Juan-Manuel Schvartzman, MD, PHD
Medical Oncology
Overview
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
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- Male
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Cambridge University
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology
Research
Juan Manuel (Juanma) Schvartzman, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a Principal Investigator at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Schvartzman Lab(link is external and opens in a new window) seeks to understand the mechanisms by which cellular metabolism affects chromatin biology and how this impacts cell fate and tumorigenesis. As a medical oncologist, Dr. Schvartzman specializes in the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies, focusing on cancers of the lower GI tract including colorectal cancer, anal squamous cell carcinoma and neuroendocrine tumors.
Dr. Schvartzman completed medical training at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, a PhD with Robert Benezra at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and clinical residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. He completed medical oncology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and carried out post-doctoral work in metabolism and epigenetics in the laboratory of Craig Thompson, where he was a Hope Funds for Cancer Research Fellow.