Francis P. Arena, MD, FACP received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Fordham University and his Medical Degree from Cornell University Medical College. His internship and residency were carried out at New York Hospital/Memorial Hospital, after which Dr. Arena served as Chief Medical Resident and later as Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He was also assistant to Chairman of Medicine for education at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and in Medical Oncology. Today Dr. Arena is Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York University and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cornell University Medical College. He is the Director of the NYU Langone Arena Oncology Center in Lake Success, NY. Because of his keen interest in cancer research, Dr. Arena helped establish and is the president of the SASS Foundation for Medical Research, which supports medical fellows at a number of hospitals. He is on the Advisory Board of "1 in 9", the Breast Cancer Coalition, and serves as a consultant for numerous pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Arena is widely published and has lectured extensively in his field. He is an Assistant Editor of the journal Oncology and previously on the Editorial Board of the Community Oncology journal. Dr. Arena has been the recipient of multiple awards and citations for his work in oncology and breast cancer. Some of these awards include the David award given by Networking magazine, The Eileen Dryer Award by the Sass Foundation, the Il Leone de San Marco award in medicine by the Italian -American league of Westchester and the Bronx and has been cited in repeated years as one of the top oncologists in the New York Metropolitan area by the Castle Connelly magazines and Newsday. Frank lives with his wife and wonderful children in Long Island, NY.
