Brian Chernak, MD
Leukemia Specialist
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Areas of Expertise
My Specialties
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Systemic Mastocytosis
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
About Me
- Assistant Attending Physician
I am a hematologist-oncologist who specializes in caring for patients with chronic blood cancers, including:
I see patients at the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth in New Jersey.
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I am committed to providing personalized care to each patient so that we can improve their quality of life as well as provide the latest treatments to slow the progression of these diseases.
As an active translational researcher, I focus on exploring new treatments for these diseases as well as studying the bone marrow microenvironment as a potential target for new therapies.
A leukemia specialist is a doctor with special training in diagnosing and treating leukemia.
My Specialties
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Systemic Mastocytosis
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Leukemia and Other Blood Cancers
Education
- MD, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residencies
- Internal Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Awards and Honors
- Research Training Award for Fellows, American Society of Hematology (2024)
- Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2023)
- Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology (2020)
- Merck Award for Academic Excellence, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (2018)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (2017)
Fellowships
- Hematology/Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
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Contact and Location
Dr. Chernak sees patients at two locations.
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Trivanović D, Vujačić M, Labella R, Djordjevic IO, Cazic M, Chernak B, Jaukovic A. Molecular Deconvolution of Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue Interactions with Malignant Hematopoiesis: Potential for New Therapy Development. Curr Osteoporos Rep. Jun 26 2024;doi:10.1007/s11914-024-00879-x
Chernak BJ, Rampal RK. Extramedullary hematopoiesis in myeloproliferative neoplasms: Pathophysiology and treatment strategies. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2021;365:97-116. doi:10.1016/bs.ircmb.2021.07.002
Chernak BJ, Sen F, Farnoud N, Ayache JB, Zhang Y, DeWolf S, Rampal RK. Atypical Presentation of Erythroid/Megakaryocytic Leukemic Transformation of a Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Associated with Mutation and Loss of TP53. Hemasphere. Aug 2020;4(4):e411. doi:10.1097/HS9.0000000000000411
Rosencrans WM, Walsh ZH, Houerbi N, Blum A, Belew M, Liu C, Chernak B, Brauer PR, Trazo A, Olson A, Hagos E. Cells deficient for Krüppel-like factor 4 exhibit mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired mitophagy. Eur J Cell Biol. Jan 2020;99(1):151061. doi:10.1016/j.ejcb.2019.151061
Ali AM, Huang Y, Pinheiro RF, Xue F, Hu J, Iverson N, Hoehn D, Coutinho D, Kayani J, Chernak B, Lane J, Hillyer C, Galili N, Jurcic J, Mohanda N, An X, Raza A. Severely impaired terminal erythroid differentiation as an independent prognostic marker in myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood Adv. Jun 26 2018;2(12):1393-1402. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2018018440
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