Samaritan’s Walker Center for Cancer Care Welcomes New Medical Oncologist Dr. Maksim Liaukovich

Published on: September 29, 2025

WATERTOWN, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to welcome Medical Oncologist Maksim Liaukovich, MD, to the team at the Walker Center for Cancer Care.

Dr. Liaukovich brings years of clinical experience and advanced training to the Walker Center. He received his medical degree from Grodno State Medical University in Belarus and later completed both his internal medicine residency and hematology/medical oncology fellowship at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Medical oncology services at the Walker Center are provided through an affiliation with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, as part of the Roswell Park Care Network. Dr. Liaukovich joins Roswell Park-affiliated medical oncologists Florence Arnold, MD, and Ihsan Haq, MD, in providing exceptional cancer care to North Country patients through this partnership. Services offered include:

• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy
• Anticoagulation therapy
• Bone marrow aspirate & biopsy
• Transfusions
• Diagnose and treat oncology and hematology disorders

“I am excited and honored to work with the teams at the Walker Center for Cancer Care and Roswell Park Care Network,” Dr. Liaukovich said, “Most importantly, I am grateful to use my expertise to help families here in the North Country. My colleagues and I are committed to serving our community with the best possible quality of cancer care.”

“Dr. Liaukovich is a welcome addition to the Walker Center’s medical oncology team,” said Dr. Mario Victoria, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Samaritan Medical Center. “His extensive training in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine will enhance care for our patients and support our goal to stay at the forefront of cancer treatment. We are pleased to bring a full-time permanent position to the patients at the Walker Center.”

Dr. Liaukovich comes to Samaritan from AR Gould Northern Light Health Hospital in Presque Isle, ME. His wife, Dr. Volha Liaukovich, will join the medical staff in October, working for Samaritan’s contracted hospitalist group, Apogee Physicians.

For more information about medical oncology at the Walker Center for Cancer Care, visit samaritanhealth.com/cancer-care/.

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Pictured above is Dr. Liaukovich, image courtesy of Roswell Park Cancer Institute.