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Rastko Rakocevic, MD, Pulmonology, New York, NY, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

RastkoRakocevicMD, MSc

Pulmonology New York, NY

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology

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Summary

  • Dr. Rastko Rakocevic is an interventional pulmonologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical and master degree from University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice for 9 years. He specialized internal medicine, pulmonology and critical care medicine, and interventional pulmonology and is experienced in advanced pulmonary, pleural and critical care procedures. He has more than 30 publications and 80 citings. He also speaks multiple languages, including English, Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian.

Education & Training

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Interventional Pulmonology, 2023 - 2024
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, 2024
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2020 - 2023
  • Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2019 - 2020
  • Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019
  • University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine
    University of Belgrade Faculty of MedicineClass of 2014

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2021
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Rapid-Fire Case Report Award CHEST, 2023
  • Om P. Sharma Clinical Excellence Award - for outstanding service and dedication to research University of Southern California, 2023
  • Most Humanistic Resident Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Incremental Contribution of Mobile Cone-Beam CT to Tool-Lesion Relationship during Shape Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy  
    Bryan C. Husta, Anu Menon, Reza Bergemann, I-Hsin Lin, Jaclyn Schmitz, Rastko Rakočević, Tejaswi R. Nadig, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Jason A. Beattie, Robert P. Lee, Berna..., ERJ open research, 2/1/2024
  • Biopsy Method and Needle Size on Success of Next- Generation Sequencing in NSCLC: A Brief Report  
    Diep R, MacDonald M, Cooper R, Grzegorczyk A, Rakocevic R, Chang CF, Uy A, Cowgill N, Nieva J, JTOCRR- Journal of Thoracic Oncology - Clinical and Research Reports, 3/10/2023
  • STARRY SKY ON CRYOBIOPSY: HISTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE SILICOPROTEINOSIS  
    RASTKO RAKOCEVIC BRETT LINDGREN WILLIAM WALLACE RODRIGO GARCIA TOME, CHEST, 10/2023
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • STARRY SKY ON CRYOBIOPSY: HISTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE SILICOPROTEINOSIS
    R RAKOCEVIC, B LINDGREN, W WALLACE, RG TOME, CHEST 164 (4), A5101-A5102, Honolulu, Hawaii, 10/11/2023

Press Mentions

  • Ad BLIC PREMIUM Rastko u Los Anđelesu gradi uspešnu doktorsku karijeru, ali misli su mu i dalje u Srbiji: Nedostaju mi ljudi, ali vratiću se kad-tad!
    Ad BLIC PREMIUM Rastko u Los Anđelesu gradi uspešnu doktorsku karijeru, ali misli su mu i dalje u Srbiji: Nedostaju mi ljudi, ali vratiću se kad-tad!October 19th, 2022

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian

Hospital Affiliations