Gerald Behr, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Gerald G. Behr is an Associate Member at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since and Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Columbia University, practicing at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital from 2010 to 2016. Dr. Behr completed a residency in radiology at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA followed by a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA. He attended SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, graduating in 2004.

Currently, Dr. Behr’s clinical and teaching focus is in pediatric oncologic imaging. His research interest is in the advancement of MRI imaging in children with cancer which involves studying the utility of novel MR techniques and searching for imaging biomarkers of treatment response. He is also active in collaborative projects, most recently serving as a member of the ACR Select Society for Pediatric Radiology Rapid Response Committee.

Dr. Behr looks forward to teaching for the NYRS Core Exam Course as he has his own “fond” memories of studying for the radiology boards!