Harvey Pass

Harvey Pass at NYU Langone is the foremost expert in the surgical biology of pleural mesothelioma, contributing to both technical surgical advances and molecular biology of mesothelioma. His research has characterized BAP1 tumor suppressor loss as a hallmark of mesothelioma and has contributed to biomarker discovery for early detection. He has been a principal investigator in multiple mesothelioma clinical trials and has advanced understanding of the genomic landscape of malignant mesothelioma. His career-long advocacy for mesothelioma research funding and patient support has been instrumental in building the field.