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Languages Spoken: English

Kristine Kokeny, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah and a physician at Huntsman Cancer Institute. She is a member of the multidisciplinary teams caring for breast, lung, and genitourinary cancer patients.

Her clinical specialties include radiation therapy for breast, lung, and genitourinary malignancies. She is interested in translational research and clinical trials in these areas, including evaluating new therapies that may improve treatment outcome and survival.

Dr. Kokeny received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, followed by a residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center; she was chief resident from 1994 to 1995. She is a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Hospital
Radiation Oncology

801-581-2396

Fax: (801) 585-2666

1950 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
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Specialties

  • Breast Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Genitourinary Cancers
  • Radiation Oncology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Radiation Oncology - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Board Certification American Board of Radiology (Radiology)

Patient Rating

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

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Likelihood of recommending care provider

4.8/ 5

Care provider's explanation of condition/problem

4.9/ 5

Care provider's effort to include me in decisions

4.9/ 5

Wait time at clinic

4.6/ 5

Care provider's concern for questions & worries

4.8/ 5

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

UofU Patient February 12, 2022
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent team

UofU Patient January 18, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Kokeny is an outstanding doctor. She is professional, competent, and kind. I am happy to trust my care to her.

UofU Patient December 26, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Kokeny is very knowledgeable & explains things well

UofU Patient November 17, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Overall good appointment.

UofU Patient November 15, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

UofU Patient November 11, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

I had many concerns about possible treatments. I wanted to make an informed and educated decision. It was very important to me to gather information. I decided against radiation treatment - but I did it with information. That being said I think I would have been extremely happy with Dr. Kokeny if I were to seek treatment. For some reason I felt a strong and positive energy from her and would have trusted her with my care. PLEASE LET HER KNOW.

UofU Patient November 09, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Good

UofU Patient November 03, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Kokenny is amazing. So patient takes her time. Listens. Gives you hope

UofU Patient November 03, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

I love Dr. Kokeny. She is very thorough, she always goes above and beyond to answer my questions and concerns. She is knowledgeable, intelligent, and caring. She has always been very assertive in my treatments and coordinating with my other specialists. I am happy (due to my health) that I will not have to see her again, but sad also that I will not see her again as she is a wonderful doctor. I would recommend her to anyone needing radiation treatment.

UofU Patient October 25, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Kokeny is thorough and very clear w her explanations

UofU Patient October 16, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Kokeny and her Assistance were great in explaining the Radiation Treatment and Options

UofU Patient September 25, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Agreed with my choices

UofU Patient September 21, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Kokeney took time with me and was not in a hurry. She explained everything, answered all my questions and was very concerned about me.

UofU Patient September 07, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Kokeny is the kind of doctor you want on your team! She has gone above and beyond to make sure I receive the exact treatment needed for my condition. She answers questions and never makes you feel rushed. She's great!

UofU Patient August 10, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Kokeny is outstanding

UofU Patient July 15, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Kokeny was clear and concise. She listened to my concerns and allowed me to decide which course of treatment would work for me.

UofU Patient July 09, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Kokeni has always been so caring.

UofU Patient March 20, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

my care team is amazing. I feel so well cared for.

UofU Patient February 26, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

it was just wonderful everyone. was so nice caring and kind

UofU Patient February 07, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Kokeny is outstanding. I really enjoy being her patient!

UofU Patient January 19, 2021
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Experience is always great. This was a telephone visit, but all was great.

UofU Patient December 14, 2020
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Kokeny spent a great deal of time thoroughly examining and gave me very good advice.

UofU Patient October 06, 2020
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Both the resident and the doctor were great.

Kristine Kokeny, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah and a physician at Huntsman Cancer Institute. She is a member of the multidisciplinary teams caring for breast, lung, and genitourinary cancer patients.

Her clinical specialties include radiation therapy for breast, lung, and genitourinary malignancies. She is interested in translational research and clinical trials in these areas, including evaluating new therapies that may improve treatment outcome and survival.

Dr. Kokeny received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, followed by a residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center; she was chief resident from 1994 to 1995. She is a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

Academic Locations

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Radiation Oncology - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Board Certification American Board of Radiology (Radiology)

Education History

Chief Resident University of Michigan
Radiation Oncology
Chief Resident, 1995
Residency University of Michigan
Radiation Oncology
Resident, 1995
Internship St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Transitional Internship, 1991
Professional Medical University of Michigan
Medicine
M.D., 1990
Undergraduate University of Michigan

B.S., 1986

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Hutten RJ, Weil CR, Gaffney DK, Kokeny K, Lloyd S, Rogers CR, Suneja G (2022). Worsening Racial Disparities in Utilization of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol, 7(3), 100887.
  2. Szegedi M, Boehm C, Paxton A, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Sarkar V, Zhao H, Su F, Kokeny KE, Lloyd S, Tward J, Salter BJ (2020). Comparison of transperineal ultrasound image guidance technique to transabdominal technique for prostate radiation therapy. Med Phys, 47(12), 6113-6121.
  3. Hendrickson PG, Luo Y, Kohlmann W, Schiffman J, Maese L, Bishop AJ, Lloyd S, Kokeny KE, Hitchcock YJ, Poppe MM, Gaffney DK, Tao R (2020). Radiation therapy and secondary malignancy in Li-Fraumeni syndrome: A hereditary cancer registry study. Cancer Med, 9(21), 7954-7963.
  4. Sarkar V, Szegedi M, Paxton A, Nelson G, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Reddy CB, Tao R, Hitchcock YJ, Kokeny KE, Salter BJ (2020). Preliminary clinical experience with Calypso anchored beacons for tumor tracking in lung SBRT. Med Phys, 47(9), 4407-4415.
  5. Tward JD, ONeil B, Boucher K, Kokeny K, Lowrance WT, Lloyd S, Cannon D, Stephenson RA, Agarwal N, Farr T, Petragallo R, Sherar NZ, Kunz I, Hofer A, Courdy S, Shrieve DC, Dechet C (2020). Metastasis, Mortality, and Quality of Life for Men With NCCN High and Very High Risk Localized Prostate Cancer After Surgical and/or Combined Modality Radiotherapy. Clin Genitourin Cancer, 18(4), 274-283.e5.
  6. Li XA, Moughan J, White JR, Freedman GM, Arthur DW, Galvin J, Xiao Y, McNulty S, Lyons JA, Kavadi VS, Fields MT, Mitchell MP, Anderson BM, Lock MI, Kokeny KE, Bazan JG, Currey AD, Hijal T, Cheston SB, Vicini FA (2019). Patterns of Failure Observed in the 2-Step Institution Credentialing Process for NRG Oncology/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 1005 (NCT01349322) and Lessons Learned. Pract Radiat Oncol, 10(4), 265-273.
  7. Sarkar V, Paxton A, Rassiah P, Kokeny KE, Hitchcock YJ, Salter BJ (2020). Evaluation of dose distribution differences from five algorithms implemented in three commercial treatment planning systems for lung SBRT. J Radiosurg SBRT, 7(1), 57-66.
  8. Ager BJ, Wells SM, Gruhl JD, Stoddard GJ, Tao R, Kokeny KE, Hitchcock YJ (2019). Stereotactic body radiotherapy versus percutaneous local tumor ablation for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 138, 6-12.
  9. Zhao H, Williams N, Poppe M, Sarkar V, Wang B, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Huang YJ, Kokeny K, Gaffney D, Salter B (2019). Comparison of surface guidance and target matching for image-guided accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI). Med Phys, 46(11), 4717-4724.
  10. Kokeny KE, Francis S, Tao R, Hitchcock YJ (2018). Adjuvant therapy for resected pN2 non-small cell lung cancer: sequence is not all that matters. J Thorac Dis, 10(Suppl 17), S2097-S2099.
  11. Francis S, Orton A, Stoddard G, Tao R, Hitchcock YJ, Akerley W, Kokeny KE (2018). Sequencing of Postoperative Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced or Incompletely Resected Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Oncol, 36(4), 333-341.
  12. Herde RF, Kokeny KE, Reddy CB, Akerley WL, Hu N, Boltax JP, Hitchcock YJ (2018). Primary Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor: A Long-term Single Institution Experience. Am J Clin Oncol, 41(1), 24-29.
