Listen to this articleNew Hyde Park-headquartered Northwell Health has appointed Dr. Abhisek Swaika as medical director of the health system’s Cancer Institute at Rego Park and chief of hematology/oncology at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital.
Formerly Queens Medical Associates, the Northwell Health Cancer Institute aims to offer culturally sensitive care, working with patients in their own languages. The institute’s cancer specialists and team members speak more than 30 languages and dialects, according to the health system. Swaika, for example, is fluent in Hindi and Bengali.
“Dr. Swaika is deeply committed to ensuring the delivery of the highest quality, state-of-the art cancer care,” Dr. Richard Carvajal, deputy physician-in-chief and director of medical oncology at Northwell Health Cancer Institute, said in a news release about Swaika’s appointment. “His leadership and experience will continue to drive our mission to care for the diverse patient population we have the privilege to see at our cancer center in Queens.”
Swaika worked for three years at Queens Medical Associates, which integrated with Northwell in 2020. He is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology.
“I’m excited to be part of an extraordinary team committed to providing comprehensive cancer care in the heart of the Queen’s community,” Swaika said in the news release. “My vision is to further expand accessibility and participation of our patients in our growing clinical trial research program.”
Swaika earned his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College in India. He completed his residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo, followed by a fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, where he remained as an attending physician until 2017.
His research has been published in several journals, including Blood, American Journal of Hematology and Annals of Hematology. Swaika serves on the Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute.