Overview of Dr. Molena
Dr. Daniela Molena is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY @ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Monmouth NJ. She received her medical degree from University of Padua College of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Italian. She specializes in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, and is experienced in esophageal cancer, complex gastrointestinal reconstruction, gastroesophageal reflux, hiatal hernia, esophageal diverticula, esophageal perforation, and diaphragmatic hernia.
Office
530 East 74th Street
New York, NY 10021
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2009 - 2011
- University of RochesterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2009
- University of Padua College of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2007 - Present
- FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
- OR State Medical License 2016 - Present
- NJ State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2011 - 2017
- PA State Medical License 2010 - 2010
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
- James Adams Award University of Rochester Medical Center, 2009
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Clinical Trials
- A Single-Arm Pilot Study of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Plus Trastuzumab in HER2+ Esophagogastric Tumors With Persistent Circulating Tumor DNA Following Curative Resection Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 10
Roles: Contact
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Esophageal Cancer Using ICG Dye and NIR Imaging Start of enrollment: 2020 May 20
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
- Retrospective Review of Esophageal Cancer at MSKCC Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 13
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 43 citationsValidation of the use of a fluorescent PARP1 inhibitor for the detection of oral, oropharyngeal and oesophageal epithelial cancers.Susanne Kossatz, Giacomo Pirovano, Paula Demétrio De Souza França, Arianna Strome, Sumsum P. Sunny
Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2020-03-12 - 17 citationsA More Extensive Lymphadenectomy Enhances Survival Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.Smita Sihag, Tamar B. Nobel, Meier Hsu, Kay See Tan, Rebecca Carr
Annals of Surgery. 2020-11-12 - 21 citationsHow Many Nodes Need to be Removed to Make Esophagectomy an Adequate Cancer Operation, and Does the Number Change When a Patient has Chemoradiotherapy Before Surgery?Jonathan C. Yeung, Manjit S. Bains, Arianna Barbetta, Tamar B. Nobel, Steven R. DeMeester
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2020-04-01
Journal Articles
- True, True, and Unrelated—Complications and Survival After Hybrid Minimally Invasive EsophagectomyKatherine D Gray, Daniela Molena, JAMA Surgery
- A Genomic-Pathologic Annotated Risk Model to Predict Recurrence in Early-Stage Lung AdenocarcinomaMatthew J Bott, Daniela Molena, Prasad S Adusumilli, JAMA Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Are There Significant Benefits?Mungo B, Molena D, Curr Surg Reports, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Outcomes of Lung Cancer Surgery after Neo-adjuvant Treatment: A NSQIP Analysis.Mungo B, Zogg CK, Yang SC, Battafarano RJ, Brock MV, Molena D, ACS, San Francisco, CA, 10/26/2014
- Does Neo-adjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Increase Postoperative Morbidity or Mortality?Mungo B, Molena D, Stem M, Yang SC, Battafarano RJ, Brock MV, Lidor AO, ISDE 2014, San Francisco, CA, 9/22/2014
- Prevalence, Impact and Predictors of Hospital Acquired Conditions after Major Surgical Resection for Cancer: A NSQIP Analysis.Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Lidor AO, DDW 2014, Presidential Session, Chicago, IL, 5/3/2014
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Lectures
- Using Molecular Diagnostics Across the Cancer Care Continuum to Enhance the Care of Esophageal and Gastric CancerASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium - San Francisco, CA - 1/23/2020
- Role of Robotic Surgery in Thoracic Disease.Porto Algre, RS, Brazil - 7/21/2014
- Up to date: Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Esophageal Cancer.Padova, Italy - 6/19/2014
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Press Mentions
- Surgical Resection After Definitive Non-Operative Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerMay 8th, 2023
- Treatment of Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in Patients with History of Prior Bariatric SurgeryMay 7th, 2023
- Should All Women Be Routinely Screened for Lung Cancer?March 2nd, 2022
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Italian
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/daniela-molena
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