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Joseph G. Jurcic, MD is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, Director of the Hematologic Malignancies Section of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. His main clinical focus is the treatment of acute and chronic leukemias, myeloproliferative neoplasms, and myelodysplastic syndrome. His research interests include development of new therapies for acute myeloid leukemia, including monoclonal antibody-based therapies and targeted small molecule inhibitors. He is the author or coauthor of more than 80 articles and book chapters, has been the principal investigator on over 30 clinical trials, and regularly lectures at national and international meetings. He served on the Scientific Program Committee on Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, and Transplantation for the American Society of Clinical Oncology from 2013-2016.
About Joseph Jurcic
Medical School: Pennsylvania School of Medicine, University of
Graduation Year: 1988
Professional Webpage: www.columbiadoctors.org/prof/jgjurcic
Honors and Awards:
American Cancer Society Clinical Fellow, 1991
Chief Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1992
American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Career Development Award, 1996
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Fellowship Hematology Attending Teaching Award, 1996, 1999
Columbia University Hematology/Oncology Attending Teaching Award, 2016, 2019, 2020
Louise and Allston Boyer Young Investigator Award for Distinguished Achievement in Biomedical Research, 2001
Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, 2007-2021
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, 2007-2022
America’s Top Doctors, 2010-2021
New York Magazine "Best Doctors", 2014-2022
Special Licenses/Certifications:
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Educational Background:
Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
1994
Internal Medicine Residency, Barnes Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis
1991
Universitry of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1988
B.S., University of Pittsburgh
1984