Amir Steinberg, M.D., has been involved in research focused on lymphoma, quality of care, and nonmalignant transplantation. His clinical focus is on hematologic malignancies and cellular therapy. During his career, Dr. Steinberg 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 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 has experience with bloodless transplantation for Jehovah’s Witness patients and has published a protocol on this approach. Dr. Steinberg has been actively involved in the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) and is Chair of FACT’s Performance Improvement Committee.

As a high-school senior, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and 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. He worked at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was an assistant professor at UCLA before joining Mount Sinai Hospital's stem cell transplant program in 2011, rising to associate professor. During his 10 years at Mount Sinai, Dr. Steinberg served as the Director of Quality for the transplant program and Transplant Unit Director.

Areas of Expertise

• Lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Myeloma
• Myelodysplastic Syndrome
• Cellular Therapy
• Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplantation

Clinical Specialty

• A Phase 2 Open-label Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) in Participants with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. 2022-Present.
• Best Available Therapy Versus Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Multiple Sclerosis (BEAT-MS). 2020-2021.
• Maintenance in Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Crohn’s Disease (MASCT-CD). 2016-2021.
• A Study to Compare Bone Marrow Transplantation to Standard Care in Adolescents and Young Adults with Severe Sickle Cell Disease (STRIDE2). Cooperative Group Study of BMT CTN 1503.

Education

• B.A., History magna cum laude, University of Texas at Austin
• M.D., Texas Tech University School of Medicine
• Residency, Internal Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center
• Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology, Lenox Hill Hospital
• Fellowship, Bone Marrow Transplant, Stanford University

Honors and Awards

• 2023: NYMC Summer Research Program Reward; Westchester Magazine Top Doctor Castle Connolly Medical in Hematology
• 2022: NYMC Summer Research Program Reward; Westchester Magazine Top Doctor Castle Connolly Medical in Hematology
• 2021: NYMC Summer Research Program Reward
• 2020: Contribution in Honor of MD Steinberg; Mount Sinai Office of Development
• 2017-2021: Educator Fellow; Mount Sinai Institute for Medical Education

Recent Publications

Book Chapters:

• P. Rao, J. Feldstein, A. Steinberg. Hodgkin Lymphoma. Hoffman’s Atlas of Diagnostic Hematology; 2020.
• P. Rao, A. Steinberg, L. Isola. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Overview. Mount Sinai Guide on Cancer Medicine; 2016.
• M. Rana. A. Steinberg. Infectious Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation. Mount Sinai Guide on Cancer Medicine; 2016.
• D. Park, E. Scigliano, A. Steinberg. Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphoma. Mount Sinai Guide on Cancer Medicine; 2016.

Poetry:

• “My First Backup“ Poetry published in St. Luke’s-Roosevelt; Department of Medicine, 2003, Housestaff Yearbook.
• “Hope” Poetry by Cancer Caregivers in Oncology Times. November 10th Issue, 2005, page 41.
• “The Need to Match” Poetry by Cancer Caregivers in Oncology
• Times. February 10th Issue, 2009, page 27.
• “Umbilical Cord Transplant!” Poetry by Cancer Caregivers in Oncology Times. April 25th Issue, 2010, page 54.
• “An Ode to POEMS” Poetry by Cancer Caregivers in Oncology
• Times. September 10th Issue, 2011, page 43.
• “The Couple” Poetry by Cancer Caregivers in Oncology Times. June 25th Issue, 2012, page 30.
• “The Stubborn One” Poetry by Cancer Caregivers in Oncology Times. June 10th issue, 2013.
• “She Perseveres” Poetry by Cancer Caregivers in Oncology Times. November 25, 2014.
• The New Yorker magazine. “An Ode to POEMS” excerpt was featured in article on Medicine and Poetry, January 14, 2015. http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/ode-stethoscope. The article and poem have likewise been incorporated into the humanities curriculum at the medical school of the University of Bordeaux, France. Thibault Marthouret Medical Humanities in the English classroom: building students’ professional identity through poetry [Full text] Humanités médicales en cours d’anglais: la poésie comme moyen d’accès à la culture de spécialité https://journals.openedition.org/asp/4891
• Essay titled “Carpe Diem” for ASCO Post, June 25, 2015 Issue.
• “The Many Wonders of Transplant” CONQUER. October 2017.
• “It Affects Us All” CONQUER. August 2018.
• “The Poetry of Cancer.” Published in AllPoetry.com 4/16/20 under amiracle7.
• “The Colored Mnemonic.” Published in AllPoetry.com 4/17/20 under amiracle7.

Recent Presentations

• Jan. 10, 2024 - Topic: Gastrointestinal lymphomas; Gastroenterology Grand Rounds; Westchester Medical Center
• Nov. 7, 2023 - Topic: Improving Patient Outcomes in Transplant; Sarah Cannon Research Institute Annual Meeting; Virtual Presentation
• Sep. 28, 2023 - Topic: Cellular Therapy: The Basics; Hematology-Oncology Grand Rounds; Westchester Medical Center
• May 22, 2023 - Topic: Medical Response to Radiation Exposure: The Role of Hematologists; Westchester Medical Center BMT Grand Rounds
• Apr. 29, 2023 - Topic: Autologous Transplantation Expert Panel; BMT InfoNet National Symposium
• Mar. 16, 2023 - Topic: Aggressive Lymphomas; International Conference of Oncology Center at Mansoura University; Alexandra, Egypt (Virtual Talk)
• Mar. 4, 2023 - Topic: High grade Lymphomas and Hodgkin Lymphoma; Leukemia Lymphoma Society Tristate Blood Cancer Conference; New York City, New York
• Feb. 27, 2023 - Topic: Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Historical Perspective and Current and Future Developments; Westchester Medical Center Cancer Center Grand Rounds

Professional Service

• Hematologist-Oncologist

Memberships and Affiliations

• American College of Physicians
• American Medical Association
• American Society of Hematology
• American Society for Clinical Oncology
• Society of Hematologic Oncology
• Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy

Teaching Responsibilities

Education of students, residents, fellows, nurse, and colleagues has been an instrumental component to Dr. Steinberg's career. At WMC/NYMC, he has been involved in many aspects of education. Dr. Steinberg first served as the associate program director from 2021-2022 and since 2023 has been the Program director for the Hematology-Oncology Fellowship. Dr. Steinberg has worked with the fellows on maximizing their learning experience by having opportunity to supervise fellows, residents, and students in clinic and when he has been on service. Dr. Steinberg has contributed dozens of formal lectures to nurses, students, and fellows on topics in the field of hematologic malignancies since joining WMC/NYMC. What he has most enjoyed is mentoring students and trainees one-on-one through projects and papers.