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Dr. Sica’s clinical focus has been on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, immunotherapies and allogeneic stem cell transplantation, central nervous system (CNS) lymphomas and HIV, ATLL and gene therapy for malignant and nonmalignant hematologic disorders.

Research Focus

Dr. Sica’s research focuses on novel cellular therapies, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for malignant and nonmalignant hematologic disorders, and combination immunotherapy and cancer vaccine.

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/5830d32b-67c5-460a-867f-a87c77504…

EMR ID

15901

Biography

Roberto Alejandro Sica, MD, is an Attending Physician at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team, Dr. Sica’s clinical focus has been on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, immunotherapies and allogeneic stem cell transplantation, central nervous system (CNS) lymphomas and HIV, ATLL and gene therapy for malignant and nonmalignant hematologic disorders. Dr. Sica is a member of the Bone Marrow Transplant team at Montefiore.Dr. Sica attended the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, where he received his Medical Degree. During his time there, he also served as an instructor of immunology, virology, pharmacology, and physical diagnosis. Dr. Sica began his postgraduate training with a residency in Internal Medicine at the Carney Hospital/Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Following this, he completed a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he received the E. Donnall Thomas Achievement in Medicine Award for his academic performance and the Edward Jenner Innovation in Medicine Award in recognition of his innovative contributions to the design of clinical protocols and trials. Later, he completed a fellowship in Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies at Stanford University. At that institution, he performed research with Dr. Sally Arai on Hodgkin's lymphoma using the Stanford-pioneered GN-BVC regimen (Gemcitabine, Vinorelbine-BCNU. Etoposide and Cyclophosphamide) which resulted in decreased toxicity and improved overall survival in patients. His work has been published in various review journals and abstracts.Dr. Sica’s research focuses on novel cellular therapies, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for malignant and nonmalignant hematologic disorders, and combination immunotherapy and cancer vaccine.Dr. Sica is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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Nishi N. Shah

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First Name

Nishi

Last Name

Shah

NPI

1467871756

Faculty ID

17086

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Bone Marrow Transplant

Burkitt's Lymphoma

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Mantel Cell Lymphoma

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Cellular Therapy

Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

einstein-dept-oncology

einstein-dept-medicine

Gender

Female

nisshah@montefiore.org

Phone

718-920-4826

Titles

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Academic

Department

Department of Oncology

Rank

Assistant Professor

Division

Medical Oncology

Type

Academic

Department

Department of Medicine

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Rank

Assistant Professor

Division

Oncology & Hematology

Type

Clinical

Title

Attending

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Clinical

Title

Associate Professor

Type

Administrative

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111 East 210th Street

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Montefiore Medical Center

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Montefiore Medical Park at 1575 Blondell

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Montefiore Medical Center

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111 East 210th Street

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Location Title

Montefiore Medical Center

Education and Trainings

Education Type Label

Medical Education

Education Institution

Grant Medical College, Univer of Bombay

Education Type Label

Fellowship

Education Institution

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Education Type Label

Fellowship

Education Institution

Montefiore Medical Center-AECOM

Education Type Label

Residency

Education Institution

University of Arkansas College of Medicine

Research Areas

I am interested in improving quality of care as well as access to care including availability of novel therapies for patients with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell dyscrasias. In addition, I have a keen interest in cellular therapies for hematologic

Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/17086/Nishi-Shah

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1467871756/nishi-n-shah

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M.B.,B.S.

M.P.H.

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/6302d3aa-0088-43f1-b641-b666dd3a3…

PubMed.gov URL

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=NIshi%20Shah

EMR ID

2472

Biography

Nishi Shah, MD, MPH, is an attending physician, Oncology, and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Her clinical focus is on the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies, with particular focus in plasma cell disorders and B-cell malignancies. She utilizes novel targeted agents, stem cell transplant and cell therapies in the treatment of patients.
After earning her medical degree at Grand Medical College in Mumbai, India in 2011, Dr. Shah attended the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, earning her Master of Public Health in 2014. She then pursued postgraduate training at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, completing her internal medicine internship in 2015 and her internal medicine residency in 2017. She then came to Montefiore to pursue a hematology-oncology fellowship, completing it in 2020.
Dr. Shah’s research focuses on improving access to care and addressing gaps in health equity for patients with hematologic malignancies as well as exploring methods to improve patient access to clinical trials. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, and poster presentations. Dr. Shah is also an ad hoc reviewer for several journals including Acta Hematologica, Leukemia and Lymphoma, and Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia.
Dr. Shah is board certified in hematology and medical oncology, and is a member of several professional societies including the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. In 2020, she received the Conquer Cancer Merit Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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