Christopher A Klebanoff, MD - David H Koch Center For Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

I am a board-certified hematologist-oncologist, and my clinical activity and research focus on stem cell transplantation for patients with blood disorders. I trained and worked for many years at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where I was Deputy Chair of the Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies. In May 2010, I joined the faculty of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to lead the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service and served as Chief until February 2020.

I am an interventional oncologist, a type of interventional radiologist who uses image-guided, minimally invasive techniques to perform procedures to treat cancer. Rather than making a surgical incision, I perform procedures using miniaturized instruments, many of which are small enough to be used through a needle or catheter. Because of these innovations, many of the procedures I perform use only sedation, without the need of a breathing tube or an overnight stay.

I am a pulmonologist with decades of experience in diagnosing and treating patients who suffer from lung conditions and complications caused by cancer and its treatment. In addition to seeing patients with a variety of pulmonary diseases in our outpatient clinics, I consult on inpatient cases throughout the hospital. I also perform procedures such as thoracentesis, catheter placement in the pleural space, and bronchoscopy. I am also experienced in performing endobronchial ultrasound to diagnose lymph nodes in the chest.