RobertSAlterMD
Oncology • Hackensack, NJGenitourinary Oncology, Head & Neck Cancer
Co-Chief of Urologic and Head & Neck Oncology at John Theurer Cancer Center
Overview of Dr. Alter
Dr. Robert Alter is an oncologist in Hackensack, NJ and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science and has been in practice 29 years. Dr. Alter accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 130 doctors at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center and one of 13 doctors at Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center who specialize in Oncology. He also speaks multiple languages, including Hebrew. He has more than 10 publications and over 400 citings.
Office
92 Second Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1991 - 1994
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1997 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 1996 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1989 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2017
CT State Medical License 1994 - 1997
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy and Safety Comparison of RAD001 Versus Sunitinib in the First-line and Second-line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
- Phase 2 Study of Docetaxel +/- OGX-427 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Metastatic Bladder Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
- LDE225 + Docetaxel/Prednisone for Adv/Met Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer w/ Disease Progression After Docetaxel Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsPhase II study of nivolumab and salvage nivolumab/ipilimumab in treatment-naïve patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort B).Michael B Atkins, Opeyemi A Jegede, Naomi B Haas, David F McDermott, Mehmet A Bilen, Mark Stein, Jeffrey A Sosman, Robert Alter, Elizabeth R Plimack, Moshe C Ornstein,...> ;Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2023 Mar 1
- 28 citationsPhase II Study of Nivolumab and Salvage Nivolumab/Ipilimumab in Treatment-Naive Patients With Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (HCRN GU16-260-Cohort A).Michael B Atkins, Opeyemi A Jegede, Naomi B Haas, David F McDermott, Mehmet A Bilen, Mark Stein, Jeffrey A Sosman, Robert Alter, Elizabeth R Plimack, Moshe Ornstein, M...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022 Sep 1
- 41 citationsSafety and efficacy of nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma: results from the phase 3b/4 CheckMate 920 trial.Scott S Tykodi, Lucio N Gordan, Robert S Alter, Edward Arrowsmith, Michael R Harrison, Ivor Percent, Rakesh Singal, Peter Van Veldhuizen, Daniel J George, Thomas Hutso...> ;Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2022 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Hebrew
Hospital Affiliations
Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, New Jersey
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
AmeriHealth Direct POS
Amerihealth HMO
AmeriHealth PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPOHorizon BCBS Direct Access
Horizon BCBS HMO
Horizon BCBS POS
Horizon BCBS PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan 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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