Lisa Ann Kachnic, MD, FASTRO
Radiation Oncology
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Overview
Lisa A. Kachnic, MD, one of the nation’s leading radiation oncologists and a pioneer of new approaches to optimize the effectiveness of radiation therapy, is the Chu H. Chang Professor and Chief of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) and Chief of the Radiation Oncology Service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). She also serves as Associate Director of Radiation Oncology and Science in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC).
Dr. Kachnic’s combined focus on clinical excellence, technological innovation, and patient-centered research continues to advance the field of radiation oncology, which has resulted in over 150 publications and over $17 million in research support from major federal and non-profit agencies. She is widely recognized for gastrointestinal research that has transformed the standard of care for several cancers by integrating novel radiation delivery techniques.
A past president of the American Board of Radiology, Dr. Kachnic is internationally known for her clinical trial leadership positions in the National Cancer Institute and its cooperative group research bases. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Radiation Oncology Committee and Co-Chair of the Ano-Rectal Subcommittee for the SWOG Cancer Research Network research base, for which she is the multi-modality executive officer, as well as NRG Oncology’s Associate PI of their NCORP (NCI Community Oncology Research Program) and chair of the NCORP’s Cancer Control Committee. At Columbia, she is contact PI of Columbia’s NCORP and is co-PI of several NCI training grants for residents and early career faculty.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- 3D Conformal Radiotherapy
- Anal Cancer
- Biliary Tract Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
- Liver Cancer
- Palliative Radiotherapy
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Protons and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery (SBRT)
- Radiation Therapy
- Rectal Cancer
Academic Appointments
- Chu H. Chang Professor of Radiation Oncology
Administrative Titles
- Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Associate Director for Cancer Network Strategy in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted
AETNA
- AETNA Hudson Valley MG Local 1199
- AETNA Westchester MG Local 1199
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG HIV SNP
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Amida Care Westchester MG HIV SNP
- Amida Care Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Access (Marketplace)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Card
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Connection
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct Share POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG FEP
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Indemnity
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Unicare
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Blue Access (Marketplace)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Blue Card
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Connection
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Direct HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Direct Share POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG EPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG FEP
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Indemnity
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Unicare
CIGNA
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG FEP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HealthPartners
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HMO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG LocalPlus
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Medical Indemnity
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG MVP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Open Access Plus (OAP)
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG POS
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG PPO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Priority Health
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG TPA
- CIGNA Westchester MG FEP
- CIGNA Westchester MG HealthPartners
- CIGNA Westchester MG HMO
- CIGNA Westchester MG LocalPlus
- CIGNA Westchester MG Medical Indemnity
- CIGNA Westchester MG MVP
- CIGNA Westchester MG Open Access Plus (OAP)
- CIGNA Westchester MG POS
- CIGNA Westchester MG PPO
- CIGNA Westchester MG Priority Health
- CIGNA Westchester MG TPA
Elderplan
- ElderPlan Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- ElderPlan Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
ElderServe
- Special Needs
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Access I/II
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Bridge Program
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Bridge Program
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Brooklyn Healthworks
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Child Family Health Plus
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG DC37 Med-Team
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG EPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG EPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Federal Employee Benefit (FEHB)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Healthcare Partners (HCP)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG HMO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Indemnity
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Millennium (Essential Plan 1-4
- 200-250)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG NYCE PPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG POS
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG POS
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG PPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG PPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Prime Network
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Select Care (Exchange)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Select Care Network
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Somos
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Ambetter (Exchange)
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicare Dual Advantage
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Ambetter (Exchange)
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Medicare Dual Advantage
Healthfirst
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Leaf Metal Plans)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG NY Life Improvement Plan (SNP-DUAL Only)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Qualified Health Plan
