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Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD

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(Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD - MSK Gastrointestinal Oncologist)

(115 Ratings)

Specializes in: Oncology (Cancer Care) and General Practice

American University of Beirut (1992)

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal cancer

160 East 53rd Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10022

(347) 971-3478

Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD is an oncologist in New York, NY specializing in oncology (cancer care) and general practice. He graduated from American University of Beirut in 1992 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and MEMORIAL SOLID TUMOR GROUP.

Office Locations

Address:

160 East 53rd Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10022

Address:

160 East 53rd Street New York Ny
City of New York, NY 10022

In The News

“The event will feature Amit Mahipal, MBBS, MPH (University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University) and Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, M.D. (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center),...”—"GlobeNewswire", WGN 9, August 2023

“"Patients often do not experience symptoms of liver cancer until it's already progressed to an advanced stage so it's important for those at risk to be screened," says Dr. Ghassan Abou-Alfa,...”—"Don't wait to discover if you have this deadly, under-reported type of cancer", Orlando Sentinel, December 2014

“Dr. Ghassan Abou-Alfa, a liver cancer expert at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, has been named lead researcher for the study.”—"San Diego company's liver cancer drug reaches late testing", The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 2011

doctor visit	778

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

doctor visit	612

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	33

doctor visit	614
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

doctor visit	796
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	29

doctor visit	662
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

doctor visit	741

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	31

doctor visit	468

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

doctor visit	403

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

doctor visit	950

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD treated as an oncologist in New York, NY were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	670
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	83
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	52

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	22
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD graduated from American University of Beirut in 1992. He completed residency at Yale University School of Medicine. He is certified by the Board Certification: Medical Oncology and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: American University of Beirut (1992)

Residency: Yale University School of Medicine (1997)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Medical Oncology

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MEMORIAL SOLID TUMOR GROUP

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Qualcare, Oscar, Horizon Medicare Advantage, Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS, Connecticare, Emblem Medicare Advantage, MVP, Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23), Aetna, Magnacare, Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan), Oxford, Straight NY Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP, Tricare, Healthfirst, Healthsmart, Healthfirst Medicare Advantage, First Health, Carrum Health, Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits, Blue Cross Blue Shield New York, UMR, World Trade Center Health Program (WTC), Blue Cross Health Plus, Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ, Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, Empire Essential, Anthem, Beech Street, Ingrese su proveedor de seguros, Remove item, Programa de Salud World Trade Center (WTC), Estados de Blue Cross Blue Shield fuera de NY/NJ, Medicare Parte A y Parte B (Medicare tradicional), Planes no participantes con prestaciones fuera de la red, Blue Cross Blue Shield Nueva York and Programa de empleados federales Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Qualcare

Oscar

Horizon Medicare Advantage

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

Connecticare

Emblem Medicare Advantage

MVP

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

Aetna

Magnacare

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

Oxford

Straight NY Medicaid

Cigna

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

Tricare

Healthfirst

Healthsmart

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

First Health

Carrum Health

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

UMR

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

Blue Cross Health Plus

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Empire Essential

Anthem

Beech Street

Ingrese su proveedor de seguros

Remove item

Programa de Salud World Trade Center (WTC)

Estados de Blue Cross Blue Shield fuera de NY/NJ

Medicare Parte A y Parte B (Medicare tradicional)

Planes no participantes con prestaciones fuera de la red

Blue Cross Blue Shield Nueva York

Programa de empleados federales Blue Cross Blue Shield

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 115 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
EISAI INC.	$449,250 Lenvima $449,250
Celgene Corporation	$422,957 Abraxane $381,915	$41,042
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc	$92,157 ONIVYDE $87,407	Somatuline Depot $4,750
Exelixis Inc.	$55,490 Cabometyx $23,673	COMETRIQ $20,694	Cabozantinib $10,449	$675
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$54,534 Stivarga $39,491	Nexavar $12,809	Non-Covered $2,100	$134
Other	$460,560 IMFINZI $47,815	ELOXATIN $40,793	TIBSOVO $34,548	OPDIVO $18,218	PEMAZYRE $17,400	Other $301,787

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$626,340
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$604,059
Travel and Lodging	$260,047
Food and Beverage	$15,618
Honoraria	$12,330
Other	$16,556

Research Payments

Dr. Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD has received 251 research payments totaling $4,066,960.

Biography

Dr. Ghassan Abou-Alfa is a physician who specializes in general practice and oncology (cancer care). He attended medical school at American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Abou-Alfa completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Yale University. He is professionally affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His practice in New York, NY is open to new patients as reported by Yext.