You're diagnosed with cancer, now what?

A cancer diagnosis can be scary and overwhelming -- but it doesn't have to be. Dr. Monroe is here to help you navigate your way through your diagnosis and treatment.  She works with patients and families dealing with a cancer diagnosis to provide second opinion consultations and navigation services.  She takes the time to consider each patient's unique tumor characteristics using the most up-to-date genetic testing, their personal medical history, lifetime goals and values to help them to make treatment decisions which are right for them.   She can help guide patients to the best doctors for their condition as well as refer to the most promising clinical trials.

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Dr. Monroe is a  board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist.  After graduating from Cornell University Medical College, she trained at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.   She practiced in Westchester County for over twenty years on staff at White Plains Hospital Center and Greenwich Hospital.  She has served as the Chair of the Department of Hematology and Oncology as well as Director of Clinical Research, Chair of the Hospital Ethics Committee and as the Cancer Liaison Physician for the White Plains Hospital Cancer Program.   Developing a reputation as a leader in her field, Dr. Monroe was voted by her peers over multiple years as one of Westchester Magazines Best Doctors in Oncology.