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Radiation Oncologist in New York, NY
Silvia C. Formenti, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
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About
Silvia C. Formenti, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the New York University School of Medicine in New York City. Before joining the NYU faculty in 2000, Dr. Formenti was a tenured Associate Professor of both Radiation Oncology and Medicine at the University of California School of Medicine in Los Angeles. Dr. Formenti was born in Milan, Italy, and attended medical school at the Universita degli Studi di Milano. She completed residencies in internal medicine, medical oncology radiology and radiation oncology in Milan, before coming to the United States, where she completed an internship in general medicine and residency in radiation oncology before joining the faculty at USC. Dr. Formenti has been the principal investigator in many important studies, and has recently received multi-year peer-reviewed grants from the American Cancer Society and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Her extensive research interests include developing a new model for the treatment of locally advanced breast cancer by assessing the molecular characteristics of tumors before starting treatment; and studying novel treatment regimens including hormonal treatment, chemotherapy, and radiation.
Specialties
Procedures
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- BC/BS CHP
- BC/BS Fed. Emp. Prog
- BC/BS HMO
- BC/BS Indemnity
- BC/BS POS
- BC/BS PPO
- BC/BS Sr. Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- BeechStreet
- Cigna
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire NYS Plan
- Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Medicaid
- GHI
- Great West Health Care
- HIP
- HealthNet
- HealthPlus Medicaid
- Healthnet
- Horizon Healthcare
- Local 1199
- MagnaCare
- Medicaid NJ
- Multiplan
- One Health Plan
- Oxford
- Oxford Freedom Network
- Oxford Medicare
- PHCS
- Top Tier
- UHC
- United Healthcare
Education
Medical Education:Univ Degli Studi di Milano 1980
Residency Training:
Universita degli Studi Radiology and Radiation
University of Southern California Radiation Oncology
San Carlo Borromeo Hospital Internal Medicine & Medical Oncology
Boards and Committees
Board Certifications:American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology 1991
Italian Board of Radiology/Radiation Oncology 1988
Italian Board of Medical Oncology 1984
Hours
- Available By Appointment
Member Since
May 2009 |
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