Overview of Dr. Altorki
Dr. Nasser Altorki is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Queens, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital. He received his medical degree from Cairo University School of Medicine and has been in practice 40 years. Dr. Altorki accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 143 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 5 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
525 E 68th St
# M-404
New York, NY 10065
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1985 - 1987
- University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1985
- Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
- Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
- NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 1981 - 1990
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Celecoxib, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus Start of enrollment: 2003 Jun 01
- A Pilot Study of NY-ESO-1b Peptide Plus CpG 7909 and Montanide® ISA-51 in Patients With Cancer. Start of enrollment: 2003 Sep 03
- NY-ESO-1 Plasmid DNA (pPJV7611) Cancer Vaccine Start of enrollment: 2004 Sep 27
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 580 citationsAdjuvant atezolizumab after adjuvant chemotherapy in resected stage IB-IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer (IMpower010): a randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 trial.Enriqueta Felip, Nasser K. Altorki, Caicun Zhou, Tibor Csőszi, Ihor Vynnychenko
Lancet. 2021-10-09 - 111 citationsTranscriptome Analysis of Individual Stromal Cell Populations Identifies Stroma-Tumor Crosstalk in Mouse Lung Cancer ModelHyejin Choi, Jianting Sheng, Dingcheng Gao, Fuhai Li, Anna Durrans
Cell Reports. 2015-02-24 - 163 citationsNeoadjuvant durvalumab with or without stereotactic body radiotherapy in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: a single-centre, randomised phase 2 trialNasser K. Altorki, Timothy E. McGraw, Alain C. Borczuk, Ashish Saxena, Jeffrey L. Port
The Lancet. Oncology. 2021-06-01
Authored Content
- CALGB 140503 Results—an Interview with Nasser AltorkiAugust 2022
Press Mentions
- Does Pleural Invasion Lead to Worse Outcomes in Early NSCLC?August 22nd, 2024
- Gene Signature May Predict Response to Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerFebruary 23rd, 2024
- Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung CancerFebruary 10th, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPOGreat West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
MagnaCare PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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