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Overview of Dr. Izar
Dr. Benjamin Izar is an oncologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Giessen Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 7 years. He is one of 121 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and one of 372 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Oncology. He also speaks multiple languages, including German. He has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
- University of Giessen Faculty of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2019 - 2027
- MA State Medical License 2014 - 2021
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Unveiling Common Transcriptomic Features between Melanoma Brain Metastases and Neurodegenerative Diseases.Irene Soler-Sáez, Alcida Karz, Marta R Hidalgo, Borja Gómez-Cabañes, Adolfo López-Cerdán
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2025-05-01 - The SWI/SNF PBAF complex facilitates REST occupancy at repressive chromatin.Elena Grossi, Christie B Nguyen, Saul Carcamo, Valentina Kirigin Callaú, Shannon Moran
Molecular Cell. 2025-04-16 - Pan-cancer human brain metastases atlas at single-cell resolution.Xudong Xing, Jian Zhong, Jana Biermann, Hao Duan, Xinyu Zhang
Cancer Cell. 2025-04-07
Press Mentions
- Expanding Research on Dormant Cancer Cells Aims to Prevent MetastasisApril 10th, 2025
- New Insights into Melanoma Brain MetastasesJuly 15th, 2022
- New Insights into Melanoma Brain MetastasesJuly 15th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Multi-cellular interactions defining the human brain metastatic nicheCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2023–2028
- The role of the CD58:CD2 axis in cancer immune evasion and resistance to immunotherapyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2022–2027
- The role of the CD58:CD2 axis in cancer immune evasion and resistance to immunotherapyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2022–2027
- The role of the CD58:CD2 axis in cancer immune evasion and resistance to immunotherapyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2022–2027
- Mechanisms of liver metastasis and associated resistance to immunotherapyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2021–2026
- Mechanisms of liver metastasis and associated resistance to immunotherapyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2021–2026
Other Languages
- German
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