DeborahSchragMDMPH

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hematologic Oncology

Chair, Department of Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Overview of Dr. Schrag

Dr. Deborah Schrag is an oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She received her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 26 years. Dr. Schrag accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 436 doctors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and one of 464 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Oncology. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

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MSK Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care
1919 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1994 - 1997
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1998 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

American Association of Physicians 2016
Fellow (FASCO) American Society of Clinical Oncologists, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

PROSPECT: Chemotherapy Alone or Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Undergoing Surgery Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 12
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
Symptom Management Implementation of Patient Reported Outcomes in Oncology Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 25
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Assessment of the Implementation of an Investigational Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test Into Clinical Practice Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 12
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Disparities in electronic health record portal access and use among patients with cancer.
Joan M Griffin, Barbara L Kroner, Sandra L Wong, Liliana Preiss, Ashley Wilder Smith, Andrea L Cheville, Sandra A Mitchell, Nicola Lancki, Michael J Hassett, Deborah S...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024 Mar 7
Effects of a change in recall period on reporting severe symptoms: an analysis of a pragmatic multisite trial.
Paudel, R., Uno, H., Cronin, C., Wong, S., Hazard Jenkins, H., Bian, J., Jensen, R., Mitchell, S., Enzinger, A., Dizon, D., Osarogiagbon, R., Schrag, D., Hassett, M.> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024 Mar 5
Biomarker Inference and the Timing of Next-Generation Sequencing in a Multi-Institutional, Cross-Cancer Clinicogenomic Data Set.
Kenneth L Kehl, Jessica A Lavery, Samantha Brown, Hannah Fuchs, Gregory Riely, Deborah Schrag, Ashley Newcomb, Chelsea Nichols, Christine M Micheel, Philippe L Bedard,...> ;JCO Precision Oncology. 2024 Mar 1
Identifying Oncology Clinical Trial Candidates Using Artificial Intelligence Predictions of Treatment Change: A Pilot Implementation Study.
Tali Mazor, Pavel Trukhanov, James Lindsay, Matthew R Galvin, Karim S Farhat, Emily McClure, Ethan Cerami, Kenneth L Kehl, Antonio Giordano, Leena Gandhi, Deborah Schr...> ;JCO Precision Oncology. 2024 Mar 1
Genomic Characterization and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Peritoneal Metastases from the AACR GENIE Biopharma Collaborative Colorectal Cancer Registry.
Enrique Sanz-Garcia, Samantha Brown, Jessica A Lavery, Jessica Weiss, Hannah E Fuchs, Ashley Newcomb, Asha Postle, Jeremy L Warner, Michele L LeNoue-Newton, Shawn M Sw...> ;Cancer Research Communications. 2024 Feb 20
Strategies for Implementing an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes-Based Symptom Management Program Across Six Cancer Centers.
Hassett, M., Dias, S., Cronin, C., Schrag, D., McCleary, N., Simpson, J., Poirier-Shelton, T., Bian, J., Reich, J., Dizon, D., Begnoche, M., Jenkins, H., Tasker, L., W...> ;Research Square. 2024 Jan 24
Assessing Patient Readiness for an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Symptom Management Intervention in a Multisite Study.
Roshan Paudel, Angela C Tramontano, Christine Cronin, Sandra L Wong, Don S Dizon, Hannah H Jenkins, Jessica Bian, Raymond U Osarogiagbon, Deborah Schrag, Michael J Has...> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2024 Jan 1
Publisher Correction: Machine learning for genetics-based classification and treatment response prediction in cancer of unknown primary.
Intae Moon, Jaclyn LoPiccolo, Sylvan C Baca, Lynette M Sholl, Kenneth L Kehl, Michael J Hassett, David Liu, Deborah Schrag, Alexander Gusev> ;Nature Medicine. 2024 Feb 1
Effects of KRAS Genetic Interactions on Outcomes in Cancers of the Lung, Pancreas, and Colorectum.
Isabella N Grabski, John V Heymach, Kenneth L Kehl, Scott Kopetz, Ken S Lau, Gregory J Riely, Deborah Schrag, Rona Yaeger, Rafael A Irizarry, Kevin M Haigis> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2024 Jan 9
3 citations
Systematic symptom management in the IMPACT Consortium: rationale and design for 3 effectiveness-implementation trials.
Ashley Wilder Smith, Lisa DiMartino, Sofia F Garcia, Sandra A Mitchell, Kathryn J Ruddy, Justin D Smith, Sandra L Wong, September Cahue, David Cella, Roxanne E Jensen,...> ;JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 2023 Oct 31
Reply to F. Dossa et al.
Ethan Basch, Amylou Dueck, Martin Weiser, Deborah Schrag> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024 Jan 1
Empirical evaluation of language modeling to ascertain cancer outcomes from clinical text reports.
Haitham A Elmarakeby, Pavel S Trukhanov, Vidal M Arroyo, Irbaz Bin Riaz, Deborah Schrag, Eliezer M Van Allen, Kenneth L Kehl> ;BMC Bioinformatics. 2023 Sep 2
