Mahmoud El-Tamer MD
Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Attending Surgeon Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor of Clinical Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical School
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300 East 66th StreetFloors 1 - 4New York, NY 10065
Overview of Dr. El-Tamer
Dr. Mahmoud El-Tamer is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 45 years. Dr. El-Tamer accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 130 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 90 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1992
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Reconstruction In Surgical Oncology, 1986 - 1989- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1985 - 1986
American University of Beirut1984 - 1985- American University of BeirutResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1986 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery
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
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Oncologic safety of prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy: Outcomes of 1,255 cases exceeding a 6-year median follow-up.Thomas Amburn, Fatemeh P Parvin-Nejad, Varadan Sevilimedu, Huayue Zou, Giacomo Montagna
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2026-02-04 - Breast surgical site infections in patients undergoing lumpectomy with and without closure of defect.Emily Palmquist, Risa Kiernan, Varadan Sevilimedu, Tiana Le, Monica Morrow
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2025-12-01 - Oncotype DX recurrence score in node-positive patients in the post-RxPONDER era: a single-institution experience.Rachel Han, Edi Brogi, Donna Thompson, Mahmoud El-Tamer, Monica Morrow
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2025-06-01
Press Mentions
In the Next IssueAugust 23rd, 2017
Cancer Care Worth Traveling for: Why People Come to MSK from Across the CountryJune 27th, 2023
Professional Memberships
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Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS North Carolina BlueOptions PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPOGreat West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network 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 - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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