Nasser Altorki MD
Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Cornell University-Weill Medical College
525 E 68th St# M-404New York, NY 10065
Overview of Dr. Altorki
Dr. Nasser Altorki is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Queens, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital. He received his medical degree from Cairo University School of Medicine and has been in practice 49 years. Dr. Altorki accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 158 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 7 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of ChicagoResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1985 - 1987- University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1985
Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1987 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1981 - 1990
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
Clinical Trials
- Celecoxib, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus
- A Pilot Study of NY-ESO-1b Peptide Plus CpG 7909 and Montanide® ISA-51 in Patients With Cancer. Start of enrollment: 2003 Sep 03
- NY-ESO-1 Plasmid DNA (pPJV7611) Cancer Vaccine Start of enrollment: 2004 Sep 27
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsMachine Learning Assessment of Pathologic Response in Lung Cancer Resections After Neoadjuvant Therapy-IASLC MPR Project.Sanja Dacic, Daniel Shenker, Mary Redman, Lauren Brunner, Anjali Saqi
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2026-10-01 - Role of Lung Marking in the Age of Sublobar Resection.Muhammad Sajawal Ali, Nasser Altorki, Ali Musani, Uzair Ghori, Hasnain Bawaadam
Respirology. 2026-10-01 - Single-port robotic lung resection: A comparison against the standard multiport platform.Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Dan Jones, Rachel Grosser, Jesse Codner, Shaikha Al-Thani
JTCVS Open. 2026-10-01
Authored Content
- CALGB 140503 Results—an Interview with Nasser AltorkiAugust 2022
Press Mentions
Does Pleural Invasion Lead to Worse Outcomes in Early NSCLC?August 22nd, 2024- Gene Signature May Predict Response to Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerFebruary 23rd, 2024
- Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung CancerFebruary 10th, 2023
Grant Support
- Immunoregulatory role of lung-resident club cell factors in lung cancerWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2023–2028
- CAP-IT Center for LNP RNA ImmunopreventionWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2022–2027
- CAP-IT Center for LNP RNA ImmunopreventionWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2022–2027
- Intercepting progression from pre-invasive to invasive lung adenocarcinomaWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2019–2025
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPOGreat West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
MagnaCare PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
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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