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Leonard Saltz, MD, Oncology, New York, NY, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

LeonardBSaltzMD

Oncology New York, NY

Professor of Medicine, Cornell University-Weill Medical College

Overview of Dr. Saltz

Dr. Leonard Saltz is an oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue, and Memorial Hospital for Cancer and allied Diseases. He received his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. Dr. Saltz accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 464 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and one of 60 doctors at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue who specialize in Oncology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1985 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Weight-Based Dosing of Pembrolizumab Every 6 Weeks in the Time of COVID-19  
    Mark J Ratain, Leonard B Saltz, JAMA Oncology
  • Pelvic MRI After Induction Chemotherapy and Before Long-Course Chemoradiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer: What Are the Imaging Findings?  
    Andrea Cercek, Leonard Saltz, Marc J Gollub, Patricio Lynn, Martin R Weiser, European Radiology

Lectures

  • Value Propositions in Colorectal Cancer 
    ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/3/2019
  • Counterpoint: We Need to be Highly Selective in the Patients We Test 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/1/2018
  • Selected Updates in Colorectal Cancer 
    2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Authored Content

  • Weight-Based Dosing of Pembrolizumab Every 6 Weeks in the Time of COVID-19May 2020

Press Mentions

  • Pre-Op Aflibercept Ups Response in High-Risk Rectal Cancer
    Pre-Op Aflibercept Ups Response in High-Risk Rectal CancerAugust 29th, 2019
  • Combo Immunotherapy Failed to Improve Outcomes in MSS Colorectal Cancer
    Combo Immunotherapy Failed to Improve Outcomes in MSS Colorectal CancerApril 30th, 2019
  • Dr. Saltz Discusses Chemotherapy in Metastatic CRC
    Dr. Saltz Discusses Chemotherapy in Metastatic CRCDecember 12th, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

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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