Overview
"Dr. Rachit Kumar is a radiation oncologist specializing in genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers. He is dedicated to patient-centered care, finding the most effective outcome for each patient and using the latest advances to minimize treatment time and side-effects. Dr. Kumar is frequently published in peer-reviewed journals on new methods of radiation therapy and the benefits to patient outcomes. He is a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and treats patients at both Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital. Selected Publications Kumar R, Tchelebi LT, Anker CJ, Sharma N, Bianchi NA, Dragovic J, Goodman KA, Herman JM, Jiang Y, Jones WE, Kenney TJ, Lee P, Kundranda MK, Russo S, Small W, Suh WW, Yee N, and Jabbour SK. “American Radium Society (ARS) Appropriateness Use Criteria (AUC) for Loco-Regional Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Systemic Review and Guidelines.” American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022 Sep 1;45(9):391-402. Rooney MK, Traube B, Khan MK, Kumar R, and Walker GV. “Factors associated with image guided radiation therapy image rejection in a multi-site institution.” JCO Oncology Practice. Tang C, Hoffman KE, Allen PK, Gabel M, Schreiber D, Choi S, Chapin BF, Nguyen QN, Davis JW, Frank SJ, Navai N, McGuire SE, Anscher M, Pisters L, Pettaway CA, Kumar R, Linson P, Tripuraneni P, Tomaszewski JJ, Patel AB, Augspurger M, and Kuban DA. “Contemporary Prostate Cancer Treatment Choices in Multidisciplinary Clinics Referenced to National Trends.” Cancer. Tang C, Lei X, Smith GL, Pan HY, Hoffman K, Kumar R, Chapin BF, Shih YC, Frank SJ, and Smith BD. ""Influence of Geography on Prostate Cancer Treatment Coice: An Analysis of the National Medicare Database."" International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. Tang C, Sherry AD, Haymaker C, Bathala T, Liu S, Fellman B, Aparicio A, Zurita-Saavedra A, Chun S, Reddy J, Choi S, Ghia A, McGuire S, Efstathiou E, Wang J, Wang J, Tu SM, Pilie P, Kovitz C, Kumar R, Roberts T, Borghero Y, Shi Z, Chapin B, Gomez D, Wistuba I, Corn and PG. “Addition of local consolidative therapy to intermittent hormone therapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer (EXTEND): a multicenter randomized phase II basket trial.” JAMA Oncology.".
Dr. Kumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatoblastoma, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 84 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1200, Bethesda, MD 20817
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Kumar isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
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- Anal CancerDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- GliomaDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Lung CancerDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Metastatic Brain TumorDr. Kumar isAdvanced. Learn about Metastatic Brain Tumor.
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- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AngiosarcomaDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Bone TumorDr. Kumar isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.