Penn Medicine Provider
Radiation Oncology
Neil K. Taunk, MD, MSCTS
5.0
(150)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Rena Rowan Breast Center
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About me

  • Chief, Breast Radiation Service
  • Chief, Gynecologic Radiation Service
  • Director, Imaging Sciences in Radiation Oncology
  • Director, Brachytherapy and Procedural Radiation
  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology in Radiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Beth Israel
  • Residency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

150 reviews

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May 2025
5.0
5.0
great doctor
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he is a great dr
April 2025
5.0
5.0
his professionalism is definitely major. that's what every patient want. he is great at his job.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he is knowledgeable and great soul takes care of his patients

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

My research

Pepin A, Chesnokova A, Pishko A, Gysler S, Martin C, Smith E, Kassick M, Taunk NK Hormone Replacement Therapy in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer and Radiation-Induced Premature Ovarian Insufficiency , Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 121(4): 2025,1042-1052

Hathout L, Leung E, Taunk NK, Ludwig MS, Fields EC Recent Landmark Trials in Gynecologic Cancer: Optimizing Combination or Sequencing of Systemic and Radiation Therapies , Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 121(3): 2025,575-579

Berlin E, Ko K, Ma L, Messing I, Hollawell C, Smith AM, Taunk NK, Narayan V, Upshaw JN, Clark AS, Shah PD, Knollman H, Bhattacharya S, Koropeckyj-Cox D, Wang J, Yegya-Raman N, Han IS, Lefebvre B, Li T, Wilcox NS, Jung W, Chen J, Freedman GM, Ky B Cardiac Effects of Modern Breast Radiation Therapy in Patients Receiving Systemic Cancer Therapy , JACC CardioOncol, S2666-0873(25): 2025,00071-7

Management of Dry Mouth Toxicity Following 177Lu-PSMA-617 Radioligand Therapy Pepin A, Kiess A, Lukens JN, Mulugeta P, Taunk NK , Pract Radiat Oncol, 15(1): 2025,14-18

Rhodes SS, Jesikiewicz JE, Yegya-Raman N, Prasad K, Dreyfuss A, Mankoff DA, Taunk NK Optimizing Regulatory Reviews for Clinical Protocols That Use Radiopharmaceuticals: Findings of the University of Pennsylvania Radiation Research Safety Committee , Health Phys, 127(6): 2024,702-711

O'Brien SR, Edmonds CE, Ward RE, Taunk NK, Pantel AR, Mankoff DA Update on 18F-Fluoroestradiol , Semin Nucl Med, 54(6): 2024,812-816

Cederquist GY, Boe LA, Walsh M, Freedman GM, Maxwell KN, Taunk N, Braunstein LZ Radiation-Associated Secondary Cancer in Patients With Breast Cancer Harboring TP53 Germline Variants , JAMA Oncol, 10(11): 2024,1588-1590

Hahn EA, Pugh SL, Lu HL, Vela AM, Gillespie EF, Nichols EM, Wright JL, MacDonald SM, Cahlon O, Baas C, Braunstein LZ, Fang LC, Freedman GM, Jimenez RB, Kesslering CM, Mishra MV, Mutter RW, Ohri N, Rosen LR, Urbanic JJ, Jagsi R, Mitchell SA, Bekelman JE, Cella D; RadComp (Radiotherapy Comparative Effectiveness Consortium) Validation of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Comprehensive Nodal Irradiation in the RadComp Trial , Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 120(1): 2024,149-161

Pepin A, Lee V, O'Brien S, Mulugeta P, Taunk NK Management of Dry Eye Toxicity After Treatment With (177)Lu-PSMA-617 Radioligand Therapy , Pract Radiat Oncol, 14(4): 2024,301-304

Hathout L, Sherwani ZK, Alegun J, Ohri N, Fields EC, Shah S, Beriwal S, Horne ZD, Kidd EA, Leung EW, Song J, Taunk NK, Chino J, Huang C, Russo AL, Dyer M, Li J, Albuquerque KV, Damast S Prognostic Effect of Mismatch Repair Status in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Radiation: A Multi-institutional Analysis , Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 119(4): 2024,1158-1165