Melanoma Center

The Multidisciplinary Melanoma Treatment Program of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers comprehensive treatment services for cutaneous, ocular, and mucosal melanoma. Center co-directors Howard L. Kaufman, MD (surgical oncology) and Desiree Ratner, MD (dermatological surgery) lead a multidisciplinary team with expertise in:

surgical oncology
dermatology and dermatologic surgery
medical oncology
radiation oncology
dermatopathology
oculoplastic surgery
head and neck surgery
plastic and reconstructive surgery
nurses dedicated to the treatment of melanoma

The Center's comprehensive, coordinated patient services include:

screening
MoleMap (full body scan) technology for high risk patients
radiation treatment, gamma knife surgery
excisional surgery, sentinel node biopsy, and other appropriate surgical procedures
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) treatment
clinical trials of promising new tumor vaccines in the treatment of melanoma

To refer a patient to the Melanoma Center, or for more information about the program, please contact Heather Koenig-Colon, Assistant to Dr. Ratner, at 212.305.3625 or Gail DeRaffele, RN, Clinical Coordinator, at 212.342.0232 or gd2023@columbia.edu.