Joseph Minhow Chan, MD, PhD - MSK Thoracic Oncologist

I am a board-certified optometrist with advanced training in ocular (eye) disease management. I am passionate about eye care and clinical research. As an optometrist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), my goal is to provide optimal vision and eye comfort for individuals receiving treatment for cancer. I provide ophthalmic services to patients admitted to Memorial Hospital and also see patients at Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion in New York City.

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist with special training in regional anesthesia and acute pain management. I specialize in providing anesthesia and pain management for surgeries for all types of cancer. My main areas of clinical expertise are anesthetizing nerves and limbs using sonography, which result in faster recovery and pain control after surgery.

Paul Chapman, MD is currently the Chief Medical Research Officer for the Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Chapman received his M.D. degree from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1981 and trained in internal medicine as an intern and resident at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics from 1981-1984. After that, he returned to New York as a medical oncology Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer where he focused on immunotherapy of melanoma in the laboratory of Dr. Alan Houghton. He joined the faculty of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in 1988 and worked there through 2023 as a tenured Attending Physician. During this time at MSKCC, Dr. Chapman led many clinical and laboratory studies designed to develop new and improved treatments for melanoma. This included the first BRAF targeted therapy trial and several immunotherapy trials. His research continues to focus on developing new treatments for melanoma.