Dr. Richard Zuniga is a board-certified hematologist-oncologist. He practiced as an Attending Physician and later became the Medical Director of Clinical Research at Lowell General Hospital. He has also practiced at New York Methodist Hospital, where he received the Attending Teaching Excellence Award in 2015. Before practicing medicine, Dr. Zuniga earned his Medical Degree (M.D.) at Universidad de San Martin de Porres Facultad de Medicina Humana in Peru. He completed his Residency and his first Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital, where he also served as an Attending Physician. He then completed two more Fellowships: one in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and another in Drug Development Research at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Dr. Zuniga has been recognized for his fight against breast cancer, receiving the Breast Cancer Achievement Award from the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium in 2010. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, the European Society of Hematology, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology. He has authored several peer-reviewed manuscripts featured in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. NYCBS is proud to have Dr. Zuniga attending, as he will impact its practice for years to come