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Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center

The Tisch Cancer Institute (TCI) at Mount Sinai is a vital component of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and part of the Mount Sinai Health System, which encompasses eight member hospital campuses across the New York City metropolitan area. Established in 2008 through the generosity of James and Merryl Tisch, TCI was built upon Mount Sinai’s history of distinguished achievements in cancer research and treatment.

In 2015, TCI became an NCI-Designated Cancer Center. The institute’s mission is to advance basic, clinical, and population health cancer research, in order to prevent cancer in healthy individuals and improve the lives of people with cancer and their families in its communities.

Read more about the Tisch Cancer Institute. 

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Ramon Parsons, MD, PhD
Director
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
(212) 241-7855

Senior Leaders

Senior Leader Title
Emanuela Taioli, MD, PhD Associate Director, Population Science
Janice Gabrilove, MD Associate Director, Training and Education
Jerry Chipuk, PhD Associate Director, Shared Resources
Joseph Sparano, MD Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations
Karyn Goodman, MD Associate Director, Network Clinical Research
Luis Isola, MD Associate Director, Cancer Clinical Services
Madhu Mazumdar, PhD Associate Director, Quantitative Data Sciences
Matthew Galsky, MD Deputy Director
Melissa Mazor, PhD, RN Co-Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement
Ramon Parsons, MD, PhD Director
Sarah Miller, PsyD Co-Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement
Sharon Mias, MPA Associate Director, Administration
Stuart Aaronson, MD Associate Director, Basic Research
Thomas Marron, MD Associate Director, Translational Research

Research Programs

Research Program Program Leaders
Cancer Clinical Investigation Matthew Galsky, MD; Jian Jin, PhD; Samir Parekh, MBBS
Cancer Immunology Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD; Miriam Merad, MD, PhD
Cancer Mechanisms Emily Bernstein, PhD; Scott Friedman, MD
Cancer Prevention and Control Jenny Lin, MD, MPH; Emanuela Taioli, MD, PhD

Shared Resources

Category Resource Directors
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Flow Cytometry Jordi Ochando, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Human Immune Monitoring Center Sacha Gnjatic, PhD; Miriam Merad, MD, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Microscopy Deanna Benson, PhD
Cat 1: Laboratory Science Mouse Genetics Kevin Kelley, PhD
Cat 6: Biostatistics Biostatistics Madhu Mazumdar, PhD
Last Updated
November 19, 2025