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530 E 74th St
New York, NY 10021
Summary
- Dr. Rastko Rakočević is an Interventional Pulmonologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he also serves as Medical Director - Pleural Diseases. He received his medical and master degree from University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice for 11 years. He specialized Internal Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at University of Southern California (USC) and Interventional Pulmonology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is experienced proceduralist with expertise in advanced pulmonary, pleural and critical care procedures. He has more than 30 publications and 150 citings. He speaks English, Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian.
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterInterventional Pulmonology, 2023 - 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
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsThe incremental contribution of mobile cone-beam computed tomography to the tool-lesion relationship during shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy.Bryan C Husta, Anu Menon, Reza Bergemann, I-Hsin Lin, Jaclyn Schmitz
ERJ Open Research. 2024-07-01 - Transient Diabetes Insipidus After Vasopressin Discontinuation.Audrey L Chai, Rastko Rakočević, Firas M El-Baba, Keith Killu
Cureus. 2024-05-01 - 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
Journal Articles
- Systemic Absorption of Oral and Rectal Vancomycin in a Critically Ill Patient: A Case ReportRakočević R, Guevarra K., Cureus, 12/2024
- Application of iron oxide nanoparticles in contemporary experimental physiology and cell biology researchNikolovski D, Jeremic M, Paunovic J, Vucevic D, Radosavljevic T, Radojevic-Skodric S, Rakocevic R, Nesic D, Pantic I, Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci., 3/28/2019
- The influence of metformin on cisplatin-mediated cell death of various cancer cell linesŽivković M, Rakočević R., Medical Youth, 2011
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Detection of Post-procedural Pneumothorax Using Lung UltrasonographyWu G, Liang B, Cough I, Grzegorczyk A, Chan P, Rakocevic R, Chang C-F, ATS - Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024;209:A1879, San Diego, 6/26/2024
- STARRY SKY ON CRYOBIOPSY: HISTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE SILICOPROTEINOSISR RAKOCEVIC, B LINDGREN, W WALLACE, RG TOME, CHEST 164 (4), A5101-A5102, Honolulu, Hawaii, 10/11/2023
- Transient Diabetes Insipidus After Vasopressin DiscontinuationChai AL, Rakocevic R, ElBaba FM, Killu K, ATS - Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2023, 207:A5282, Washington DC, 5/25/2023
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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!October 19th, 2022
Research History
- Research FellowLaboratory for Neuroendocrinology and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Physiology "Rihard Burijan", University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine2016 - 2016
- Research ScholarLaboratory for Neuroendocrinology and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Physiology "Rihard Burijan", University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine2011 - 2016
- Research ScholarCytology Laboratory, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade2011 - 2011
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
- European Respiratory SocietyMember
- Serbian Respiratory SocietyMember
- Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor SocietyMember
- American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP)Member
Other Languages
- Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian
External Links
- Rastko Rakočević MSKCChttps://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/rastko-rakocevic
- Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rastko-rako%C4%8Devi%C4%87-a4167083?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app
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