Allison J. Applebaum, PhD - MSK Psychologist

I am a clinical neuropsychologist with expertise in assessing the cognitive effects of cancer and its treatment. As the neuropsychology liaison to Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Breast Cancer Medicine Service, I provide assessment services to patients with cognitive problems.

I am a cardiologist who specializes in cancer-related cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular toxicity related to chemotherapy and radiation. I evaluate cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing major cancer surgery. My current clinical research looks at abnormal vascular function as a risk factor for cardiac events after surgery.

I am a clinical psychologist with expertise in treating men with prostate cancer and other genitourinary malignancies. As the psychological liaison to Memorial Sloan Kettering’s genitourinary and sexual medicine services, I provide short- and long-term counseling services to patients struggling with cancer-related issues. Men who are undergoing treatment for these diseases sometimes experience treatment-related sexual dysfunction, and I help them and their partners optimize intimacy before, during, and after treatment. I also work with the Center’s 65+ Program, providing psychological support for our patients who are 65 and older, and I co-facilitate a support group for patients dealing with the combined issues of cancer and aging.