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Samuel Waxman

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR  Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR  Oncological Sciences

Overview

Subspecialty Medical Oncology
Clinical Interests Breast Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Melanoma
  Gastrointestinal Cancer
  Hematology
  Neoplastic Disease
  Prostate
Gender Male
E-mail samuel.waxman@mssm.edu
Education and Training MD, S.U.N.Y., Health Science Center
  Residency, Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
  Residency, Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
  Fellowship, Hematology, Mount Sinai Hospital

A valued member of Mount Sinai's faculty for over 30 years, Samuel Waxman is the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Professor of Medicine (Cancer). Dr. Waxman currently holds a variety of positions, including Professor Consultant, Shanghai Second Medical University, Head, Rochelle Belfer Chemotherapy Foundation Laboratory in the Division of Medical Oncology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Medical Director, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation.

Training

Education and Training MD, S.U.N.Y., Health Science Center
  Residency, Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
  Residency, Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
  Fellowship, Hematology, Mount Sinai Hospital

Clinical Practice

Subspecialty Medical Oncology
Clinical Interests Breast Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Melanoma
  Gastrointestinal Cancer
  Hematology
  Neoplastic Disease
  Prostate

Publications

Ferrari AC, Waxman S. Differentiation Agents in Cancer Therapy. In: Pinedo HM, Longo DL, Chabner BA, editors. Cancer Chemotherapy and Biological Response Modifiers Annual 15. B.V., Elsevier Science; 1994.


Jing Y, Zhang J, Bleiweiss IB, Waxman S, Zelent A, Mira-Y-Lopez R . Defective expression of cellular retinol binding protein type I and retinoic acid receptors a2, b2, and g2 in human breast cancer cells. FASEB J 1996; 10: 1064-1070.


Jing Y, Waxman S, Mira-Y-Lopez R . The cellular retinoic acid binding protein II is a positive regulator of retinoic acid signaling in breast cancer cells. Cancer Res 1997; 57: 1668-1672.


Dai J, Weinberg R, Waxman S, Jing Y. Malignant cells can be sensitized to undergo growth inhibition and apoptosis by arsenic trioxide through modulation of the glutathione redox system. Blood 1999; 93: 268-277.


Waxman S. Differentiation therapy in acute myelogenous leukemia (non-APL). Leukemia 2000; 14: 491-496.


Huang Y, Waxman S. Regrowth of 5-fluorouracil treated human colon cancer cells is prevented by the combination of interferon gamma, indomethacin and phenylbutyrate. Cancer Research 2000; 60: 3200-3206.


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