Summary

Alana Nguyen, MD PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.Dr. Nguyen received her MD from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts and herPhD from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She went on to complete her postgraduate medical training in Internal Medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. After her residency, she entered fellowship training in Medical Oncology at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital in the Physician-Scientist Pathway.Dr. Nguyen sees patients with malignancies of the digestive tract in her clinical practice.In addition, her research focuses on drug development based on biological understanding of therapy resistance. She received a Women Who Conquer Cancer Award from the American Society for Clinical Oncology and its Conquer Cancer Foundation for her work on a 3-dimensional culture model of patient tumors to predict for patients’ response to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Using this innovative model, her current research will focus on understanding the tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer, and how this tumor microenvironment participates in drug evasion.
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Office Location

Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology

1305 York Ave # 12New York, NY 10021

Quick Facts

  • 10 years of experience
  • 9 insurance plans accepted
  • speaks English
  • Boston University School Of Medicine
  • 4 specialties
  • 5 areas of expertise
  • 1 hospital affiliation
  • 1 office location
  • Female

Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Alana T. H. Nguyen

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Aetna
  • Aetna - NYP
  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
  • GHI
  • Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • VNSNY CHOICE

Medical Specialties

Dr. Alana T. H. Nguyen has the following 4 specialties

Specialty Expertise

Dr. Alana T. H. Nguyen has the following 5 areas of expertise

  • Hematologist
  • Hematology/oncology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Oncologist
  • Oncologist/hematologist

Certifications, License, & Education

10 Years Experience

MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Doctor, New York, 2026, Expired

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Medical School

Boston University School Of MedicineGraduated in 2016

Other Providers at NewYork-Presbyterian

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Dr. Alana Nguyen is affiliated with Newyork Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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