About Me
Medicine runs in my family: my parents are internists, and my grandparents were doctors too. When I was growing up, I was impressed by the knowledge my parents used to help their patients, as well as their long-lasting relationships with them.
Scientific breakthroughs have turned some types of cancer into manageable chronic diseases. I decided to pursue oncology because I wanted to support people who have these conditions and provide them with the best possible care.
At NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, I specialize in treating people who have melanoma, as well as those who have breast, colon, lung, and genitourinary cancer. I see people with melanoma and skin cancer at the Perlmutter Cancer Center—34th Street location and those with melanoma, skin cancer, and genitourinary cancer at Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hematology Oncology Associates—Mineola.
To provide personalized care, I perform genetic and molecular tumor profiling, which involves testing a tumor to identify its unique characteristics and determine the best treatment. I prescribe a combination of targeted drugs and immunotherapy, which may be more effective than chemotherapy and cause fewer side effects.
My goal is to ensure patients have access to the latest cancer treatments. I am involved in research to determine which combinations of medications are most effective and predict which patients will respond best to them. To ensure the most comprehensive care, I offer my patients access to a multidisciplinary team that includes social workers, dietitians, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
It is important to build trust with patients, so I strive to get to know them and provide the kind of care I would like to receive. When communicating with patients, I am honest and open. I explain a person’s prognosis, treatment side effects, and what they can and cannot expect from treatment. In addition, I never assume I know what a patient wants. I explain all treatment options and we agree on a therapy plan together.
It is rewarding when I can alleviate a patient’s anxiety and fear about their diagnosis. I want to give them hope, because there is a lot my colleagues and I can do to help.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- basal cell cancer
- bladder cancer
- breast cancer
- gastrointestinal cancer
- kidney cancer
- lung cancer
- melanoma
- merkel cell carcinoma (mcc)
- prostate cancer
- squamous cell cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Basal & Squamous Cell Skin Cancers , Bladder Cancer , Breast Cancer , Male Breast Cancer , Colorectal Cancer , Liver Cancer & Liver Metastases , Small Intestine Cancer , Stomach Cancer , Kidney Cancer , Lung Cancer , Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer , Small Cell Lung Cancer , Intraocular Melanoma in Adults , Melanoma , Prostate CancerCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology), 2022
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2018
Education and Training
- Fellowship, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Hematology & Medical Oncology, 2021
- Residency, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine, 2018
- MD from Weill Cornell Medical College, 2015
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Healthscope
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Agewell
- Agewell Managed Medicaid
- Agewell Medicare
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Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
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- BCBS Florida Blue Select
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- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
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- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
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- BCBS POS
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- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Centerlight Healthcare
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Centers Plan For Healthy Living
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Cigna
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- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
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Elderplan
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Emblem
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Empire BCBS Health Plus
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Fidelis Care
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- Wellcare by Fidelis Care Medicare
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
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Hamaspik Choice
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Healthfirst
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- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
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- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
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- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
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Longevity Health Plan
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Magnacare
- Bricklayers Ins and Welfare Fund
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Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Humana Health Plan
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
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- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
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Oxford
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POMCO Insurance Company
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Partners Health Plan Inc
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Qualcare Inc.
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Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
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Tricare
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United Healthcare
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VA Community Care Network
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VNS Choice Advantage
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Village Care
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
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Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare
Maya Dimitrova, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone North Shore Hematology Oncology
1999 Marcus Avenue, Suite 308, Lake Success, NY 11042
NYU Medical Oncology Associates
160 East 34th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hematology Oncology Associates - Mineola
120 Mineola Boulevard, Mineola, NY 11501
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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A PHASE 3 TRIAL OF FIANLIMAB (ANTI-LAG-3) AND CEMIPLIMAB VERSUS PEMBROLIZUMAB IN THE ADJUVANT SETTING IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLETELY RESECTED HIGH-RISK MELANOMA
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A phase 1 study of SGN-BB228 in advanced melanoma and other solid tumors
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A Phase 1/2 First-in-Human Study of DCC-3116 as Monotherapy and in Combination with RAS/MAPK Pathway Inhibitors in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors with RAS/MAPK Pathway Mutations
Publications
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Fa'ak, Faisal; Buni, Maryam; Falohun, Adewunmi; Lu, Huifang; Song, Juhee; Johnson, Daniel H; Zobniw, Chrystia M; Trinh, Van A; Awiwi, Muhammad Osama; Tahon, Nourel Hoda; Elsayes, Khaled M; Ludford, Kaysia; Montazari, Emma J; Chernis, Julia; Dimitrova, Maya; Sandigursky, Sabina; Sparks, Jeffrey A; Abu-Shawer, Osama; Rahma, Osama; Thanarajasingam, Uma; Zeman, Ashley M; Talukder, Rafee; Singh, Namrata; Chung, Sarah H; Grivas, Petros; Daher, May; Abudayyeh, Ala; Osman, Iman; Weber, Jeffrey; Tayar, Jean H; Suarez-Almazor, Maria E; Abdel-Wahab, Noha; Diab, Adi
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer. 2023 Jun ; 11(6):
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Karz, Alcida; Dimitrova, Maya; Kleffman, Kevin; Alvarez-Breckenridge, Christopher; Atkins, Michael B; Boire, Adrienne; Bosenberg, Marcus; Brastianos, Priscilla; Cahill, Daniel P; Chen, Qing; Ferguson, Sherise; Forsyth, Peter; Glitza Oliva, Isabella C; Goldberg, Sarah B; Holmen, Sheri L; Knisely, Jonathan P S; Merlino, Glenn; Nguyen, Don X; Pacold, Michael E; Perez-Guijarro, Eva; Smalley, Keiran S M; Tawbi, Hussein A; Wen, Patrick Y; Davies, Michael A; Kluger, Harriet M; Mehnert, Janice M; Hernando, Eva
Pigment cell & melanoma research. 2022 Nov ; 35(6):554-572
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Dimitrova, Maya; Kim, Min Jae; Osman, Iman; Jour, George
Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.). 2021 Jun 09; e1380