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Cesar Rodriguez Valdes, MD
Cesar Rodriguez (Preferred Name)
Hematology-Oncology, Cancer (Oncology)
About Me
Dr. Cesar Rodriguez is Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Tisch Cancer Institute, and the Center of Excellence for Multiple Myeloma, and serves as Clinical Director of Multiple Myeloma at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Rodriguez has extensive experience treating patients with plasma cell disorders including multiple myeloma, AL amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome, plasma cell leukemia, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). He is a member of the International Myeloma Working Group which conducts collaborative research and produces consensus guidelines for the myeloma community.
Dr. Rodriguez has more than 10 years of experience in clinical research and is the principal investigator of numerous clinical trials for multiple myeloma focused on early drug development and immunotherapies that include T cell and NK cell directed therapies. He also is working on a 3D organoid model to better understand the biology of the tumor niche.
Dr. Rodriguez speaks English, Spanish, French, and Italian.
He is on Twitter, @myleomatips
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Language
English, Italian, French, Spanish
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Amyloidosis
- Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance (MGUS)
- Multiple Myeloma
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Smoldering Myeloma
Education
MD, Tecnologico de Monterrey School of Medicine
Fellowship, Hematology & Oncology
University of Louisville Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Rodriguez Valdes during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group
- sanofi-aventis
Founder/Co-Founder/Partner
- Mea Mente LLC
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.