Dr. Michael Tirgan specializes in treating cancer and blood disorders, as well as counseling those at risk for cancer. He sees men and women with all stages of cancer, regardless of the type of cancer. Dr. Tirgan has a special interest and expertise in women with breast cancer.

Dr. Tirgan has been practicing medical oncology and hematology since 1990. He is board certified in Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine. He is a teaching attending at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, an Academic Affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Built on the principles of integrity, honesty and perseverance, Dr. Tirgan is focused on one mission to provide individual care to patients based on nationwide standards of cancer care. Tirgan believes that cancer care should be focused on each patient's unique and overall condition, a holistic, yet individual approach. With this as the center core of his practice, he provides advanced and cutting edge therapies with personal attention to cancer patients. Within this mainframe , he also addresses the physical, nutritional, psychosocial and spiritual aspects of healing and recovery. Dr. Tirgan's Approach to cancer care incorporates evolving state of the art and standard oncology care for his patients.

Dr. Tirgan is the author of the comprehensive cancer information website, www.Tirgan.com, where you can find useful and easy to understand information about almost every cancer.