Overview of Dr. Pentsova
Dr. Elena Pentsova is a neurologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She received her medical degree from Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine and has been in practice 25 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Ukrainian and Russian. She specializes in neurooncology and treating patients with primary brain tumors including but not limited to glioblastoma, gliomas, primary CNS lymphoma and CNS/leptomeningeal metastases. She has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
160 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Neuro-Oncology, 2009 - 2011
- University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2006 - 2009
- Brooklyn Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
- Kharkiv National Medical UniversityClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- VT State Medical License 2006 - 2009
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- UCNSNeuro-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Intrathecal Trastuzumab for Leptomeningeal Metastases in HER2+ Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 49 citationsCerebrospinal fluid circulating tumor cells as a quantifiable measurement of leptomeningeal metastases in patients with HER2 positive cancer.Rachna Malani, Martin Fleisher, Priya Kumthekar, Xuling Lin, Antonio Omuro
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2020-06-06 - 19 citationsQuantitative assessment of circulating tumor cells in cerebrospinal fluid as a clinical tool to predict survival in leptomeningeal metastases.Maria Diaz, Priya Singh, Ivan S Kotchetkov, Anna Skakodub, Alicia Meng
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2022-03-01 - 16 citationsQuantitative cerebrospinal fluid circulating tumor cells are a potential biomarker of response for proton craniospinal irradiation for leptomeningeal metastasis.N Ari Wijetunga, Adrienne Boire, Robert J Young, Yoshiya Yamada, Suzanne Wolden
Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2021-12-04
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Society of NeuroOncology (SNO)Member
Other Languages
- Ukrainian, Russian
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