Despina Siolas, M.D., PhD
Locations and Appointments
Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Despina Siolas, M.D., PhD
Dr. Despina Siolas received her Bachelor of Science with summa cum laude honors from St. John's University. She attended medical school at Stony Brook University, where she was awarded the prestigious E-Trade Financial Scholarship from the Hellenic Medical Society of New York. In addition to her MD degree, Dr. Siolas is the recipient of a Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook for studies she conducted in the lab of Greg Hannon PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. She completed her internal medicine residency training and hematology/oncology fellowship at NYU Langone Health. In addition to treating patients, Dr. Siolas conducts research on cancer genes that influence the immune microenvironment using preclinical models of pancreatic cancer and colon cancer. She has authored numerous publications and has received a prestigious Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) from the National Institute of Health. She is a member of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the American Association for Cancer Research, and American Medical Association, and Hellenic Medical Society.
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology
Expertise
Colon Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Gallbladder Cancer
Gastrointestinal Oncology
Liver Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Education
Degrees: St. John's University
Degrees: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Degrees: State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Degrees: St. John's University
- Degrees: State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Degrees: State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Physician
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology
Languages Spoken
- English