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Alexander Lesokhin, MD

Hematologic Oncologist

Biography

Alexander Lesokhin is an oncologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specializes in immunotherapy and treating patients with multiple myeloma and related disorders. He is interested in understanding how cancers such as multiple myeloma evade the immune system. His research focuses on learning how some treatments reverse this process. Lesokhin is working to develop innovative ways to use the immune system to treat multiple myeloma. Lesokhin works with a team to offer the newest treatments through a broad range of clinical trials, hoping to advance the level of care and improve the chance of a good outcome for patients.

Education & Training

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, MD
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, Residency
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology