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Francis P. Arena, MD, FACP is a product of one of the most renowned cancer centers in the world, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He brings to Long Island a level of expertise and training that is unsurpassed in his field. It was Dr. Arena’s mission to create a Long Island based office that would offer a continuum of the level of cancer treatment which he practiced at Sloan-Kettering.
Dr. Arena 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 is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and in Medical Oncology. Today Dr. Arena is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at New York University and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cornell University Medical College. He holds appointments and North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, North Shore University Hospital in Glen Cove and The Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
Because of his keen interest in cancer research, Dr. Arena helped establish 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.
Dr. Kurzyna graduated from New York University and received her medical degree from Warsaw Medical Academy in Poland. She completed her residency and served as Chief Resident at Jamaica Hospital. Her fellowship in hematology/oncology was completed at North Shore University Hospital.