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Lajos Pusztai, MD, Oncology, New Haven, CT, Yale-New Haven Hospital

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Oncology New Haven, CT

Breast Cancer, Hematologic Oncology

Professor of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1996 - 1999
  • Rochester Regional Health/Unity Hospital (Rochester)
    Rochester Regional Health/Unity Hospital (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1996
  • Semmelweis University
    Semmelweis UniversityClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1997 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2012 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 2003

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant Treatment Strategies for Women with ERBB2 (HER2)–Positive Breast Cancer  
    Lajos Pusztai, MD, JAMA Network Open
  • Association of T-cell Receptor Repertoire Use with Response to Combined Trastuzumab-Lapatinib Treatment of HER2-Positive Breast CancerSecondary Analysis of the NeoALTT...  
    Lajos Pusztai, Jose Baselga, JAMA

Lectures

  • Durvalumab (MEDI4736) concurrent with nab-paclitaxel and dose dense doxorubicin cyclophosphamide (ddAC) as neoadjuvant therapy for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/2/2018
  • Why Do We Care About Molecular Evolution in Breast Cancer? 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/1/2018
  • 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium, 
    American Society of Breast Surgeons, San Francisco, California - 9/7/2013

Press Mentions

  • Connecticut Magazine’s 2023 “Top Doctors” Issue Recognizes 82 Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center Physicians
    Connecticut Magazine’s 2023 “Top Doctors” Issue Recognizes 82 Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center PhysiciansMay 1st, 2023
  • Discoveries & Impact (March 2023)
    Discoveries & Impact (March 2023)March 16th, 2023
  • Two Simple Biomarkers Could Differentiate Which Young Women with ER+ Breast Cancer Need Chemotherapy
    Two Simple Biomarkers Could Differentiate Which Young Women with ER+ Breast Cancer Need ChemotherapyNovember 14th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations