Overview
Work History
Education
Current Hospital Positions
Post Doctoral Training
Previous Academic And Hospital Positions
Certification
Leadership Positions
Grants
Clinical Trials
Honors And Awards
Professional Memberships
Conference Leadership
Teaching
Advisory Boards
Publications
Current Academic Positions
Professional Contact
Timeline
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Oksana Lekarev

Scarsdale

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Co-Medical Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York
01.2025 - Current

Co-Medical Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York
09.2022 - Current

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York
04.2022 - Current

Fellowship Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York
07.2019 - Current

Medical Staff

Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
New York
04.2013 - Current

Assistant Attending Physician

New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York
01.2013 - Current

Medical Staff

Hospital for Special Surgery
New York
01.2013 - Current

Assistant Medical Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York
01.2014 - 09.2022

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York
01.2014 - 03.2022

Assistant Attending/Clinical Instructor

Mount Sinai Medical Center/Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York
09.2010 - 12.2012

Education

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Stratford, NJ
05.2004

BA - Linguistics cum laude

Barnard College of Columbia University
New York, NY
12.1998

Current Hospital Positions

  • Assistant Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 01/01/13, Present
  • Medical Staff, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York, NY, 04/01/13, Present
  • Medical Staff, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 01/01/13, Present

Post Doctoral Training

  • Kravis Children's Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 09/01/07, 08/31/10, clinical and research fellow
  • Tufts-New England Medical Center/Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, 07/01/05, 06/30/07, resident
  • Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center/Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, 07/01/04, 06/30/05, intern

Previous Academic And Hospital Positions

Mount Sinai Medical Center/Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 09/01/10, 12/31/12, Assistant Attending/Clinical Instructor

Certification

  • American Board of Pediatrics: Board Certified in Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics: Board Certified in Pediatric Endocrinology
  • New York State Medical License #244487
  • DEA #FL2128153

Leadership Positions

  • Fellowship Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 07/01/19, Present
  • Associate Medical Director, Comprehensive Center for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Weill Cornell Medicine, 01/01/13, Present
  • Pediatric Endocrinologist, The Compass Program, comprehensive program for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents, 03/01/19, Present
  • Committee member, Endocrine Society Pediatric Self-Assessment Committee, 04/01/14, 06/30/19
  • Board member, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Education and Research Foundation (CARES), 05/01/14, Present
  • Committee Member, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Pediatric Medical Student Education Committee, 09/01/10, 12/31/12

Grants

Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Co-Investigator, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Adrenal Steroid Disorders Group, 01/01/11, 12/31/12

Clinical Trials

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Crinecerfont (NBI-74788) in Pediatric Subjects with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Followed by Open-Label Treatment, Neurocrine Biosciences, 09/01/22, Present

Honors And Awards

  • Maria I. New Visionary Award, CARES Foundation, 04/01/19
  • Arnold P. Goldsmith Award for Humanism in Medicine, 06/01/05
  • Carol Lynne Kirschbaum, D.O. Memorial Award, 06/01/01
  • Undergraduate Thesis Departmental Honors, 01/01/99

Professional Memberships

  • Pediatric Endocrine Society
  • Endocrine Society

Conference Leadership

Course Director, Conditions Affecting Sexual Development and Fertility: Updates in Evaluation and Management, Weill Cornell Medicine, 09/23/19

Teaching

  • Care of the Transgender Patient: Inter-professional Education Seminar, Weill Cornell Medicine, 12/11/18
  • Pediatric Noon Conference Series for residents in pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, 01/01/13, Present
  • Pediatric Clerkship Course, Weill Cornell Medicine, 04/01/13, 12/31/18
  • Pediatric Clerkship Course, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 09/01/10, 12/31/12

Advisory Boards

  • CARES Foundation, Medical Advisory Board Member, 05/01/14, Present
  • Neurocrine Biosciences Pediatric CAH Virtual Advisory Board, 03/01/20, 06/30/21
  • Eton Pharmaceuticals Advisory Board for Pediatric Endocrinology, 07/01/22, Present

Publications

Genetic Steroid Disorders, New M, Lekarev O, Parsa A, Yuen T, O’Malley B, Hammer G., 1st, San Diego, CA, Elsevier, 2014, Active surveillance of birth defects among US Department of Defense Beneficiaries: Report of a feasibility study, Bush RA, Smith TC, Gee DA, Honner WK, Lekarev O, Strohl ME, Gray GC., Technical Report 98-4D, San Diego, 1998, Final Adult Height in Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Treated with Growth Hormone, Lin-Su K, Harbison MD, Lekarev O, Vogiatzi MG, and New MI., Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 06/01/11, 96, 6, 1710-7, Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia (a rare form of adrenal insufficiency and ambiguous genitalia) caused by a novel mutation of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein gene, Lekarev O, Mallet D, Yuen T, Morel Y and New MI., European Journal of Pediatrics, 11/15/11, An Update on Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, New MI, Abraham M, Yuen T, Lekarev O., Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 09/01/12, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia patient perception of 'disorders of sex development' nomenclature, Lin-Su K, Lekarev O, Poppas DP, Vogiatzi MG., Int J Pediatr Endocrinol, 2015, 2015, 1, 9, Meeting Highlights: Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, Vancouver, Canada, Pichukcheewanont P, Bali B, Huang K, Klein M and Lekarev O., 05/01/10, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Nimkarn S, Lin-Su K, Lekarev O, Kaltman J, New, MI., BMJ Point of Care, Updated 2012 (Online Publication), Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, New M, Lekarev O, Lin-Su K, Parsa AA, Khattab A, Pina C, Yuen T and Yau M., www.endotext.org, Updated 10/01/17, Adrenal Disease in Pregnancy, Lekarev O and New MI., Best Practice and Research, Clinic Endocrinology and Metabolism, 25, 2011, 959–973, Adrenal Emergencies, New MI, Lekarev O., Android and iPhone APP, “Endocrinology and Endocrine Emergencies”, Leslie J De Groot MD, Published 10/01/11, Endocrine Education Inc., South Dartmouth, MA, USA, Disorders of Sexual Differentiation, Parsa A, Lekarev O, New MI., Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care, 1st, New York, NY, McGraw Hill, 2014, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Parsa A, Lekarev O, Lin-Su K, New MI., Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care, 1st, New York, NY, McGraw Hill, 2014, Genetic Disorders of the Adrenal Gland, Lin-Su K, Lekarev O, New MI., Emery and Rimoi Essential Medical Genetics, 6th, Academic Press, 2013, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Owing to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, New M, Lekarev O, Mancenido D, Parsa A, Yuen T., Genetic Steroid Disorders, 1st, San Diego, CA, Elsevier, 2014, Growth Hormone Therapy to Improve Final Adult Height in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Lin-Su K, Lekarev O, New M., Genetic Steroid Disorders, 1st, San Diego, CA, Elsevier, 2014, Risperidone in the Schizotypal Personality Disorder, H.W. Koenigsberg, M. Goodman, O. Lekarev, V. Mitropoulou, D. Reynolds, A.S. New, L.J. Siever., ACNP Conference, Acapulco, Mexico, 12/01/99, Neuroendocrine Correlates of Personality Traits, M. Goodman, A.S. New, H.W. Koenigsberg, O. Lekarev, V. Mitropoulou, L.J. Siever., ACNP Conference, Acapulco, Mexico, 12/01/99, Adrenal and Ovarian Masses in an Adult with 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Case Report, Lekarev O, Guevarra FM, Nimkarn S, New MI., Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 05/01/08, Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Owing To 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency, Lekarev O, Wilson R, Simpson JL, Bischoff F, New MI., Pediatric Research Day, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 04/01/09, Elevated Deoxycorticosterone and Premature Adrenarche in a Female Patient without Evidence of Mineralocorticoid Effect: A Case Report, Lekarev O, Cohen D, Nimkarn S, New MI., Endocrine Society Meeting, Washington, DC, 06/01/09, Short Term Treatment With Anastrozole Does Not Affect Bone Strength In Pubertal Boys with Short Stature, Shapiro S, Chen J, Lekarev O, Fusco J, Duarte GF, Wallach EJ, Jepsen KJ, Rapaport R., Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 05/01/10, Cushing’s Disease due to an ACTH-Producing Carcinoid Tumor of the Thymus Gland: A Case Report, Lekarev O and New MI., Endocrine Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 06/01/10, 46, XY Female with Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia: Atypical Presentation and Novel StAR Protein Gene Mutation, Lekarev O, Morel Y, New MI., Endocrine Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 06/01/10, Glucocorticoid Treatment Patterns in Pediatric and Adult Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Results from the CAHtalog Registry, Oksana Lekarev, Ginny P. Sen, Mahroz Haider, Haley S. Friedler, Karen Lin-Su, Dina Matos, Henry Cheng, Eiry Roberts, Jean L. Chan, George S. Jeha., Pediatric Endocrine Society 2024, Chicago, 05/01/24, Negative Impact of Supraphysiological Glucocorticoid Dosing on Growth and Changes in Glucocorticoid Dose and Androstenedione Health States in Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Results from the CAHtalog Patient Registry, Oksana Lekarev, Ginny Sen, Mahroz Haider, Fei Tang, Haley Friedler, Joy Chen, Karen Lin-Su, Dina Matos, Jackie Dessibourg, Henry Cheng, Eiry Roberts, Jean Chan and George Jeha., ESPE 2024, Liverpool, 11/01/24, Crinecerfont Shows Favorable Trends in Improving Clinical Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: 1-Year Results From the CAHtalyst Pediatric Study, Oksana Lekarev, Eyka Erkin-Cakmak, Maria Vogiatzi, Erik Imel, Maria Clemente, Regis Coutant, Julia Sturgeon, Eiry Roberts, George Jeha and Jean Chan., PES 2025, National Harbor, MD, 05/01/25, Recipient of Presidential Poster Award, Patient Report: Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Pediatric Diabetes Symposium, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 11/12/07, Patient Report: Insulin Allergy in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Pediatric Diabetes Symposium, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 11/17/08, Cushing’s Syndrome: Classic Presentation, Atypical Cause. Carcinoid Syndrome in a 17 Year Old Male., Endocrine Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 01/28/10, Disorders of Puberty, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Mt. Sinai Hospital- Queens, New York, 02/08/13, Perioperative Management of Tumors Affecting the Hypothalamus and Pituitary: Salt and Water Balance., Professor Rounds, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 05/03/13, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 10/22/13, Infant with an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome., Professor Rounds, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 03/07/14, Pediatric ESAP Live Session, Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 03/19/17, Pituitary Disorders in Children., 2nd Annual Pituitary Symposium at Weill Cornell, 10/19/18, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Past, Present and Future., Pediatric Grand Rounds, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 12/11/18, Pediatric ESAP Live Session., Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 03/25/19, Prenatal Diagnosis of DSD: Approach to Care in Utero to Post-delivery., Professor Rounds, Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Pediatrics, 07/26/19, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Past, Present and Future., Pediatric Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Pediatrics, 10/30/19, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Past, Present and Future., Ninth International Pediatric Conference of Columbia University Medical Center/NYP Kids and KidsHeart Medical Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 02/26/20, Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management., Ninth International Pediatric Conference of Columbia University Medical Center/NYP Kids and KidsHeart Medical Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 02/27/20, The Compass Program: Comprehensive Gender Care for Children and Adolescents., Professor Rounds, Weill Cornell Department of Pediatrics, 10/16/20, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Past, Present and Future., Endocrine Grand Rounds, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, 02/23/21, Care of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth., Pediatric Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Richmond University Medical Center, 12/10/21, Prenatal Testing in the New Era., Professor Rounds, Weill Cornell Department of Pediatrics, 09/02/22, Challenges in Managing Pediatric CAH., Symposium on Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia., Pediatric Endocrine Society 2025 Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 05/17/25

Current Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 04/01/22, Present
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 01/01/14, 03/31/22
  • Co-Medical Director, Comprehensive Center for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 09/01/22, Present
  • Assistant Medical Director, Comprehensive Center for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 01/01/14, 09/30/22
  • Co-Medical Director, Klinefelter Syndrome Care Center, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 01/01/25, Present
  • Fellowship Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 07/01/19, Present

Professional Contact

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Weill Cornell Medicine, 505 East 70th Street, HT3, New York, NY, 10021, (646) 962-3442, okl9003@med.cornell.edu

Timeline

Co-Medical Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
01.2025 - Current

Co-Medical Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
09.2022 - Current

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
04.2022 - Current

Fellowship Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
07.2019 - Current

Assistant Medical Director

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
01.2014 - 09.2022

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
01.2014 - 03.2022

Medical Staff

Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
04.2013 - Current

Assistant Attending Physician

New York Presbyterian Hospital
01.2013 - Current

Medical Staff

Hospital for Special Surgery
01.2013 - Current

Assistant Attending/Clinical Instructor

Mount Sinai Medical Center/Mount Sinai School of Medicine
09.2010 - 12.2012

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

BA - Linguistics cum laude

Barnard College of Columbia University