About
Personal Statement
Gail J. Roboz, MD is professor of medicine and director of the Clinical and Translational Leukemia Program at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
Dr. Roboz graduated summa cum laude from Yale University and received her medical degree from The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and achieved the highest academic standing in the graduating class. She completed her internship in internal medicine at The Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and residency in internal medicine at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Roboz completed her fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Her research interests are in developmental therapeutics for acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and myeloproliferative diseases. Dr. Roboz has served as the principal investigator on many clinical trials and has authored or coauthored numerous publications and abstracts. She sits on the editorial boards of and acts as a reviewer for several journals and has played an active role as a speaker and panelist at numerous regional, national, and international conferences.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
Expertise
- AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia)
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Aplastic Anemia
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Myeloproliferative Disease
- Polycythemia Vera
- Essential Thrombocythemia
- Myelofibrosis
- Immunotherapy
- Bone Marrow Failure
- PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria)
Biography
Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology at New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1997-2000
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1995-97
Internship: The Beth Israel Hospital, Boston 1994-95
Medical School: The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 1994
Undergraduate: Yale University, 1990
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
1990 Summa cum laude, Yale University
Distinction in the Major, Yale University
1992-94 Clerkship Honors, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Community Medicine, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Medicine Sub-Internship, Pediatrics Sub-Internship
1993 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
1994 Harold Elster Memorial Prize for Highest Academic Standing in the Graduating Class
1998 American Society of Hematology Travel Award
2001-04 The Lupin Foundation, Research Grant Awards
2005 Weill Cornell Physician Organization "We Care" Award
2006 Research Grant Award, Myeloproliferative Disorders Foundation
2007, 2008 Research Grant Award, Katherine John Murphy Foundation
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 America's Top Doctors for Cancer
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Top Doctors New York Metro Area
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area: 18th Edition, 17th Edition, 16th Edition, 15th Edition
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women In Medicine
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 New York Magazine Best Doctors, New York Magazine Top Hematologists
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Vitals Patients' Choice Award
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Hematology)
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Professor of Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1994
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
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- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna - Weill Cornell - POS
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell New York
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
News and Media
News
Videos
External Relationships
External Relationships
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