Richard L Bakst MD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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1184 5th AvenueNew York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-241-7500
Fax+1 212-410-7194
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Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 2008 - 2012
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2008
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2027
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MOSAIQ, Elekta - IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., 2015, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification MOSAIQ, Elekta - IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., 2015, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 01
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Ethan A Gomez, Daniel O Kraft, Yehia Elkersh, Peter V Cooke, Ryan M Sicard
JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2026-08-13 - Aperture-collimated proton LATTICE radiotherapy with a GRID-like entrance pattern: a compact and robust delivery strategy.Shouyi Wei, Balaji Selvaraj, Shuxin Fan, Hang Qi, Lee Xu
Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2026-07-29 - Precision in Practice: A Critical Overview of Recent Advances in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Management.Shao Hui Huang, Wai Tong Ng, Richard L Bakst, Christina Henson, Claire Paterson
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2026-07-01
Press Mentions
Mount Sinai Documents Postoperative Nursing Care Following Its Pioneering Tracheal TransplantJune 2nd, 2022- Study of Proton Versus Photon Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Head and Neck CancerOctober 4th, 2016
'Focused' Radiation Could Lighten Treatment Burden for Early Breast CancerJune 8th, 2019
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