Penn Medicine Provider
Hematology
Michael R. Cook, MD
5.0
(242)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Abramson Cancer Center Penn Presbyterian
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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
5.0

242 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

June 2025
5.0
5.0
professional
May 2025
5.0
5.0
on time, knowledge of recent test results right away, ready for questions
May 2025
5.0
5.0
dr cook is totally professional while maintaining a good "bedside manner".
May 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. cook spent much time with me explaining my condition and answering my questions. he was warm and caring. i did not feel rushed.

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

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: 2025

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

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). , ASH Annual Conference 2023: 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

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

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.

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

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

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: 2021

Cook, M.R. Karp, J.E. Lai, C. The Spectrum of Genetic Mutations in Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Should We Update Prognostication? , EJHaem , 3(1): 2021,301-313