1 citations
The GENIE BPC NSCLC Cohort: A Real-World Repository Integrating Standardized Clinical and Genomic Data for 1,846 Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Noura J Choudhury, Jessica A Lavery, Samantha Brown, Ino de Bruijn, Justin Jee, Thinh Ngoc Tran, Hira Rizvi, Kathryn C Arbour, Karissa Whiting, Ronglai Shen, Matthew H...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2023 Sep 1
Feasibility of Weekly Electronic Health Record-Embedded Patient-Reported Outcomes for Patients Starting Oral Cancer-Directed Therapy.
Jim W Doolin, Ellana K Haakenstad, Bridget A Neville, Stu R Lipsitz, Sunyi Zhang, Jessica L F Cleveland, Semegne Hiruy, Michael J Hassett, Anna Revette, Deborah Schrag...> ;JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
Financial Toxicity Monitoring in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient-Reported Outcomes During Cancer Treatment (Alliance AFT-39).
Victoria S Blinder, Allison M Deal, Brenda Ginos, Jennifer Jansen, Amylou C Dueck, Gina L Mazza, Sydney Henson, Philip Carr, Lauren J Rogak, Anna Weiss, Anna Rapperpor...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023 Oct 10
9 citations
Machine learning for genetics-based classification and treatment response prediction in cancer of unknown primary.
Intae Moon, Jaclyn LoPiccolo, Sylvan C Baca, Lynette M Sholl, Kenneth L Kehl, Michael J Hassett, David Liu, Deborah Schrag, Alexander Gusev> ;Nature Medicine. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
NCI Rectal-Anal Task Force consensus recommendations for design of clinical trials in rectal cancer.
Hagen F Kennecke, Rebecca Auer, May Cho, N Arvind Dasari, Cynthia Davies-Venn, Cathy Eng, Jennifer Dorth, Julio Garcia-Aguilar, Manju George, Karyn A Goodman, Lillian ...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2023 Dec 6
Genetic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility.
Zsofia K Stadler, Deborah Schrag> ;JAMA. 2023 Jul 3
17 citations
Patient-Reported Outcomes During and After Treatment for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in the PROSPECT Trial (Alliance N1048).
Ethan Basch, Amylou C Dueck, Sandra A Mitchell, Harvey Mamon, Martin Weiser, Leonard Saltz, Marc Gollub, Lauren Rogak, Brenda Ginos, Gina L Mazza, Brian Colgrove, Geor...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023 Jul 20
20 citations
Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Recurrent VTE in Patients With Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Deborah Schrag, Hajime Uno, Rachel Rosovsky, Cynthia Rutherford, Kristen Sanfilippo, John L Villano, Monic Drescher, Nagesh Jayaram, Chris Holmes, Lawrence Feldman, Ot...> ;JAMA. 2023 Jun 13
2 citations
Cancer Screening Rates and Outcomes for Justice-Involved Individuals: A Scoping Review.
Christopher R Manz, Varshini S Odayar, Deborah Schrag> ;Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2023 Jun 1
Engagement, Advance Care Planning, and Hospice Use in a Telephonic Nurse-Led Palliative Care Program for Persons Living with Advanced Cancer.
Rebecca Liddicoat Yamarik, Laraine Ann Chiu, Mara Flannery, Kaitlyn Van Allen, Oluwaseun Adeyemi, Allison M Cuthel, Abraham A Brody, Keith S Goldfeld, Deborah Schrag, ...> ;Cancers. 2023 Apr 15
Adaptation of a Multimedia Chemotherapy Educational Intervention for Latinos: Letting Patient Narratives Speak for Themselves.
Richard E Leiter, Maria Teresa Bejarano Varas, Keysha Miralda, Yudy Muneton-Castano, Grace Furtado, Anna Revette, Christine Cronin, Heloisa P Soares, Athalia Lopez, La...> ;Journal of Cancer Education. 2023 Aug 1
Utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Tumor Panel Sequencing to Demystify Prognosis of Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) patients.
Intae Moon, Jaclyn LoPiccolo, Sylvan C Baca, Lynette M Sholl, Kenneth L Kehl, Michael J Hassett, David Liu, Deborah Schrag, Alexander Gusev> ;Research Square. 2023 Jan 10
Elucidating Analytic Bias Due to Informative Cohort Entry in Cancer Clinico-genomic Datasets.
Kenneth L Kehl, Hajime Uno, Alexander Gusev, Stefan Groha, Samantha Brown, Jessica A Lavery, Deborah Schrag, Katherine S Panageas> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2023 Mar 6
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Journal Articles

Effectiveness of a Multimedia Educational Intervention to Improve Understanding of the Risks and Benefits of Palliative Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Cancer
Andrea C Enzinger, Hanna Sanoff, Deborah Schrag, JAMA Oncology
Oncology in Transition
Ethan Basch, Deborah Schrag, JAMA

Lectures

GENIE: Real-World Application
2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018

Authored Content

Lack of Association Between Heart Failure and Incident CancerApril 2018

Press Mentions

AACR Annual Meeting 2023: Opening Plenary Covers Breadth of Cancer ResearchApril 25th, 2023
Could a Blood Test Effectively Screen for Cancers?September 20th, 2022
More False Than True PositivesSeptember 11th, 2022
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Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois Blue Advantage HMO
BCBS Illinois BlueChoice Select
BCBS Illinois HMO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS Massachusetts Blue Care Elect PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Harvard Pilgrim HMO
HealthLink PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Tufts Health Plan PPO
UniCare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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