
Kanti Rai MD
Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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LIJMC Dept of Med Hematology Oncology Chief270 05 76TH AvenueNew Hyde Park, NY 11040
Phone+1 718-470-7135
Fax+1 718-470-4250
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Education & Training
- North Shore University Hospital - Northwell HealthResidency, Occupational Medicine, 1960 - 1960
- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1958 - 1959
- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1957 - 1958
- Sawai Man Singh Medical CollegeClass of 1955
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1968 - 2026
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly, 2008, 2010-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Fludarabine Followed by Alemtuzumab in Treating Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2000 Jan 01
- Cytogenetic Studies in Acute Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma
- Campath Maintenance in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- CLL crosstalk with naïve T cells enhances the differentiation of IL-22-producing T cells and CLL -cell survival.Gerardo Ferrer, Florencia Palacios, Pui Yan Chiu, Kelly Wong, Alberto Bueno-Costa
Leukemia. 2025-02-01 - 5 citationsHairy cell leukemia variant and WHO classification correspondence Re: 5edition WHO classification haematolymphoid tumors: lymphoid neoplasms.Michael Grever, Leslie Andritsos, Mirela Anghelina, Evgeny Arons, Versha Banerji
Leukemia. 2024-07-01 - 1 citationsBCL2 Protein Progressively Declines during Robust CLL Clonal Expansion: Potential Impact on Venetoclax Clinical Efficacy and Insights on Mechanism.Hyunjoo Lee, Shabirul Haque, Rashmi Gupta, Jonathan E Kolitz, Steven L Allen
Lymphatics. 2024-06-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Gene Expression and Cytokine Analyses Identify Markers of Progression from CLL-like Monoclonal B-Cell Lymphocytosis to Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaKanti R Rai, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
- CLL B Cells Develop Resistance to Ibrutinib By Reinvigorating the IL-4R - IL-4 Axis Blocked By BrutonÍs Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Including Acalabrutinib and Zanubrut...Kanti R Rai, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
- Deciphering the CXCL9-CXCL10-CXCL11/CXCR3 Axis in CLL-like Monoclonal B-Cell Lymphocytosis and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A New Target for Immune Activation?Kanti R Rai, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Lectures
- Ibrutinib Treatment Reduces Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cell Numbers and Function in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- CLL Intraclonal Fractions Defined By Time Since Cell Birth/Division Promote a Leukemia-Supportive, Immune-Tolerant Microenvironment By Distinct Mechanisms2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Extended Survival in CLL Patients Who Discontinued Idelalisib Because of Colitis Correlates with Higher Th17 Levels in Blood and Colon Tissue2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Other
- Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of chronic lymphocytic leukemiaRai KR, Keating MJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/epidemiology-and-clinical-manifestations-of-chronic-lymphocytic-leu
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-15 - Overview of the complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemiaRai KR, Keating MJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-the-complications-of-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-22 - Overview of the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemiaRai KR, Keating MJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-the-treatment-of-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-01 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- Drug Duo May Be a Weapon Against a Common LeukemiaAugust 11th, 2019
- Lymphoma Research Foundation's 2019 Swirl: Chicago Raises More Than $130,000June 5th, 2019
- Management of Older Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaDecember 10th, 2017
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