Karen Seiter, M.D. Karen Seiter, M.D., Director of the Adult Leukemia Service, came to the group from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where she gained invaluable experience in the treatment of patients with acute leukemias, myelodysplasia and other hematologic malignancies.

Dr. Seiter has been recognized for five consecutive years in New York’s “Best Doctors” listings. Dr. Seiter serves as Vice Chairman of the Institutional Review Board (Oncology Panel) at New York Medical College where she is Professor of Medicine and leader of the Oncology Fellowship Training Program.

As an attending physician at Westchester Medical Center, Dr. Seiter contributes to patient care improvements as oncology advisor to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee and other quality improvement initiatives. She has been awarded more than 25 grants to investigate the management of hematologic malignancies. She has opened doors to innovative therapies for patients with blood-related cancers through her involvement in the design and conduct of Phase I, II and III clinical trials. Dr. Seiter lectures widely and has published over 100 papers and book chapters on these topics. Dr. Seiter is fluent in English and Spanish.