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Stephen Emerson, MD, Oncology, Philadelphia, PA

StephenEmersonMDPhD

Oncology Philadelphia, PA

Director, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clyde Wu Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1984 - 1985
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1983 - 1985
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1982 - 1985
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1982
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityPhD, Cell Biology & Immunology, 1976 - 1980
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1980
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityMSc, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, 1974 - 1976
  • Haverford College
    Haverford CollegeBA, Chemistry & Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude, 1970 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2013 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1994 - 2012
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member Association of American Physicians, 2000
  • Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor 2012
  • Selma and Karl Folkers Lectureship Prize Yale University, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Long-term functional engraftment of mesenchymal progenitor cells in a mouse model of accelerated aging  
    Singh, L., Brennan, T.A., Kim J.-H., Egan, K.P., McMillan, E.A., Chen, Q., Hankenson, K.D., Zhang, Y., Emerson, S.G., Johnson, F.B., Pignolo, R.J., Stem Cells, 1/1/2013
  • NF-Y is a Key Regulator of Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) regulatory genes and isEssential for Cycling but not Quiescent HSCs  
    Bungartz , B., Land H., Scadden, D.T., Emerson, S.G., Blood, 1/1/2012
  • Prevention of Graft-versus-Host Disease by Blocking Lymphocyte Chemotaxis  
    Reshef, R., Luger, S.M., Hexner, E.O., Loren, A.W., Frey, N.V., Nasta, S.D., Goldstein, S.C. Stadtmauer, E.A. Smith, J., Bailey, S., Mick, R., Heitjan, D.F., Emerson, ..., NEJM, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • “Stem Cells and the Immune System.” 
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 9/15/2013
  • “The Future of Cancer Centers as Organizers of Health Care Delivery.” 
    Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, NY - 6/14/2013
  • Commencement Address. 
    Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA - 6/6/2011
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Other

  • Reponse. In, “Remise d’une letter de Descartes au Pere Marin Mersenne (1641) a la Bibliotheque de l’Institut de France par Haverford College. 
    Emerson, S.G., Palais de L’institut
    1/1/2010
  • Radiolabeling of p-Bz-DOTA-CD-11c antibody with 88Y: Conjugation, Labeling, Biodistribution studies. 
    Brockmann, J., Maus, S., Senekowitsch-Schmidtke, R., Wester, H.J, Emerson, S.G., Rosch, F., Kemchemie Univ. Mainz.
    1/1/2000
  • The turnover and shedding of cell membrane proteins by murine spleen cells in culture. (Doctoral Dissertation) 
    Emerson, S.G., Yale University
    1/1/1980
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Press Mentions

  • Cancer Center at 50
    Cancer Center at 50December 23rd, 2021
  • Dr. Brian Marr Appointed Director of Ophthalmic Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
    Dr. Brian Marr Appointed Director of Ophthalmic Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical CenterMay 10th, 2017
  • NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine Among the Nation's Cancer Centers Endorsing HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention
    NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine Among the Nation's Cancer Centers Endorsing HPV Vaccination for Cancer PreventionJanuary 27th, 2016