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About Kevin Raskin, MD
Dr. Kevin Raskin specializes in benign and malignant tumors of the musculoskeletal system. He is an active educator for medical students, residents, and fellows.
Dr. Raskin earned a BA from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1991 and a MD from Tel Aviv University in 1997. He completed his internship in General Surgery and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Raskin completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Raskin has been an Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon at MGH since 2003. He is a member of the Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Center and Director of the Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship Program at Mass General. And he is an Associated Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School where he teaches residents, fellows and medical students both in and out of the operating room.
Clinical Interests:
- Amputations
- Benign bone tumors
- Benign soft tissue tumors
- Bone cancer
- Bone infections
- Bone metastases
- Limb-sparing procedures
- Malignant bone tumors
- Malignant soft tissue tumors
- Metabolic bone disease
- Metastatic bone disease
- Multiple myeloma
- Sarcomas
Treats:
- Adult & Pediatrics
Languages:
- Hebrew, Spanish
Locations
Orthopaedic Oncology Service | Centers for Sarcoma & Chordoma
55 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 3B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-0604
Medical Education
- MD, Sackler School of Medicine (Israel)
- Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Raskin's research interests include studying the survival of patients with different types of cancer. Through an extensive database maintained by the Orthopaedic Oncology Service at MGH, Dr. Raskin and the other surgeons in the Oncology Service are able to study the outcomes of their surgeries and how those surgeries effect their patient's lives.
Publications
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Select Publications:
- Devisetty K, Kobayashi W, Suit HD, Goldberg SI, Niemierko A, Chen YL, Raskin KA, Schwab JH, Springfield DS, Yoon SS, Hornicek FJ, Delaney TF. Low-Dose Neoadjuvant External Beam Radiation Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Sep 21.
- Tejwani A, Kobayashi W, Chen YL, Rosenberg AE, Yoon S, Raskin KA, Rosenthal DI, Nielsen GP, Hornicek FJ, Delaney TF. Management of acral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma. Cancer. 2010 Aug 24.
- Kumar NL, Rosenberg AE, Raskin KA. Osteoblastoma-like Osteosarcoma of the Cuboid: A Case Report. J Orthop Surg Res. 2010 Aug 6;5:52.
- Quaye AA, Raskin KA, Ecker JL, Leffert LR. Management of a parturient with high-grade osteosarcoma of the proximal femur: a multidisciplinary approach. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2010 Jul;19(3):340-2.
- Kim B, Chen YL, Kirsch DG, Goldberg SI, Kobayashi W, Kung JH, Wolfgang JA, Doppke K, Rosenberg AE, Nielsen GP, Raskin KA, Springfield DS, Schwab JH, Gebhardt MC, Yoon SS, Hornicek FJ, DeLaney TF. An effective preoperative three-dimensional radiotherapy target volume for extremity soft tissue sarcoma and the effect of margin width on local control. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jul 1;77(3):843-50.
I had a great experience with Dr. Raskin during my appointment. He answered all the questions that we had for him. He responded clearly so that we could understand. The meeting was great, friendly, and we really appreciated the time that he gave us and the information.
Dear, Dr. Raskin, Thank you for taking such good care of me. How fortunate are all "your patients" to be in such skillful hands. [redacted]
Dr. Raskin was extremely kind, and responsive to my concerns,
My experience with Dr. Raskin was excellent. I feel extremely fortunate to have been a beneficiary of his expertise , and he has a wonderful manner.
Thank you so much
One of the best visits I've been on in a long time. Professional, caring, and very trustworthy
The Doctor was timely, polite, caring and provided for a very comfortable experience.
Dr. Raskin was absolutely terrific. Other than being on time, he's incredibly courteous, polite, he's an excellent listener, and he did a fantastic job with us when we saw him just a few weeks ago.
It was a big relief that he thought the xrays were negative for cancer. He told me I should do the surgery soon, but then told me no one would perform it because of my weight. It can't be both. It would have been helpful if he told me what weight it would be considered safe to do tge surgery at. I was too stunned to ask
Love Dr Raskin!