LeonidCherkasskyMD
General Surgery • Buffalo, NYColon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology; Research Scientist at the Center for Immunotherapy
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Office
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elm&Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14203Phone+1 716-845-4010
Summary
- Dr. Leonid Cherkassky is a general surgeon in Buffalo, NY and is affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He specializes in colon & rectal surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, pancreas, and surgical oncology (other than breast) and is experienced in cholangiocarcinoma, colorectal surgery, cellular immunotherapy, and liver and pancreas surgery.
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2017 - 2019- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2011 - 2014
Brown UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2013
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2025
RI State Medical License 2009 - 2017- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 400 citationsRegional delivery of mesothelin-targeted CAR T cell therapy generates potent and long-lasting CD4-dependent tumor immunityPrasad S. Adusumilli, Leonid Cherkassky, Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Christos Colovos, Elliot L. Servais
Science Translational Medicine. 2014-11-05 - 683 citationsHuman CAR T cells with cell-intrinsic PD-1 checkpoint blockade resist tumor-mediated inhibitionLeonid Cherkassky, Aurore Morello, Jonathan Villena-Vargas, Yang Feng, Dimiter S. Dimitrov
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2016-08-01 - 11 citationsHigh Risk, High Reward: Frailty in Colorectal Cancer Surgery is Associated with Worse Postoperative Outcomes but Equivalent Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes.Eihab Abdelfatah, Vicente Ramos-Santillan, Leonid Cherkassky, Kristin Cianchetti, Gary Mann
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023-04-01
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