Penn Medicine Provider
Erin O. Aakhus, MD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up

About me

  • Program Director, Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Vice Chief, Education, Division of Hematology Oncology
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

Dr. Aakhus's clinical practice focuses only on inpatient services.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Indiana University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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