Michael R. Cook, MD
Hematology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Abramson Cancer Center Penn Presbyterian
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

324 reviews

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October 2025
very personable, efficient and thorough
October 2025
always answers all questions. listens to concerns. shows compassion.
October 2025
all good
October 2025
he seems to genuinely care

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Cook is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Jakub Svoboda, Daniel J Landsburg, James Gerson, Sunita D Nasta, Stefan K Barta, Elise A Chong, Michael Cook, Noelle V Frey, Joanne Shea, Amanda Cervini, Amy Marshall, Megan Four, Megan M Davis, Julie K Jadlowsky, Anne Chew, Edward Pequignot, Vanessa Gonzalez, Julia Han Noll, Luca Paruzzo, Juliana Rojas-Levine, Gabriela Plesa, John Scholler, Donald L Siegel, Bruce L Levine, David L Porter, Saba Ghassemi, Marco Ruella, Andrew Rech, Rachel M Leskowitz, Joseph A Fraietta, Wei-Ting Hwang, Elizabeth Hexner, Stephen J Schuster, Carl H June Enhanced CAR T-Cell Therapy for Lymphoma after Previous Failure , The New England Journal of Medicine, 18(392): 2025,1824-1835


Nikita K. Dave, Veronica Carvajal, Alex C. Watts, Jordan S. Carter, Michael Cook, Colin Thomas, Donald E. Tsai, Stephen J. Schuster, James N. Gerson, Stefan K. Barta, Jakub Svoboda, Elise A. Chong, Wei-Ting Hwang, Daniel J. Landsburg, Sunita D. Nasta Outcomes at a Single Institution with MTR Induction and Consolidation in the Management of Primary CNS Lymphoma , Blood Neoplasia, 2(3): 2025,100102.


Cook, M.R. Williams, L. Kolm, P. Dunleavy, K. Improved Survival Outcomes for Intensive versus Standard Chemoimmunotherapy in Primary Mediastinal B-cell Lymphoma: A Meta-Analysis of 4068 Patients. , Haematologica, 109(3): 2024,846-856


Cook, M.R, Shouval, R. Perales, M, et al. Real-World Evidence in the United States (US) of the Impact of Bridging Therapy Prior to Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Axi-Cel) for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma (R/R LBCL). , American Society of Hematology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.: 2023


Cook, M.R. Dorris, SC. Makambi, K. Luo, Y. Munshi, P. Donato, M. Rowley, S. Saad, A. Goy, A. Dunleavy, K. Ali, A. Toxicity and Efficacy of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy in Primary and Secondary CNS Lymphoma: A Meta-Analysis of 128 Patients. , Blood Adv , 7(1): 2023,32-39


Cook, M.R. Dunleavy, K. Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in Lymphomas: Emerging Biological Insights and Therapeutic strategies. , Current Oncology Reports, 24(9): 2022,1121-1131


Shah NJ, Cook MR, Wu T, Lev-Ari SL, Blackburn MB, Serzan MT, Alaoui A, Atkins, MB. Association Between Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, Corticosteroids, Immunosuppressive Agents and Opportunistic Infections. , Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 20(7): 2022


Cook, M., Dykes, K., White, K., Desale, S., Agrawal, R., Fernandez, S., Huang, X., Cobb, N., Lai, C. Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy (HM) and COVID-19. , Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia, 22(7): 2022,e452-e458.


Shah NJ, Cook MR, Wu T, Lev-Ari SL, Blackburn MB, Serzan MT, Alaoui A, Atkins, MB. The Risk of Opportunistic Infections and the Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients on Checkpoint Inhibitors Requiring Steroids , J Natl Compr Canc Netw , 20(7): 2022,800-807.e1.


Zhang D, Shah NJ, Cook MR, Blackburn M, Serzan MT, Advani S, Potosky AL, Atkins MB, Braithwaite D. Association between Body Mass Index and Immune-Related Adverse Events (irAEs) among Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Pan-Cancer Analysis. , Cancers (Basel) , 13(23): 2021,6109