Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Adam R. Rose & Peter R. McQuillian Arts Center
Thursday, October 24, 2024
George Plitas M.D.
Director of Research, Breast Service, and Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Care
George Plitas, M.D., is an Associate Attending Surgical Oncologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specializes in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. He obtained his M.D. and general surgical training from the New York University Medical Center. He has also completed the Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MSKCC. Dr. Plitas is the Director of Research for the Breast Service, Department of Surgery and conducts translational immunology focused on determining how the tumor microenvironment shapes the phenotype and function of tumor resident immune cells. This makes Dr. Plitas uniquely qualified to develop immunotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of breast cancer
