Deirdre J. Cohen, an expert in pancreatic and other gastrointestinal cancers, was named director of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program and medical director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office at The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Health System.
Cohen will also be an associate professor of medicine (hematology and medical oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In these roles, she will conduct translational and clinical research, including studies that build upon scientific discoveries developed at Mount Sinai and collaborating institutions.
As director of the GI Oncology Program, Cohen will foster both clinical and research activities associated with GI cancers across the Mount Sinai cancer sites. She will also oversee the development of clinical trials in her role as medical director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office.
Prior to joining Mount Sinai, Cohen was on the faculty in the Division of Medical Oncology at New York University for 13 years. Recently, she served as medical director for the Perlmutter Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office and acting director of NYU GI Medical Oncology.
