About
Language(s): English, Hebrew, Spanish
Certification: Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Hematology
Dr. Amir
Steinberg joined Westchester Medical Center in 2021 as their clinical director
of adult stem cell transplantation. Dr. Steinberg’s clinical focus is on
hematologic malignancies and cellular therapy. He has been involved in research
focused on lymphoma, quality of care, and nonmalignant
transplantation. During his career he has served as the principal
investigator (PI) for a study investigating a conditioning regimen called
DRBEAT for primary central nervous system lymphoma and was site PI for the multicenter
ABVD vs AVD with brentuximab study for advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma. He also
served as PI for transplant studies in Crohn’s Disease and site PI for
transplant studies for sickle cell anemia and multiple sclerosis. Dr. Steinberg
also has experience with bloodless transplantation for Jehovah’s Witness
patients and has published a protocol on this approach. Dr. Steinberg is
actively involved in FACT, the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular
Therapy and is co-chair of FACT’s Performance Improvement Committee.
Dr.
Steinberg grew up in Texas. When he was a senior in high school he was
diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. His experiences and the care he received
inspired him to pursue a career in oncology to give back and to treat others
and he was treated. Dr. Steinberg graduated magna cum laude from the
University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and received his
medical degree from Texas Tech University School of Medicine. He completed his
residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Center and his fellowship in
Hematology-Oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital. He then pursued a bone marrow
transplant fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He
worked at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was an assistant professor at UCLA
before joining Mount Sinai Hospital stem cell transplant program in 2011. In
his almost 10 years at Mount Sinai, during which he was promoted to associate
professor, Dr. Steinberg served as the Director of Quality for the transplant
program and Transplant Unit Director.
View a list of Amir Steinberg's publications
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Education
Medical School: Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas
Internship: Internal Medicine Internship, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
Primary Fellowship: Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
Secondary Fellowship: Bone Marrow Transplant fellowship, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA
Specialties
Specialties: Hematology
Medical Oncology
Stem Cell Transplantation/Cellular Therapy
Special Clinical Interest:
- Hematologic malignancies
including:
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Myeloma, amongst others
- Stem cell transplantation/cellular therapy