Dr. CardinaleSmith

Top thoracic medical oncologist specializing in small cell lung cancer, Non-Small cell lung cancer and thymoma.

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About

Dr. Cardinale Smith, MD, PhD, is a thoracic medical oncologist and palliative medicine expert specializing in all types of lung cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and thymoma. She sees patients at Memorial Hospital, the main hospital at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and at MSK Westchester. In addition to her clinical role, she serves as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at MSK, where she oversees clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and clinical operations across the institution. In this leadership capacity, she works to foster the best treatment outcomes for patients while supporting and empowering the teams of doctors, nurses, advanced practice providers, and non-clinical staff who deliver care every day. Her commitment to medicine is deeply personal, shaped by her upbringing in an immigrant family and her mother's experience of having her dream to become a physician sidelined by the barriers faced by women of color. Those early lessons instilled in Dr. Smith a profound dedication to social justice and health equity, principles that continue to guide her work.

Why they are a top doctor

Research papers · PubMed

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Cited by other doctors

3.9k

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Known for

Palliative care

The distinction that sets them apart from other thoracic medical oncologists.

Background

Education

Medical school

MD, Drexel University College of Medicine · Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences · PhD, Clinical Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Residency

Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Fellowship

Hematology/Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Board certifications

Hospice and Palliative Medicine · Medical Oncology

Areas of focus

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Thymoma

Palliative care

Awards

The Mount Sinai Graduate School Alumni Award, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2023)

Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELH) Participant, Drexel University College of Medicine (2022)

Next Gen Innovator Award, HemOnc Today (2019)

Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program, Cambia Health Foundation (2018)

Leadership Development Program, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (2017)

Selected publications

Factors Associated With Provider Decision-Making of Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy or Sublobar Resection.

Examining inpatient chemotherapy utilization among patients with cancer and impact on outcomes.

Examining Potential Implicit Bias in Oncologist-Patient Communication (CONNECT): Protocol for an Observational 2-Site Study.

Evaluation of Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Hospice and Palliative Care Research.

The 2016 CDC Opioid Guideline and Analgesic Prescribing Patterns in Older Adults With Cancer.

'A perfect match': how hematologists discuss donor options and risks with black and white patients considering allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Early Specialist Palliative Care in Patients with Metastatic Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Multidisciplinary clinician perceptions on utility of a machine learning tool (ALERT) to predict 6-month mortality and improve end-of-life outcomes for advanced cancer patients.

Examining the impact of specialty palliative care consultation in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: evaluating use at an NCI designated cancer center.

Real-World Smoking History Documentation and Identification of Lung Cancer Screening Candidates.

Titles as indexed on PubMed.

Where they practice

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

One of the world’s oldest and largest private cancer centers, in New York City, focused only on cancer and treating every type, including rare ones.

Trials for lung cancer

All trials ›

Delivering New Treatment Options for Lung Cancer with Chemotherapy

Recruiting · Phase 2/Phase 3

Tests a medicine for lung cancer. It compares it with the usual care. Open to adults in 4 states.

Boosting Treatment Options for Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Recruiting · Phase 3

Tests a new treatment for lung cancer. It compares it with the usual care. Open to adults in 13 states.

Reviewing the Effects of Mevrometostat on Certain Cancers

Recruiting · Phase 1

Tests a new treatment for lung cancer. It checks if it is safe. Open to adults in 15 states.

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Specialty

Thoracic Medical Oncologist, specializing in Thoracic Cancers

Cancers treated

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), Non-Small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Thymoma

Known for

Palliative care

Address

500 Westchester Avenue West Harrison NY 10604

Phone

646-608-4407

Insurance accepted

Aetna

Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA and NYC retirees only)

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

Anthem BCBS Health Plus

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Plans change over time. If yours is not listed it may still be accepted, so always confirm with the office.

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Last updated October 11, 2026