Meet our 2019 Medical Oncology Fellow – Prachi Kothari, DO

Dr. Prachi Kothari Research Project as the 2019 Kristen Ann Carr Medical Oncology Fellow Tumor profiling is often done by studying a sample of tumor tissue.  As biopsies are invasive and often risky in patients who are severely ill, obtaining a blood sample to determine this same molecular information would be beneficial.  The development of…

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Meet the 2018/2019 KACF Surgical Fellow, Philip M. Spanheimer, M.D.

Dr. Spanheimer will study phyllodes tumors which are a rare sarcomatous tumors of the breast. Due to the rarity phyllodes tumors are not well described in the literature. He aim to identify patterns of recurrence based on clinical and pathologic variables. This will allow the identification of factors that place patients at greater risk for…

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Rock Auction To Support The Kristen Ann Carr Fund For Sarcoma Research

Surgeon Dr. Murray Brennan, a leading sarcoma specialist and former chairman of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Department of Surgery, will be honored at The Kristen Ann Carr Fund’s 15th annual fundraiser “A Night to Remember” at Tribeca Grill (375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY) on Saturday, April 18th for his longtime dedication to the cure…

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