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Dean F. Bajorin, MD

Genitourinary Medical Oncologist

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Frederick R. Adler Senior Faculty Chair
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My expertise is in the treatment of genitourinary tumors — particularly bladder and testicular cancers. As a member of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Genitourinary Oncology faculty since 1986, I have diagnosed and treated thousands of people with these cancers.

This provider is part of a team that was ranked #1 in the nation for Urology Cancer Care this year by U.S. News & World Report.
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In addition to treating patients, I have researched new drugs (and combinations of drugs) for people who have developed advanced bladder cancer and other genitourinary malignancies. My research has been directed toward improving treatment with chemotherapy, targeted drugs, and novel immunotherapy drugs; evaluating biological characteristics of tumors to predict treatment response; and understanding the genetic basis for both treatment response and development of urothelial cancers.  I have served as the principal investigator on research grants from the National Cancer Institute for translational research in urothelial cancer as well as currently serving as a principal investigator for the MSK P50 SPORE in Bladder Cancer. I am a reviewer for several major journals on testicular and bladder cancer and have authored or coauthored more than 350 medical manuscripts.

I have had a life-long commitment to medical education.  As director of the Medical Oncology/Hematology Fellowship Training Program since 1994, I help oversee the training of generations of leaders in cancer treatment and research. I serve as the principal investigator of the Department of Medicine’s NIH T32 grant that trains medical oncology and hematology fellows for a career in translational cancer research. I have directed the Clinical Research Methodology Curriculum for training clinical investigators in human subject research since 1999 and currently serve as the co-principal investigator for the Educational Core of the Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Clinical and Translational Science Award funded by the National Institute of Health. I am also past Chair for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Fellowship Training and Professional Development Committees focused on life-long learning for physicians who treat cancer.

I am proud to have received a number of honors and awards for my work, including the MSK’s Willet Whitmore Award for Excellence in Patient Care and the ASCO Statesmen Award, which recognizes certain members for more than 20 years of extraordinary volunteer service, dedication, and commitment. Among other contributions, I also helped ASCO shape a new strategic plan to address the looming shortage of oncologists in the United States by 2020 — including the development of innovative practice arrangements.

My Role at MSK

A genitourinary (jeh-nih-toh-YOOR-ih-nayr-ee) medical oncologist is a cancer doctor who specializes in genitourinary (GU) cancers. This includes bladder, kidney, penis, prostate, and testicular cancers.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Other Genitourinary Cancers
  • Immunotherapy
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, New York Medical College

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine - Hartford Hospital

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2024)
  • Top Doctors New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2010, 2015-2020)

Fellowships

  • Medical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Medicine - Cornell University Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

Insurance Information

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Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA and NYC retirees only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

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Anthem BCBS Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

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Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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Contact and Location

Dr. Bajorin sees patients at one location.

Office Phone
Location
New York, NY
Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers
353 East 68th Street New York NY 10065
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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Bajorin’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Dean F. Bajorin discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • Merck & Co Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities

If you’re a patient at MSK and would like more information about your doctor’s external relationships, please talk with your doctor.

The information published here is a complement to other publicly reported data and is for a specific annual disclosure period. There may be differences between information on this and other public sites as a result of different reporting periods and/or the various ways relationships and financial interests are categorized by organizations that publish such data.

This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2023 through disclosure submission in spring 2024). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

Learn more about MSK’s COI policies here. For questions regarding MSK’s COI-related policies and procedures, email MSK’s Compliance Office at ecoi@mskcc.org.


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