Dr. RichardBarakat

Dr. Richard R. Barakat, MD, is an internationally renowned gynecologic oncologist and healthcare leader with decades of experience in the surgical and multidisciplinary treatment of gynecologic cancers. He serves as Physician-in-Chief and Executive Director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, and Senior Vice President of Cancer Services at Northwell Health. Dr. Barakat is also Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, completed residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at New York University Medical Center, and pursued a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he later served as Director of Gynecology.