Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center welcomes Adilia Hormigo, MD, PhD, who joined Montefiore Einstein as Leader, Neuro-Oncology Program; Co-Leader, Neuro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Disease Team; and Professor, Hematology-Oncology, Neurosurgery and Microbiology & Immunology.
Dr. Hormigo’s clinical specialty at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center is neuro-oncology, with a particular focus on the treatment of primary brain tumors. Her research focuses on new strategies in cancer immunology, including personalized treatment for patients with malignant brain tumors, understanding and overcoming the tumor microenvironment’s resistance to treatment and defining biomarkers of treatment response.