Overview of Dr. Formenti
Dr. Silvia Formenti is a radiation oncologist 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, and New York-Presbyterian Queens. She received her medical degree from University of Milan Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. Dr. Formenti accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 76 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 10 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Queens who specialize in Radiation Oncology. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
525 E 68th St
New York, NY 10065Fax+1 212-746-6635
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Radiation Oncology, 1986 - 1990
- University of Milan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
- CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2024
- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy With or Without Panitumumab in Treating Patients With Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
- Study Comparing Whole Breast Radiotherapy With a Daily Versus a Weekly Tumor Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
- Gemcitabine Hydrochloride With or Without Erlotinib Hydrochloride Followed by the Same Chemotherapy Regimen With or Without Radiation Therapy and Capecitabine or Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Pancreatic Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 05
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 715 citationsUsing immunotherapy to boost the abscopal effectWilfred Ngwa, Omoruyi Credit Irabor, Jonathan D. Schoenfeld, Jürgen Hesser, Sandra Demaria
Nature Reviews. Cancer. 2018-02-16 - 472 citationsLocal radiotherapy and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to generate abscopal responses in patients with metastatic solid tumours: a proof-of-principle ...Encouse B. Golden, Arpit M. Chhabra, Abraham Chachoua, Sylvia Adams, Martin Donach
The Lancet. Oncology. 2015-07-01 - 1157 citationsFractionated but not single dose radiotherapy induces an immune-mediated abscopal effect when combined with anti-CTLA-4 antibodyM. Zahidunnabi Dewan, Ashley E. Galloway, Noriko Kawashima, J. Keith DeWyngaert, James S. Babb
Clinical Cancer Research. 2009-09-01
Journal Articles
- Radiotherapy Induces Responses of Lung Cancer to CTLA-4 BlockadeAbraham Chachoua, Silvia C Formenti, Benjamin Cooper, Kent Friedman, Sandra Demaria, Nature
- DNA Exonuclease Trex1 Regulates Radiotherapy-Induced Tumour ImmunogenicitySandra Demaria, Robert J Schneider, Silvia C Formenti, Nature
Press Mentions
- Drs. Silvia Formenti, Massimo Loda Elected to National Academy of MedicineOctober 21st, 2024
- Weill Cornell Medicine Receives Grant to Study Effects of Radiation on ImmunityDecember 7th, 2022
- Immunotherapy plus Radiotherapy: The Next Big Opportunity in Radiation Oncology?May 16th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPOMagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan 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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