Kristine E. Kokeny
( out of 98 reviews )

Kristine E. Kokeny, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Radiation Oncology
Salt Lake City
801-581-2396

Sugar House Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2000

  • 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.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Radiology (Radiology)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 98 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    September 19, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Kokeny is a very nice lady, I know I will be in good hands. Although the wait is long for her, maybe is overwhelmed with patients. She uses a student to do all the questions before she comes in to fill in the time, while you wait. Not sure I like that so much, but overall good doctor.

    September 18, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    She is very professional, positive and caring. I felt I could see a very positive outcome

    September 16, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    She's fantastic. Very knowledgeable, professional, and personable

    September 11, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Kokeny is an amazing doctor! I have been so grateful to have her by my side during my breast cancer journey!

    July 20, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr Kokeny is an incredible doctor. Her experience and compassion are unmatched.

    July 18, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    What a lovely lady. She conveyed confidence in her ability to treat and the desired outcome. She thoroughly explained the process and answered all my questions. She appeared empathetic to my anxiety and has a good smile and laugh!

    July 17, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Kokeny is very knowledgeable and experienced. She is also positive, friendly and explains things thoroughly and in a manner that is easy to understand. She listens to your concerns and addresses them. I had complete confidence in her as my radiation oncologist. Her entire team is friendly, caring, and took time to get to know me which made it much easier to show up for treatment every day!

    June 30, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    She takes the time to research your case and understands whatever is going on with your health and makes you feel completely comfortable and confident that she knows what she's doing

    June 29, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Very friendly and made me fell very comfortable, answered any questions I had.

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  • 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.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Radiation Oncology -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Radiology (Radiology)

    Education history

    Chief Resident Radiation Oncology - University of Michigan Chief Resident
    Radiation Oncology - University of Michigan Resident
    Internship St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Transitional Internship
    Medicine - University of Michigan M.D.
    Undergraduate University of Michigan B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Hutten RJ, Weil CR, Gaffney DK, Kokeny K, Lloyd S, Rogers CR, Suneja G (2022). Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Delay to Initiation of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy. JCO Oncol Pract, 18(10), e1694-e1703. (Read full article)
    2. Hutten RJ, Nelson G, Sarkar V, Johnson SB, Tao R, Hitchcock Y, Chan J, Schroeder J, Kokeny K (2022). Feasibility and clinical utility of a workflow interfacing radiation oncology lung stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment planning and diagnostic radiology. Pract Radiat Oncol, 12(6), e512-e516. (Read full article)
    3. Hutten R, Khouri A, Parsons M, Tward A, Wilson T, Peterson J, Morrell G, Dechet C, ONeil B, Schmidt B, Kokeny K, Lloyd S, Cannon D, Tward J, Sanchez A, Johnson S (2022). The Clinical Significance of Maximum Tumor Diameter on MRI in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy or Definitive Radiotherapy for Locoregional Prostate Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer, 20(6), e453-e459. (Read full article)
    4. 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. (Read full article)
    5. 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. (Read full article)
    6. 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. (Read full article)
    7. 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. (Read full article)
    8. 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. (Read full article)
    9. 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. (Read full article)
    10. 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. (Read full article)
    11. 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. (Read full article)
    12. 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. (Read full article)
    13. 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. (Read full article)
    14. 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. (Read full article)
    15. 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. (Read full article)
    16. 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. (Read full article)
    17. 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. (Read full article)
    18. 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. (Read full article)
    19. 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. (Read full article)
    20. 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. (Read full article)
    21. 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. (Read full article)
    22. 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. (Read full article)
    23. 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. (Read full article)
    24. 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.
    25. 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. (Read full article)
    26. 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. (Read full article)
    27. 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. (Read full article)
    28. 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. (Read full article)
    29. 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.
    30. 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. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. DeCesaris CM, Kokeny K (2022). The Best Defense is a Good Offense. [Letter to the editor]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 114(4), 574-575. (Read full article)

    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. (Read full article)

    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.