Tag: Peter Martin MD

REDLAMP 11: Does a Family History of Lymphoma Increase My Risk?

Great strides in the understanding of familial predisposition to common forms of lymphoma including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia have been made in the past decade. Many lymphoma patients wonder if their family faces an increased risk. In this video Dr. Peter Martin explains the results from a recent study published in Blood, which sought to quantify these risks, and give a better understanding of how a family history of lymphoma increases the risk for other family members.

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“Is the open mouth mightier than the needle?” Dr. Peter Martin on Ibrutinib for MCL Patients

In the latest issue of Blood, Dr. Peter Martin writes about the latest use of ibrutinib for patients with mantle cell lymphoma.

Peter Martin M.D. Selected as one of New York Super Doctors Rising Stars

Peter Martin, M.D.
Peter Martin, M.D.

Peter Martin, M.D. was recently named as one of 2015’s New York Super Doctors Rising Stars in the field of hematology. In addition to Dr. Martin, two other physicians from the Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical College were named to the list – Dr. Himisha Beltran and Dr. Tomer Mark.

Super Doctors is an honor roll of top doctors selected by their peers and the independent research of MSP Communications. Physicians eligible for inclusion on the Rising Stars list must be fully-licensed physician who have been practicing for less than 10 years. No more than 2.5% of the eligible doctors in each state or region are named to the Rising Stars list. Full details of the Rising Star eligibility criteria can be found on their website.