The Hospital Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), led by Barbara C. Egan, MD, is a pioneer in the definition and development of the field of oncologic hospital medicine. Our expert team of hospitalists provide comprehensive, evidence-based medical care to patients with cancer who are hospitalized and/or admitted to the main hospital at MSK (Memorial Hospital). Most of our hospitalists are trained and board-certified in internal medicine.
We:
- Address acute medical issues.
- Manage medical comorbidities, as well as complications of cancer and its treatment.
- Provide compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care that is sensitive to the needs of patients and their families at this time in the cancer treatment journey.
The care offered by our service is predicated on the latest and safest approaches to oncologic hospital medicine. We work in close collaboration with each patient’s medical oncologist and multidisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality coordinated care.
The Hospital Medicine Service covers the following 10 inpatient medical services within the Department of Medicine at MSK:
- Breast Medicine Service
- Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
- General Internal Medicine Service
- Genitourinary Medical Oncology Service
- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service
- Head & Neck Oncology Service
- Melanoma Service
- Myeloma Service
- Sarcoma Medical Oncology Service
- Supportive Care Service
- Thoracic Oncology Service
This includes daytime and overnight coverage of these services.
In addition to direct coverage, the Hospital Medicine Service also participates in quality improvement efforts and research aimed at identifying opportunities to continue to optimize care delivery in the inpatient setting. Our team also trains interns as part of MSK’s Transitional Year Residency Program, which allows house staff and medical students from neighboring residency programs to rotate at MSK. This experience enables our physicians to empower the next generation of hospitalists through hands-on training at the institution.
Meet our service members
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Stacy Anderson](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/136537/1x1/anderson_161020_01_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Amare Assefa](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/181855/1x1/assefa-amare_190910_09_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Kathleen Atlas](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/36285/1x1/atlas_150609_05_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Gabriela Bambrick-Santoyo](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/207559/1x1/bambrick-gabriela_200806_16_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center hospitalist Magalie Bruneus](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/180661/1x1/bruneus-magalie_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Perry Dubin](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/182278/1x1/dubin_170802_03_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Barbara C. Egan, MD -- Assistant Chair for Inpatient Affairs, Department of Medicine](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/184/1x1/egan-barbara_201111_029-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief, Hospital Medicine Service, Department of Medicine
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Ross Ehmke](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/165994/1x1/ehmke_1200x1200_0.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Carolyn Erickson](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/163900/1x1/erickson_170803_06_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Clinical Member Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College; Director of Medical Student Education
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Samuel Freedman](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/213505/1x1/samuel-freedman-website-portrait_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospitalist Victoria Gore](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/236827/1x1/gore-victoria_210915_036-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Tabitha N. Goring, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/18128/image/goring-tabitha-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Margot Hedlin](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/206260/1x1/hedlin-margot_200813_06_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Jennifer Heinen](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/133711/1x1/heinen_15062504_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Michael Hession, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/258741/1x1/hession-michael_200819_16_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Douglas J. Koo, MD, MPH](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/348/1x1/koo-douglas-1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospitalist Chhavi Bansal Kumar](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/358/1x1/kumar-chhavi-220607-02_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Deputy Service Chief, Hospital Medicine Service; Chair, Interdisciplinary Quality Assurance Committee
![Heather Kurtis](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/166972/1x1/kurtis-heather_171027_11_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Bradley Lankowsky](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/183844/1x1/lankowsky-bradley_190710_06_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Karen Ma](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/181861/1x1/ma-karen_190710_02_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Elizabeth Maina](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/135100/1x1/maina_150701_11_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Rezana Mara](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/210466/1x1/mara-rezana_200821_06_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Steven C. Martin, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/410/image/martin-steven-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Vice Chair, Inpatient Operations, Department of Medicine
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Chika Okoli](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/166966/1x1/okoli-chika_181009_13_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Dhwani Patel](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/201064/1x1/patel-dhwani_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospitalist Fatimah Rimawi](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/237184/1x1/rimawi-fatimah_210908_11_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Cori Salvit, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/547/1x1/salvit-cori-240619-020_rtr_1200x1200.jpg)
Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
![Eric Schultz](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/201412/1x1/schultz-eric_200819_14-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Michelle Steffers](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/188980/1x1/steffers-michelle_191010_01_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering internist & Chief Health Informatics Officer Peter Stetson](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/106098/1x1/stetson_171006_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief Health Informatics Officer
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Evan Stewart](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/166936/1x1/stewart-evan_180830_30_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Timothy Tiutan](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/180730/1x1/tiutan_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Michael Wagner](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/206587/1x1/wagner-michael_200819_02_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Andrew Yaeh](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/213517/1x1/yaeh-andrew_200904_009_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitalist Sharon Zhuo](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/246994/1x1/zhuo-sharon-220630-03_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician