Peter Steinherz, MD

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About This Physician

Gender Male
Type of Specialist Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
Special Expertise
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma
  • Pediatric Cancers
  • Wilms' Tumor
Admitting Hospital(s) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Ranked #11 in Pediatrics: Cancer
Nationally Ranked in 5 Specialties
High performing in 2 Specialties

New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
Ranked #20 in Pediatrics: Cancer
Nationally Ranked in 23 Specialties
High performing in 2 Specialties
Board Certification(s)
Latest Certification Date(s)
Pediatrics
1973
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
1978
Obtained Medical Degree From Yeshiva University (Einstein)
1968
Residency(ies)
Pediatrics
NYPresby/Weill Cornell Med Center
New York, NY
1969 - 1971
Fellowship(s)
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
NYPresby/Weill Cornell Med Center
New York, NY
1973 - 1975
Faculty Appointment
Professor
Pediatrics
Cornell University-Weill Med College
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