Akash Patnaik, MD, PHD, MMSc

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Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Akash Patnaik, MD, PHD, MMSc
Akash Patnaik, MD, PhD, MMSc, is a medical oncologist specializing in the care of patients with genitourinary cancers, including prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancers. He also has a strong interest in the development of novel therapeutics for treatment of advanced solid tumors.

As an accomplished physician-scientist, Dr. Patnaik's work focuses on translating novel therapies from the laboratory to early stage clinical trials. He is interested in developing personalized patient models of disease in order to interpret therapeutics, develop biomarkers and help patients make informed decisions about their care.

Dr. Patnaik has received numerous awards and recognition for his work, which include the John W. Kreider Ph.D. Commencement award in Cell & Molecular Biology, AACR-Astellas Clinical/Translational research award, Harvard-MIT Clinician-Investigator Training Program Fellowship, a Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award and a DOD Prostate Cancer Physician-Researcher Training Award.

Specialties

Areas of Expertise

Medical Education

  • Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

Internship

  • Mayo Clinic

Residency

  • Mayo Clinic

Fellowship

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center

Other Grad Education

  • PhD, Penn State College of Medicine; MMSc, Harvard Medical School

Memberships & Medical Societies

  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna PPO
  • BCBS Blue Precision HMO
  • BCBS HMO (HMOI)
  • BCBS PPO
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna POS
  • Cigna PPO
  • CountyCare
  • Coventry Health Plan PPO
  • Great West PPO
  • Illinicare
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan PPO
  • PHCS PPO
  • United Choice / Choice Plus
  • United Options (PPO)
  • United Select (HMO & EPO)
  • United W500 Emergent Wrap
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At a Glance

Practicing Since2006

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Hindi