Professional Interests

Dr. Rasim Gucalp’s research interests include novel therapies in lung cancer as well as supportive care in cancer patients. He is actively involved in the multidisciplinary care of patients with lung cancer and central nervous system tumors. He is a member of several Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine committees including the institutional tumor board, faculty senate, Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, and COGME.

A native of Turkey, Dr. Gucalp received his medical degree at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey. After completing his medical residency at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, he came to Montefiore Medical Center to complete his oncology fellowship. He is the director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at Montefiore, and serves as a professor of Clinical Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.