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Dr. Baoqing Li, MD

Dr. Baoqing Li, MD

FLUSHING, NY

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Li, Radiation Oncologist in FLUSHING, NY?

    Dr. Baoqing Li is a board certified radiation oncologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology at the Weill Cornell Medical College. After earning his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 2000, Dr. Li received his M.D. at New York Medical College in 2005. He completed his residency training in Radiation Oncology at the University of California, Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, where he ?was also Chief Resident from 2009-2010. In July 2010, Dr. Li joined the faculty of Radiation Oncology at the Weill Cornell Medical College and was appointed Assistant Professor in August 2011. Dr. Li has been full time Assistant Attending Physician at New York Presbyterina Queens, where he also serves as the Clinical Director. His clinical specialties are Head & Neck, Lung, Breast, GI and Prostate Cancers.? He has an extensive publication in both clinical and basic science research in first-tier peer-reviewed journals. He is also actively involved in teaching and mentoring intern physicians, radiation oncology residents, and dental residents. Dr. Li received two prestigious awards from the ASCO Cancer Foundation and the American Radium Society.A summary of Dr. Baoqing Li?s education, training, awards, and publications is listed as following:TRAININGResident Physician 7/2006 to 6/2010Department of Radiation Oncology,the University of California Davis Cancer CenterSacramento, CaliforniaIntern Physician 7/2005 to 6/2006Department of Internal MedicineFlushing Hospital Medical CenterFlushing, New YorkHONORS AND AWARDSName of award Date awarded1) ASCO Cancer Foundation Merit Award 10/2010from American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)2) Young Oncologist Award 5/2010from American Radium Society3) Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy Fellowship Award (Seattle Prostate Institute) 10/2009from American Brachytherapy Society and American College of Radiation Oncology4) Radiation Oncology Resident Award 2/2009from American College of Radiation Oncology5) Ph.D. Dissertation Merit Award 5/2000from the University of Miami6) Travel Award 4/2005from American Medical Association (AMA)the 30th AMA Medical Student Research ForumPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Member/officer Name of Organization Dates held Member American Radium Society 5/1/2008to presentMember American College 2/1/2007of Radiation Oncology to present(ACRO)Member American Society 7/1/2006of Radiation Oncology to present(ASTRO)Member American Association 1/1/1997for Cancer Research to present(AACR)?INVITED JOURNAL REVIEWER?International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and PhysicsThoraxBreast DiseaseBMC-CancerINVITED SPEAKER?New Radiation Techniques in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer?. Gastrointestinal Cancers: Update 2011. Columbia University Medical Center GME course, Oct. 2011.?SBRT for inoperable early stage lung cancer?. NYHQ Lung Cancer Symposium, Nov. 2012?Chemotherapy and Survival in Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Asian-Americans?. 6th Annual World Cancer Congress-2013, Xi?an, China, May 2013?SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED, ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES)0: Chen AM, Qi LH, Cress R, Li Y, Beckett L, Li B.?Effect of radiation therapy and chemotherapy on survival rate of Asian American patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma?? ? ? ? ?Precision Radiation Oncology 2022: 6(2):157-631: Stessin AM, Sison C, Schwartz A, John Ng, KSC Chao, Li B.Does adjuvant radiotherapy benefit patients with diffuse-type gastric cancer? Results from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.???????? Cancer 2014 Jul 15 (Epub ahead of print).2: Stessin AM, Sison C, Nieto J, Raifu M, Li B.The role of postoperative radiation therapy in the treatment of meningeal hemangiopericytoma-experience from the SEER database.????????? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Mar 1;85(3):784-90.3: Li B, Chen M, Nori D, Chao KS, Chen AM, Chen SL.Adjuvant radiation therapy and survival for pure tubular breast carcinoma--experience from the SEER database.????????? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Sep 1;84(1):23-9.4: Chen AM, Farwell DG, Lau DH, Li BQ, Luu Q, Donald PJ.Radiation therapy in the management of head-and-neck cancer of unknown primary origin: how does the addition of concurrent chemotherapy affect the therapeutic ratio?????????? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Oct 1;81(2):346-52.5: Li B, Shi XB, Nori D, Chao CK, Chen AM, Valicenti R, White de V.Down-regulation of microRNA 106b is involved in p21-mediated cell cycle arrest in response to radiation in prostate cancer cells.??????????Prostate. 2011 May;71(6):567-74.6: Chen AM, Hall WH, Li BQ, Guiou M, Wright C, Mathai M, Dublin A, Purdy JA.Intensity-modulated radiotherapy increases dose to the brachial plexus compared with conventional radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.????????? Br J Radiol. 2011 Jan;84(997):58-63.7: Li B, Bobinski M, Gandour-Edwards R, Farwell DG, Chen AM.Overstaging of cartilage invasion by multidetector CT scan for laryngeal cancer and its potential effect on the use of organ preservation with chemoradiation.????????? Br J Radiol. 2011 Jan;84(997):64-9.8: Chen AM, Li BQ, Farwell DG, Marsano J, Vijayakumar S, Purdy JA.Improved dosimetric and clinical outcomes with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer of unknown primary origin.????????? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Mar 1;79(3):756-62.9: Chen AM, Li BQ, Lau DH, Farwell DG, Luu Q, Stuart K, Newman K, Purdy JA, Vijayakumar S.Evaluating the role of prophylactic gastrostomy tube placement prior to definitive chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer.????????? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Nov 15;78(4):1026-32.10: Li B, Li D, Lau DH, Farwell DG, Luu Q, Rocke DM, Newman K, Courquin J, Purdy JA, Chen AM.Clinical-dosimetric analysis of measures of dysphagia including gastrostomy-tube dependence among head and neck cancer patients treated definitively by intensity-modulated radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy.????????? Radiat Oncol. 2009 Nov 12;4:52.11: Chen AM, Li BQ, Jennelle RL, Lau DH, Yang CC, Courquin J, Vijayakumar S, Purdy JA.Late esophageal toxicity after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.????????? Head Neck. 2010 Feb;32(2):178-83.12: Yang GY, Li B, Wagner TD, Donohue KA, Flaherty L, Kuettel MR.Long-term outcome of stage I seminoma.????????? Am J Clin Oncol. 2007 Apr;30(2):205-10.13: Li B, Lee MY.Transcriptional regulation of the human DNA polymerase deltacatalytic subunit gene POLD1 by p53 tumor suppressor and Sp1.????????? J Biol Chem. 2001 Aug 10;276(32):29729-39.14: Wu SM, Zhang P, Zeng XR, Zhang SJ, Mo J, Li BQ, Lee MY.Characterization of the p125 subunit of human DNA polymerase delta and its deletion mutants. Interaction with cyclin-dependent kinase-cyclins.????????? J Biol Chem. 1998 Apr 17;273(16):9561-9.15: Sun Y, Jiang Y, Zhang P, Zhang SJ, Zhou Y, Li BQ, Toomey NL, Lee MY.Expression and characterization of the small subunit of human DNA polymerase delta.????????? J Biol Chem. 1997 May 16;272(20):13013-8.

