J., Cartee, T., Chandra, S., Cho, N., Cho...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2022 Apr 1
Quality of Life Before and After Treatment of Cutaneous Metastases with Palliative Radiotherapy.
Rachel E. Reingold, Brooke E. Corbett, Nina R. Blank, Rachel A. Day, Michael J. McManus, Jennifer Ma, Stephen W. Dusza, Mario E. Lacouture, Christopher A. Barker, Alin...> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2021 Nov 23
1 citations
18F-FDG PET/CT for post-treatment surveillance imaging of patients with stage III Merkel cell carcinoma
Sonia Mahajan, Christopher A. Barker, Audrey Mauguen, Sandra P. D'Angelo, Randy Yeh, Neeta Pandit-Taskar> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2021 Oct 7
4 citations
Association of Plasma Circulating Tumor DNA With Diagnosis of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma.
Jasmine H. Francis, Julia Canestraro, A. Rose Brannon, Christopher A. Barker, Michael F. Berger, Alexander N. Shoushtari, David H. Abramson> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2021 Nov 1
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Press Mentions

Vismodegib-RT Regimen Achieves High Rate of Disease Control in Head and Neck BCCMarch 2nd, 2024

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and allied DiseasesBasking Ridge, New Jersey

Insurance Accepted

BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
QualCare HMO
QualCare PPO
Sagamore Health Plus
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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