Dr. Cardinale Smith treats lung cancer at MSK, combining years of experience with research to deliver tailored, compassionate treatment and improved access to care.
When people ask me how I became a doctor, I tell them from the day my mother knew she was pregnant, she envisioned a life for me in medicine. And she knew best, because it’s the only path I ever wanted to pursue. Her faith in my calling has been the enduring inspiration behind my commitment to healing people.
Hi, I'm Dr. Cardinale Smith, Chief Medical Officer and thoracic medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. As a leader, it is my responsibility to make sure our patient care is excellent and compassionate. As a doctor, I specialize in taking care of people with lung cancer. As a researcher, I focus on how to improve people’s access to good cancer care so that every patient has the opportunity to receive the best possible outcome.
Getting the news you have cancer can come as a shock and disrupt the life you have built. I want to make this difficult time as easy as possible for you, while successfully treating the cancer. I am here to guide and comfort you using all my years of experience and supported by a team of world-renowned specialists in treating lung cancer.
When you come to MSK, you don’t have just one doctor. There are many people here who will know your case and the treatments to help you. It’s this special combination of treating patients and researching better ways to care for them that makes MSK a special place.
It’s a great privilege to be a leader and doctor at MSK, and an honor to be entrusted with your care.