    Where did Dr. Li go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Residency: University Of California Davis Cancer Center

    Is Dr. Li board certified in Radiation Oncologist?

    Yes, Dr. Baoqing Li, MD is board certified by the American Board of Radiology

    What languages does Dr. Li speak?

    Dr. Li and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • Chinese

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Li treat?

    As a Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Li diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Li. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Prostate Cancer
    • Prostate Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
    • Prostatic Carcinoma
    • Prostate Gland Cancer
    • Malignant Prostate Tumor

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C61: Malignant neoplasm of prostate

    Also known as:

    • Secondary Brain Cancer
    • Secondary Bone Cancer
    • Brain Tumor
    • Bone Cancer
    • Metastatic brain cancer
    • Brain metastases
    • Cancer spread to brain
    • Metastatic bone cancer
    • Cancer spread to bone
    • Bone metastases

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C7931: Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain
    • C7951: Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone

    Also known as:

    • Lung Cancer
    • Right lower lobe lung cancer
    • Bronchial cancer
    • Malignant neoplasm of lung
    • Left Lung Cancer
    • Upper Lobe Lung Cancer
    • Bronchial Cancer
    • Right upper lobe lung cancer

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C3431: Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, right bronchus or lung
    • C3412: Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, left bronchus or lung
    • C3411: Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, right bronchus or lung

    Also known as:

    • Estrogen Receptor Positive (ER+) Status
    • Early Breast Cancer of the Right Breast
    • Breast Cancer
    • ER Positive Breast Cancer
    • Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancer
    • Estrogen-Driven Cancer
    • Intraductal carcinoma in situ right breast
    • Precancerous cells right breast
    • Non-invasive breast cancer right breast
    • DCIS right breast

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z170: Estrogen receptor positive status [ER+]
    • D0511: Intraductal carcinoma in situ of right breast

    Also known as:

    • Throat Cancer
    • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
    • Malignant Neoplasm of Nasopharynx
    • Pharyngeal Cancer

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C119: Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Stomach Cancer
    • Gastric Cancer
    • Malignant Neoplasm of Stomach
    • Stomach Tumor

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C169: Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Rectal cancer
    • Colon cancer
    • Bowel cancer
    • Malignant neoplasm of rectum

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C20: Malignant neoplasm of rectum

    Does Dr. Li accept my insurance?

    Dr. Li accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (917) 300-0553 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Li accept in FLUSHING, NY?

    Dr. Li in FLUSHING, NY accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • Centene

    • Corporate Services

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Express Scripts

    • Healthfirst

    • Medicare

    • Molina

    • National Benefit Fund

    • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Li's office located?

    NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens - Medical Oncology Services

    56-45 Main Street

    Wll300

    FLUSHING, NY 11355

    (917) 300-0553

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    What is Dr. Li's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Li's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1316026511.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Li?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Li

    What is Dr. Baoqing Li's specialty?

    Dr. Li is a Radiation Oncologist near FLUSHING, NY. A radiological oncologist specializes in the therapeutic applications of radiant energy and its modifiers. They focus on the study and management of diseases, particularly malignant tumors. Contact Dr. Li to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Baoqing Li affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Li is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Baoqing Li accepting new patients in FLUSHING, NY?

    Yes, Dr. Baoqing Li is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Baoqing Li offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Li's office at (917) 300-0553 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Baoqing Li?

    Please contact Dr. Li's office at (917) 300-0553 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Baoqing Li have?

    Dr. Baoqing Li is certified by the American Board of Radiology.

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