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Essential Plan
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Exchange (Leaf Metal Plans)
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthfirst Westchester MG NY Life Improvement Plan (SNP-DUAL Only)
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Qualified Health Plan
Healthplus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Gatekeeper)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care (Healthplus
- Amerigroup
- Wellpoint)
- Healthplus Westchester MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthplus Westchester MG Essential Plan
- Healthplus Westchester MG Exchange (Gatekeeper)
- Healthplus Westchester MG Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- Healthplus Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care (Healthplus
- Amerigroup
- Wellpoint)
Healthspring
- Healthspring Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthspring Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
MagnaCare (National)
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG ASC
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Magnacare (National) Westchester MG ASC
- Magnacare (National) Westchester MG PPO
Medicaid
- Medicaid Hudson Valley MG Traditional
- Medicaid Westchester MG Traditional
Medicare
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Railroad
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Traditional
- Medicare Westchester MG Railroad
- Medicare Westchester MG Traditional
Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care (Senior Whole Health)
- Molina Healthcare Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care (Senior Whole Health)
Multiplan
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PHCS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG POS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Multiplan Westchester MG EPO
- Multiplan Westchester MG HMO
- Multiplan Westchester MG PHCS
- Multiplan Westchester MG POS
- Multiplan Westchester MG PPO
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care Hudson Valley MG
- MVP Health Care Westchester MG
UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Freedom
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG POS
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Freedom
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG POS
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG PPO
VNS Health
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- VNS Health Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG American Progressive Life
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Medicaid
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NY Medicare
- WellCare Westchester MG American Progressive Life
- WellCare Westchester MG New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- WellCare Westchester MG NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare Westchester MG NJ Medicaid
- WellCare Westchester MG NY Medicare
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, Tufts University
- Residency: Harvard University
Committees, Societies, Councils
- Member, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Board of Directors
- Member, NRG Oncology, GI Steering Committee
- Executive Officer, SWOG
- Co-chair, SWOG, Anorectal Subcommittee
- Member, IRCI/NCI/EORTC Metastatic and Relapsed Anal Cancer Taskforce
- Chair, NRG Oncology, NCI Community Oncology Research Program Cancer Control
- Member, ASTRO Bone Metastases Treatment Guidelines Committee
Board Certifications
- Radiation Oncology
Honors & Awards
- 2021- Present: New York Times Magazine “New York Super Doctors”
- 2020- Present: New York Magazine “Best Doctors in New York
- 2018: Nashville Magazine, “Best Doctors in Nashville”
- 2015- Present: U.S. News & World Report “Best Doctors”
- 2009: American Cancer Society Excellence in Clinical Cancer Care Award
- 2008: TPG “Next Generation Investigator” Award
- 2007-2015: Boston Magazine, “Best Doctors in Boston”
America's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor
Research
Dr. Kachnic is nationally and internationally recognized for her gastrointestinal (GI), patient outcomes and health disparities cancer research and has served as the lead PI for Columbia’s NCORP, which brings cancer clinical trials to affiliated hospital sites serving minority or underserved patient populations. She has extensive experience leading phase II- III clinical trials that have changed the standard of radiation care.
Her research specialty in gastrointestinal cancers has focused on evaluating novel radiochemotherapy combinations as well as technological-advanced radiotherapy delivery strategies to improve cancer outcomes and quality of life post-recovery.
Research Interests: Cancer Care Delivery, Gastrointestinal (GI) and Cancer Control and Prevention Research
Selected Publications
- Horowitz DP, Goodman K,Kachnic LA.(2021).Ablative Radiotherapy for Patients With Inoperable Pancreas Cancer-Ready for Prime Time?JAMA Oncol. 7(5):687-688. PMID: 3370435
- Kachnic LA, Winter KA, Myerson RJ, Goodyear MD, Abitbol AA, Streeter OE, Augspurger ME,Schefter TE, Katz AW, Fisher BJ, Henke LE, Narayan S, Crane CH.(2022).Long-Term Outcomes ofNRG Oncology/RTOG 0529: A Phase 2 Evaluation of Dose-Painted Intensity Modulated RadiationTherapy in Combination With 5-Fluorouracil and Mitomycin-C for the Reduction of Acute Morbidity in Anal Canal Cancer.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 112(1):146-157. PMCID: PMC868829
- Pisansky TM, Pugh SL, Greenberg RE, Pervez N, Reed DR, Rosenthal SA, Mowat RB, Raben A,Buyyounouski MK,Kachnic LA, Bruner DW. (2014).Tadalafil for Prevention of Erectile Dysfunctionafter Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group [0831] Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA.311(13): 1300-7.PMCID: PMC466905
- Kachnic LA, Winter KA, Myerson RJ, Goodyear MD, Abitbol AA, Streeter OE, Augspurger ME,Schefter TE, Katz AW, Fisher BJ, Henke LE, Narayan S, Crane CH.(2022).Long-Term Outcomes of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0529: A Phase 2 Evaluation of Dose-Painted Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Combination With 5-Fluorouracil and Mitomycin-C for the Reduction of Acute Morbidity inAnal Canal Cancer.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 112(1):146-157. PMCID: PMC8688291
- Barton DL, Pugh SL, Ganz PA, Plaxe SC, Koontz BF, Carter J, Greyz-Yusupov N, Page SJ, RowlandKM Jr, Balcueva EP, Nabeel S, Basil JB, Hill ML, Muller CY, Bell MC, Deshmukh S, Kachnic LA.(2022).Randomized Controlled Phase II Evaluation of Two Dose Levels of Bupropion Versus Placebo for Sexual Desire in Female Cancer Survivors: NRG-CC004.J Clin Oncol. 40(4):324-334. PMCID:PMC8797544
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov