Harold Kunal Elias MD

Hematologic Oncology

Senior Research Scientist at MSKCC

417 E 68th StreetNew York, NY 10065
Phone+1 414-530-0649

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Summary

Harold Elias, MD, is a physician-scientist and board-certified hematologist whose research bridges fundamental stem cell biology and hematologic disorders. As a Senior Research Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, he investigates molecular mechanisms underlying clonal hematopoiesis to identify synthetic lethalities. Dr. Elias completed his hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and his Internal medicine residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His clinical expertise in myelodysplastic syndromes, bone marrow failure, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation directly informs his translational research program. His work has been published in journals including Nature, Nature Medicine, Cell Stem Cell, and Blood.

Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2021 - 2024
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
Christian Medical College VelloreClass of 2008, MD

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2018 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Young Investigator Award Evans MDS Foundation, 2026
Research Achievement Award National Institutes of Health, 2024
Abstract Achievement Award American Society of Hematology, 2019, 2023

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Crip2 preserves hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell production through inhibition of Notch signals.
Angelika G Aleman, Bianca Ulloa, Rigolin Nayak, Caitlin Ford, Kathryn S Potts
Development. 2026-02-15
4 citations
Kithematopoietic stem cells exhibit distinct lymphoid-primed chromatin landscapes that enhance thymic reconstitution.
Harold K Elias, Sneha Mitra, Marina B da Silva, Adhithi Rajagopalan, Brianna Gipson
Nature Communications. 2025-07-04
18 citations
Gliocidin is a nicotinamide-mimetic prodrug that targets glioblastoma.
Yu-Jung Chen, Swathi V Iyer, David Chun-Cheng Hsieh, Buren Li, Harold K Elias
Nature. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

Molecular Basis of Lineage Bias in Aging Hematopoeisis
Elias HK, Bryder D, Park CY, Seminars in Hematology, 1/1/2017
Deletion of Interleukin-6 Attenuates Pressure Overload-Induced Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Dysfunction
Zhao L, Cheng G, Jin, Afzal MR, Samanta A, Xuan YT, Girgis M, Elias HK, Zhu Y, Davani A, Yang Y, Chen x, Sheng Ye, Wang OL, Chen L, Hauptman J, Vincent RJ, Dawn B, Circulation Research, 1/1/2016
Divergent roles of miR-126 in normal and malignant stem cells
Elias HK, Khalaj M, Park CY, Translational Cancer Research, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

Manual of Research Techniques in Cardiovascular Medicine.
Chapter: A murine model of cardiac arrest by exsanguination.
Page 237 - 242Cheng G, Guo Y, Elias HK, Quinn CM, Davani A, Yang Y, Girgis M, Bolli R, Dawn B2013
Cardiovascular Diseases: Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions.
Chapter: Aging, nutrients, and endogenous stem cell populations.
Zuba-Surma EK, Elias HK, Dawn BCRC Press, Taylor & Francis, New York, NY2013

Abstracts/Posters

Mir-29 Maintains the Acute Myeloid Leukemia Epigenome By Regulating CBX2
Harold K. Elias, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Identification of Old HSCs with Preserved Self-Renewal and Long-Term Reconstitution Potential
Harold K. Elias, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Translational Regulation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Park SM, Spevak CC, Woolthuis CM, Chung SS, Elias HK, Vu L, Cerchietti L, Park CY and Kharas M, Cold Spring Harbor, 1/1/2016