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Michael Postow, MD, Oncology, New York, NY, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Oncology New York, NY

Melanoma

Physician

Overview of Dr. Postow

Dr. Michael Postow is an oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Memorial Hospital for Cancer and allied Diseases. He received his medical degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice 12 years. He is one of 464 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and one of 88 doctors at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and allied Diseases who specialize in Oncology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain  
    Kim Margolin, Omid Hamid, Christopher D Lao, Anna C Pavlick, Michael A Postow, F Stephen Hodi, Nikhil I Khushalani, Marc S Ernstoff, Hussein A Tawbi, Igor Puzanov, Ahm..., The New England Journal of Medicine
  • Marked Response of a Hypermutated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Carcinoma to Ipilimumab and Nivolumab  
    Michael Postow, Viviane Tabar, T Jonathan Yang, John Cuaron, Jinru Shia, Lisa M DeAngelis, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Concurrent Pembrolizumab Display Marked Regression; Efficacy and Safety of Combined Treatment  
    Jedd D Wolchok, Kathryn Beal, Yoshiya Yamada, Michael A Postow, BioMed Central

Lectures

  • Treatment of Advanced Melanoma After Progression on PD-1 Blockade 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
  • Phase 1 study to evaluate safety and efficacy of nivolumab (nivo) + ipilimumab (ipi) + external beam radiotherapy (RT) in patients with metastatic melanoma. 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
  • Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers. Integrating Immunotherapy Into Clinical Practice: Changes Over the Past Year (Part 1) 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 05/31/2018

Press Mentions

  • Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
    Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: StudyMarch 6th, 2023
  • Melanoma Research Alliance Announces $8.1 Million in Research Awards
    Melanoma Research Alliance Announces $8.1 Million in Research AwardsApril 27th, 2021
  • How Should We Evaluate the Benefit of Immunotherapy Combinations?
    How Should We Evaluate the Benefit of Immunotherapy Combinations?December 10th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations