Joseph G. Jurcic, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
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About Joseph G. Jurcic, MD
Dr. Joseph Jurcic is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and Director of the Hematologic Malignancies Section of the Division of Hematology/Oncology. His main focus is the treatment of acute and chronic leukemias, myeloproliferative neoplasms, and myelodysplastic syndrome. Research interests include acute myeloid leukemia, radioimmunotherapy with alpha and beta particle-emitting radioisotopes, monoclonal antibody therapy for leukemia, the development of novel small molecule inhibitors for leukemia, and the molecular monitoring of minimal residual disease.
He is the 2001 recipient of the Louis and Allston Boyer Young Investigator Award for Distinguished Achievement in Biomedical Research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is author or coauthor of more than 80 articles and book chapters, has been the principal investigator on over 25 clinical trials, and regularly lectures at national and international meetings. He serves as a Leukemia Section Editor for The Oncologist. Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia University Medical Center, he was an Attending Physician on the Leukemia Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for over 18 years.
Board Certifications
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
Expertise
Acute Leukemia
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
CMML (Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia)
Essential Thrombocythemia
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Hematologic Malignancy
Hemolytic Anemia
Immune Thrombocytopenia
Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Leukemia
Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Myelofibrosis
Myeloproliferative Disease
Polycythemia Vera
Rare Diseases & Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
Education
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Internship: Barnes Jewish Hospital
Medical School: University of Pennslyvania School of Medicine
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital
Titles & Positions
Director, Hematologic Malignancies Section
Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Education
- Internship: Barnes Jewish Hospital
- Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Medical School: University of Pennslyvania School of Medicine
Awards & Honors
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
- Louise and Allston Boyer Young Investigator Award for Distinguished Achievement in Biomedical Research Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2001
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007
Titles & Positions
- Director, Hematologic Malignancies Section
- Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Board Certifications
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology