KevinLouisRakszawskiMD
Hematology • Hershey, PAHematologic Oncology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair, Quality and Patient Safety - Division of Hematology/Oncology
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Office
500 University Dr
CH046
Hershey, PA 17033Phone+1 717-531-8678Fax+1 717-531-5111- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Kevin Rakszawski is a hematologic oncologist in Hershey, PA and is affiliated with Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the Penn State Cancer Institute. He received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and has been in academic practice since 2019. He specializes in hematologic oncology and is experienced in multiple myeloma, lymphoma, stem cell transplantation, and CAR-T cell therapy. He has received numerous awards for teaching hematology/oncology and the medical humanities. In 2023 he was named Physician of the Year at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was also named as one of the Top Physicians Under 40 by the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He also serves as Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Safety for the Penn State Cancer Institute.
Education & Training
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2016 - 2019- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of the Year Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 2022
- Physician of the Month (December) Penn State Health Miilton S. Hershey Medical Center, 2022
- Top Physicians Under 40 Pennsylvania Medical Society, 2022
Clinical Trials
- S1803, Lenalidomide +/- Daratumumab/rHuPh20 as Post-ASCT Maintenance for MM w/MRD to Direct Therapy Duration Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 13
- Testing the Addition of Ixazomib/Placebo to Lenalidomide in Patients With Evidence of Residual Multiple Myeloma, OPTIMUM Trial Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 16
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsCD26PD-1CD8 T cells are terminally exhausted and associated with leukemia progression in acute myeloid leukemia.Huarong Zhou, Bei Jia, Charyguly Annageldiyev, Kentaro Minagawa, Chenchen Zhao, Shin Mineishi, W Christopher Ehmann, Seema G Naik, Joseph Cioccio, Baldeep Wirk, Nattha...> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2023 Jan 1
- Donor HLA mismatch promotes full donor T-cell chimerism in the allogeneic stem cell transplant with reduced-intensity conditioning and post-transplant cyclophosphamide...Joseph Cioccio, Kevin Rakszawski, Hong Zheng, Myles Nickolich, Seema Naik, Baldeep Wirk, Witold Rybka, Christopher Ehmann, Brooke Silar, Caitlin Vajdic, Neal Shah, Leo...> ;Annals of Hematology. 2023 Mar 1
- Non-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplant with fludarabine and reduced dose cyclophosphamide in acute myeloid leukemia for older adults with comorbidities.Christopher J Pizzola, Joseph Cioccio, Kevin L Rakszawski, Myles Nickolich, W Christopher Ehmann, Witold B Rybka, Baldeep Wirk, Seema Naik, Hong Zheng, Brooke Silar, H...> ;Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2022 Nov 1
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Journal Articles
- Clofarabine Followed by Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplant Using Fludarabine, Busulfan, and Total-Body Irradiation with Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide in Non-Remiss...Shin Mineishi, David Claxton, Kevin Rakszawski, Hiroko Shike, International Journal of Hematology
- Recent advances in pancreatic cancer: updates and insights from the 2015 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical OncologyAbrams MJ, Rakszawski K, Vasekar M, Passero F, Abbas A, Jia Y, Saif MW., Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 3/2016
Press Mentions
How the COVID-19 Outbreak Is Affecting Healthcare for People with CancerMarch 22nd, 2020
Rare Cancer Linked with Textured Breast Implants May Be Underreported, MisunderstoodOctober 18th, 2017
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, Pennsylvania
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