About David Kuter, MD, DPhil

Departments, Centers, & Programs:

Clinical Interests:

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Locations

Mass General Cancer Center: Hematology Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4000
Phone: 617-726-8033
Fax: 617-724-6801

Mass General Cancer Center in Danvers
102 Endicott St.
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 978-882-6060

Medical Education

  • MD, Harvard Medical School
  • D.Phil., Oxford University Medical School
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

American Board Certifications

  • Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.


Research

Current areas of ongoing research:

  • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis (HHT): NIH sponsored grant to assess effect of pomalidomide to reduce bleeding in patients with HHT.
  • Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP): NIH sponsored grant to assess effect of addition of mycophenolate to standard of care for patients with ITP.
  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT): lead in 17 center NIH-sponsored study of the natural history and treatment of HIT
  • Polycythemia vera (P.vera): Incyte Corp study (Reveal Study) to assess the natural history, treatment and quality of life of patients with P. vera.
  • ITP: Ph 1 study using anti-CD40 ligand antibody (BMS sponsor) to reduce the rate of thrombocytopenia in patients with ITP
  • ITP: Ph 1 study assessing the use of Staph protein A (Protalix, Inc) in the treatment of ITP
  • ITP: assessment of patients with ITP treated with TPO receptor agonists--effect on longterm remission
  • ITP: assessment of TPO receptor agonists in raising the platelet count of thrombocytopenic patients about to have surgery
  • ITP: study of platelet function in patients with ITP after treatment with romiplostim
  • Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA): creator and major site for international registry for patients with this disorder.

Publications

  • Selected peer-reviewed publications (of over 300)

    • Kuter DJ, Beeler D, Rosenberg RD. The purification and characterization of megapoietin: a megakaryocyte growth promoting protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci 1994;91:11104-11108.
    • Kuter DJ, et al. Thrombopoiesis and Thrombopoietins: Molecular, Cellular, Preclinical, and Clinical Biology. Humana Press, New York, 1997.
    • Murphy MJ, Kuter DJ, Eds. Thrombopoietin: From Molecule to Medicine. AlphaMed Press, Miamisburg, OH, 1998.
    • Bussel J, Kuter DJ, George J, McMillan R, Aledort LM, Conklin GT, Lichtin AE, Lyons RM, Nieva J,Wasser J, Wiznitzer I, Kelly R, Chen CF, Nichol J. AMG 531, a thrombopoiesis-stimulating protein, for ITP. New Engl J Med 2006;355:1672-1681.
    • Kuter DJ, et al. Randomized, controlled, 6-month evaluation of AMG531 in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Lancet 2008;371:395-403.
    • Kuter DJ et al. Romiplostim or standard of care in patients with immune thrombocytopenia. NEJM 2010;363:1889-1899.

Reviews: Comments and Ratings

5.0out of 5(237 Ratings, 106 Comments)

January 2025

Dr Kuter is the best. I can't say enough about him.


January 2025

Thank goodness for Dr. Kuter. A voice of reason. Clear explanations. A clinician who weaves different strands of medical findings into a cohesive whole.


January 2025

very knowledgeable about my Cancer


January 2025

Dr. Kuter has kept me well for more than 20 years. He is a wonderful hematologist! He is thorough and is a great listener/communicator. [redacted]


January 2025

This is the first time I saw David Kuter; getting additional information about my CLL. Clear, clean and precise discussion of test results & implications, future planning and disease expectations. I liked him and his style from the start.


January 2025

I am very fortunate to have Dr David Kuter as my provider. He is an exceptional diagnostician and has helped me tremendously .


January 2025

Dr Kuter is a great doctor. He's knowledgeable, professional, caring and compassionate.


January 2025

Dr. Kuter is caring and thorough in his response to my issues.


January 2025

Dr. Kuter was amazing. He spent a ton of time with us, answered all of our questions, was very knowledgeable, knew our case, and we felt very comfortable speaking with him and in the information he provided us. We would definitely recommend him to anyone.


December 2024

Excellent. I suggest to any patient.

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