GeorgePlitasMD
General Surgery • New York, NYBreast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Associate Attending Physician Jeanne A. Petrek Junior Faculty Chair Breast Service, Department of Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Overview of Dr. Plitas
Dr. George Plitas is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. Dr. Plitas accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 109 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 60 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
300 E 66th St
Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center
New York, NY 10065Fax+1 646-888-4917
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2010- New York University School of MedicineClass of 2002
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Jeanne A. Petrek Junior Faculty Chair Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2015
Clinical Trials
- Homologous Recombination Repair Status as a Biomarker of Response in Locally Recurrent/Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Concurrent Cisplatin and Radiation Therapy Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 14
- Nelipepimut-S Plus GM-CSF Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 14
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 299 citationsMyD88-mediated signals induce the bactericidal lectin RegIIIγ and protect mice against intestinal Listeria monocytogenes infectionKatharina Brandl, George Plitas, Bernd Schnabl, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Eric G. Pamer
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2007-08-06 - 471 citationsVancomycin-resistant enterococci exploit antibiotic-induced innate immune deficitsKatharina Brandl, George Plitas, Coralia N. Mihu, Carles Ubeda, Ting Jia
Nature. 2008-10-09 - 165 citationsToll-like receptor 9 inhibition confers protection from liver ischemia–reperfusion injury†Zubin M. Bamboat, Vinod P. Balachandran, Lee M. Ocuin, Hebroon Obaid, George Plitas
Hepatology. 2010-02-01
Press Mentions
MSK Research Highlights, April 26, 2024April 26th, 2024
Molecular ‘Clues’ May Predict Breast Cancer ReturnMarch 14th, 2019
Scientists Spot Clues to Predicting Breast Cancer's ReturnMarch 14th, 2019
Insurance Accepted
- GHI PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POSUnited Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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