David G Pfister MD

Oncology•New York, NY

Professor of Medicine, Cornell University-Weill Medical College

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Overview of Dr. Pfister

Dr. David Pfister is an oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 44 years. Dr. Pfister accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 529 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Oncology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1987 - 1989
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1987
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1982

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1987 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1984 - 1988
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
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, 2009-2014

Clinical Trials

Quality of Life Assessment of Patients Receiving Treatment for Esophageal Cancer [Companion to CALGB-9781]
TERMINATED
Bryostatin 1 in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
COMPLETED
PHASE2
SU5416 in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Cancer of the Head and Neck
COMPLETED
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Anti-PD-1 antibody penpulimab plus chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a randomized, double-blind phase 3 study.
Shuang Huang, Feng Liu, Song Qu, Lisha Chen, Ping Zhou
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 2026-04-08
Defining response-adapted surgery after neoadjuvant systemic therapy in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma.
Jennifer R Cracchiolo, Fergal Kavanagh, Michael T Starc, Daniel Scholfield, Richard J Lu
Oral Oncology. 2026-04-01
5 citations
Postoperative Human Papilloma Virus Circulating Tumor DNA Guided Adjuvant Therapy for Human Papilloma Virus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma (PATH Study).
Linda Chen, Marc Cohen, Vaios Hatzglou, Zhigang Zhang, Nadeem Riaz
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2026-03-01

Journal Articles

Vemurafenib Redifferentiation of BRAF Mutant, RAI-Refractory Thyroid Cancers
Steven M Larson, Sofia Haque, Duan Li, R Michael Tuttle, Mona M Sabra, Alan L Ho, Eric J Sherman, Ravinder K Grewal, James A Fagin, David G Pfister, Ronald A Ghossein, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Press Mentions

Jamaica Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Partner to Expand Access to Cancer Care for Queens and Eastern Brooklyn ResidentsJanuary 25th, 2023
Study Examines Cancer-Care Outcomes Among American HospitalsOctober 8th, 2015
Treatment for Cancer Advances in TrialsAugust 1st, 2000

Grant Support

Acupuncture For Shoulder Syndrome After CA SurgeryNational Cancer Institute2004
Acupuncture For Shoulder Syndrome After Cancer SurgeryNational Cancer Institute2003

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Fellow

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 PPO
Humana 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
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