About Doru Paul, M.D, Ph.D.
Dr. Paul is an expert in the treatment of head and neck and lung cancer with a track record of developing successful multidisciplinary approaches to treat these conditions. He has also made major contributions as a translational and clinical researcher. Demonstrating a national and international presence in his field, he has widely presented his research defining specific therapeutic targets or processes that can be targeted for the improved treatment of cancer patients.
Current position: Attending Physician, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell, New York and New York Presbyterian Hospital Brooklyn, New York.
Specialties
Medical Oncology
Hematology
Internal Medicine
Expertise
Head and Neck Cancer
Lung Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Dr. Paul has a strong background as a translational and clinical researcher. Since 2003, he has been Principal Investigator or Local Principal Investigator on more than 40 studies, and co-Principal Investigator on 20 others. He has designed and conducted several investigator-initiated studies and initiated 3 FDA-approved investigational new drug studies. He designed the first in-man pilot study that uses Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) for the targeted treatment of cancer, obtaining approval from the FDA and funding from the Northwell Health Cancer Institute.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
Residency, Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1996-99
Fellowship, Hematology Oncology, Montefiore Hospital, New York, New York, 1999-2002
Dr. Paul received his MD from the Carol Davila Faculty of Medicine in Bucharest, Romania in 1993. At the Faculty of Paris 7, in 1995 he received his Clinical Oncology Diploma and in 1996 he received his Chronobiology Diploma and a Masters Degree in the Biology of Aging from the Faculty of Paris 6. In 2016, Dr. Paul received a PhD summa cum laude in Personalized Clinical Oncology, from the Faculty of Medicine in Craiova, Romania. Following his internal medicine residency at the Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, he completed a hematology and medical oncology fellowship at Montefiore Hospital in 2002.
He was a junior faculty member at Weill Cornell Medical College from 2003-2012 when he served as an Attending Physician in Hematology-Oncology at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center.
Between 2012 and 2018, he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Northwell Hofstra School of Medicine and an Attending Physician at the Northwell Health Monter Cancer Center. He was also an Assistant Professor at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (2017 – 2018).
Since 2018 he is an Associate Professor at Weill College of Cornell University.
Feedback & Reviews
“Very informative and took time to answer all my questions in ways that I could understand. Overall, I felt very comfortable with Dr. Paul which is very important.”
Dec 26, 2021
“Dr. Paul takes the time to really makes you feel like he’s listening to you. He’s very knowledgeable and he offers an excellent medical experience.”
Nov 05, 2021
“Extremely thorough, took the time to answer questions & was compassionate & quite brilliant. Would highly recommend him.”
Oct 29, 2021
What Can I Do for You?
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Doru Paul for an in-office visit call the phone number below.
Weill Cornell,
Head and Neck Cancer Program /
Solid Tumor Oncology
1305 York Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (646) 962-6200