Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Program Director, Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
- Vice Chief, Education, Division of Hematology Oncology
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)
Dr. Aakhus's clinical practice focuses only on inpatient services.
My education and training
- Medical School: Indiana University Hospital
- Residency: Indiana University Hospital
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Capital Blue Cross/Capital Advantage Insurance Company
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Medical Oncology, 2016
- Internal Medicine, 2013
- American Society for Clinical Oncology, National
- Abramson Cancer Center
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Lova Sun, Danielle Candelieri-Surette, Tori Anglin-Foote, Julie A Lynch, Kara N Maxwell, Christopher D'Avella, Aditi Singh, Erin Aakhus, Roger B Cohen, Robert M Brody Cetuximab-Based vs Carboplatin-Based Chemoradiotherapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer , JAMA Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 148(11): 2022,1022-1028
Olutosin Owoyemi, Erin Aakhus Underrepresentation in Oncology: Identifying and Addressing Structural Barriers , The Oncologist, 26(8): 2021,630-634
Kaufmann, Tara L; Rendle, Katharine A; Aakhus, Erin; Nimgaonkar, Vivek; Shah, Arnav; Bilger, Andrea; Gabriel, Peter E; Trotta, Rebecca; Braun, Jennifer; Shulman, Lawrence N; Bekelman, Justin E; Barg, Frances K Views From Patients With Cancer in the Setting of Unplanned Acute Care: Informing Approaches to Reduce Health Care Utilization. , JCO Oncol Pract, 16(11): 2020,e1291-e1303
Sarah J. Nagle, Erin Aakhus Preparing Trainees to Deliver High-Value and Cost-Conscious Care in Hematology , Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports, 15(4): 2020,248-253
Jessica Davis, Lindsey Zinck, Sheila Kelly, Hareena Sangha, Lawrence Shulman, Erin Aakhus, and Krisda H. Chaiyachati Screened Social Needs and Acceptability of Screening Among Cancer Patients in Philadelphia , AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Virtual : 2020
Tara L. Kaufmann, Katharine A. Rendle, Erin Aakhus, Andrea Bilger, Peter Edward Gabriel, Vivek Nimgaonkar, Arnav Shah, Rebecca Trotta, Frances Barg, Justin E. Bekelman Perspectives on cancer care delivery from oncology patients who experienced unplanned acute care events. , Journal of Clinical Oncology, ASCO Quality Care Symposium, 37: 2019
Kaufmann T, Aakhus E, Bilger A, Gabriel PE, Nimgaonkar V, Rendle KA, Shah A, Trotta R, Bekelman J, Barg F Patient factors that drive unplanned acute care utilization in oncology care , ASCO Annual Meeting: 2019
Aakhus E, Mitra N, Lautenbach E, Joffe S. Gender and Byline Placement of Co-first Authors in Clinical and Basic Science Journals With High Impact Factors. , JAMA, 319(6): 2018,610-611
Berman AT, Crimins N, Gabriel PE, Aakhus E, Braun J, Shulman L, Evans TL. Radiation Resource Utilization and Cost of Care of the Patient with Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. , American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: 2017