  13. Frandsen JE, Cannon G, Kokeny KE, Gaffney DK, Matsen C, Wright M, Poppe MM (2018). Is radiation indicated for young women with early stage, node-negative breast cancer after mastectomy? A multi-institution, retrospective review. Breast J, 24(1), 7-11.
  14. Huang YJ, Su FF, Gaffney DK, Kokeny KE, Zhao H, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Salter BJ, Poppe MM (2018). Skin dose estimation using virtual structures for Contura Multi-Lumen Balloon breast brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, 17(6), 956-965.
  15. Frandsen J, Cannon G, Kokeny KE, Gaffney DK, Wright M, Pena K, Poppe MM (2017). Post-mastectomy Radiotherapy for pT3N0 Breast Cancers: A Retrospective, Multi-Institution Review. Breast J, 23(4), 452-455.
  16. Khan AJ, Poppe MM, Goyal S, Kokeny KE, Kearney T, Kirstein L, Toppmeyer D, Moore DF, Chen C, Gaffney DK, Haffty BG (2017). Hypofractionated Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy Is Safe and Effective: First Results From a Prospective Phase II Trial. J Clin Oncol, 35(18), 2037-2043.
  17. Boothe D, Orton A, Thorpe C, Kokeny KE, Hitchcock YJ (2017). Post-operative Radiation Therapy in Locally Invasive Malignancies of the Thymus: Patterns of Care and Survival. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 98(1), 229.
  18. Francis SR, Frandsen J, Kokeny KE, Gaffney DK, Poppe MM (2017). Outcomes and utilization of postmastectomy radiotherapy for T3N0 breast cancers. Breast, 32, 156-161.
  19. Salter BJ, Szegedi M, Boehm C, Sarkar V, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Wang B, Zhao H, Huang J, Huang L, Kokeny K, Tward JD (2017). Comparison of 2 transabdominal ultrasound image guidance techniques for prostate and prostatic fossa radiation therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol, 7(2), e99-e107.
  20. Boothe D, Orton A, Thorpe C, Kokeny K, Hitchcock YJ (2016). Postoperative Radiotherapy in Locally Invasive Malignancies of the Thymus: Patterns of Care and Survival. J Thorac Oncol, 11(12), 2218-2226.
  21. Burt LM, Poppe MM, Kokeny KE, Gaffney DK, Shrieve DC, Tward JD (2016). Comparison of Treatment Modalities for Breast Cancer Arising in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivors. J Radiat Oncol.
  22. Sarkar V, Huang L, Huang YJ, Szegedi MW, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Zhao H, Hitchcock YJ, Kokeny KE, Wang B, Salter BJ (2016). Dosimetric evaluation of abdominal compression as a method to reduce the incidence of radiation-induced pneumonitis in lung SBRT treatment. J Radiosurg SBRT, 4(2), 125-132.
  23. Frandsen J, Ly D, Cannon G, Suneja G, Matsen C, Gaffney DK, Wright M, Kokeny KE, Poppe MM (2015). In the Modern Treatment Era, Is Breast Conservation Equivalent to Mastectomy in Women Younger Than 40 Years of Age? A Multi-Institution Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 93(5), 1096-103.
  24. Anker CJ, Hymas RV, Ahluwalia R, Kokeny KE, Avizonis V, Boucher KM, Neumayer LA, Agarwal JP (2015). The Effect of Radiation on Complication Rates and Patient Satisfaction in Breast Reconstruction using Temporary Tissue Expanders and Permanent Implants. Breast J, 21(3), 233-40.
  25. Agarwal S, Pappas L, Neumayer L, Kokeny K, Agarwal J (2014). Effect of breast conservation therapy vs mastectomy on disease-specific survival for early-stage breast cancer. JAMA Surg, 149(3), 267-74.
  26. Wagner AE, Ghia AJ, Kokeny KE, Shrieve DC, Tward JD (2013). Adjuvant Radiation Therapy After Prostatectomy: Have Randomized Clinical Trials Had Any Impact? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 87(2), s174.
  27. Tward JD, Kokeny KE, Shrieve DC (2013). Radiation therapy for clinically node-positive prostate adenocarcinoma is correlated with improved overall and prostate cancer-specific survival. Pract Radiat Oncol, 3(3), 234-240.

Other

  1. Sarkar V, Szegedi M, Paxton A, Nelson G, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Reddy CB, Tao R, Hitchcock YJ, Kokeny KE, Salter BJ (2020). Erratum: "Preliminary clinical experience with Calypso anchored beacons for tumor tracking in lung SBRT" [Med. Phys. (2020)]. Med Phys (48(1), p. 533). United States.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Kokeny KE (2014). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Individualized Patient Care - Breast Cancer: Adjuvant Systemic Therapy [Web]. NCCN. Available: http://education.nccn.org/tumorboards.

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