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Lewis Silverman

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Lewis Silverman
Lewis Silverman, MD Office

(212) 241-6756

 Fax (212) 348-9233 1470 Madison Ave 3rd Fl New York, NY 10029

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Lewis Silverman

I have worked for many years in the area of translational and clinical investigation focused on the Myelodysplastic Syndrome and leukemia. This has involved drug development for an orphan disease in a multi-institutional national Cooperative Group, The Cancer and Leukemia Group B. I served as Principal Investigator for three successive trials; two phase I/II studies which demonstrated clinical activity of azacitidine in MDS and then a randomized phase III study of azacitidine compared to supportive care demonstrating azacitidine superiority. These three trials led to the approval of azacitidine by the FDA as the first drug approved for this disease. The treatment I helped pioneer, develop and test at Mount Sinai and in the Cancer Cooperative Groups and an International Consortium has changed the face of treatment of the Myelodysplastic Syndrome. It has improved the outcomes for tens of thousands of patients and their families around the globe. Based on our studies, azacitidine has become the standard of care for patients with higher-risk MDS and represents an important treatment option for older patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. These studies have established Mount Sinai as a center of expertise for MDS, and we are currently studying new therapeutic approaches to MDS including the development of novel agents. The approach we pioneered demonstrated that epigenetic therapy, one that can reprogram cells, could be clinically effective in MDS and some forms of AML. Cell reprogramming is now being tested in other diseases to modulate gene expression and cellular behavior.
Website https://www.mountsinai.org
Primary Specialty

Oncologist

Practice Lewis Silverman, MD
Gender Male
Education Vrije Universiteit Brussels Faculte de Medecine
Training Metropolitan Hospital Center, Montefiore Medical Center
Certification American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted 1199 SEIU, AETNA - Commercial, AETNA - Medicare, Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange, Amidacare Medicaid, CIGNA Healthcare, Centivo, Cigna - Medicare, Elderplan, EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO, EmblemHealth - HIP, EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid, EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare, Fidelis Health Care, HealthFirst Medicaid, HealthFirst Medicare, Horizon NJ, Hotel Trades, Magnacare-Health Care, Medicare - NJ, Medicare - NY, Metroplus, Multiplan PHCS, NJ Medicaid, NY Medicaid, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Partners Health Plan, Senior Whole Health, United Health Care - Commercial, United Health Care - Empire Plan, United Health Care - Oxford Care, United Health Care - Top Tier, VNSNY Choice Medicare, VNSNY Select Health Medicaid, VillageCareMax, WellCare Health Plan
Degrees Medical Doctor
Languages English
Map and Directions
1470 Madison Ave 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10029
Business Hours
Monday:9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
Services Lewis Silverman, MD provides oncology services in New York, NY. Oncology includes the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, and many other forms of cancer.

Contact Lewis Silverman at (212) 241-6756 for specific information about cancer treatment in New York, NY. Additional Services Doctor, Hematologist
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