RastkoRakocevicMD, MSc

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology

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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.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Interventional Pulmonology, 2023 - 2024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResidency, 2024
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2020 - 2023
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019
University of Belgrade Faculty of MedicineClass of 2014

Om P. Sharma Clinical Excellence Award - for outstanding service and dedication to research University of Southern California, 2023
Top Rapid-Fire Case Report Award CHEST, 2023
Most Humanistic Resident Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2019
Excellence in Clinical Skills Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2018-2019
GME recognition award for enhancing resident wellbeing Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2018
Golden Apple teaching award nominee Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2017-2018
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PubMed

Response to Letter to the Editor Titled "Seize the Opportunity With Small Tissue Samples: The Tailor Teaches!"
Ching-Fei Chang, Raymond Diep, Madeline MacDonald, Rastko Rakocevic, Jorge Nieva
JTO Clinical and Research Reports. 2023-07-01
7 citations
Biopsy Method and Needle Size on Success of Next-Generation Sequencing in NSCLC: A Brief Report.
Raymond Diep, Madeline MacDonald, Ryan Cooper, Anna Grzegorczyk, Rastko Rakocevic
JTO Clinical and Research Reports. 2023-04-01
The Unusual Suspect of Carcinoid Tumor: Salivary Gland in Airway Anyone?
Rastko Rakočević, Curtis Y Maehara, Shiqian Li, Nariman Saddad, William D Wallace
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023-03-15

Journal Articles

Transient Diabetes Insipidus After Vasopressin Discontinuation
Chai A L, Rakocevic R, El-Baba F M, et al., Cureus, 5/28/2024
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
Response to Letter to the Editor Titled “Seize the Opportunity With Small Tissue Samples: The Tailor Teaches!
Ching Fei-Chang, Raymond Diep, Madeline MacDonald, Rastko Rakočević, Jorge Nieva, JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 5/2023
Response to Letter to the Editor Titled “Seize the Opportunity With Small Tissue Samples: The Tailor Teaches!”
Chin Fri -Chang, Raymond Diep, Madeline MacDonald, Rastko Rakocevic, Jorge Nieva, JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 5/2023
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Books/Book Chapters

Anesthesiology and Critical Care Morning Report
Chapter: A 66 Year Old Man Presenting With Palpitations and Shortness of Breath
Page 374 - 388Paul N Frank & Raj DasguptaElsevierEdition 1,2023
The ICU Ultrasound Pocket Book
K Killu, S Dulchavsky, V Coba at al.Edition 5,2022

Abstracts/Posters

Detection of Post-procedural Pneumothorax Using Lung Ultrasonography
Wu G, Liang B, Cough I, Grzegorczyk A, Chan P, Rakocevic R, Chang C-F, ATS, 6/26/2024
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

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