Dr. Rouslan Kotchetkov is a Hematologist Oncologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He practices at the Hudson Regional Cancer Program in Barrie, Ontario, where his clinical work focuses on malignant hematology with a special interest in lymphoproliferative disorders.
R. Kotchetkov earned his MD from Minsk University in Belarus and his PhD from Frankfurt University in Germany, where he also completed an internship in pediatrics. After moving to Canada he retrained at Queen’s University, completed Internal Medicine Residency at McMaster University, then Adult Hematology Residency at the University of Toronto, and a clinical fellowship in Myeloma and Lymphoma at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center. He has served as a Hematologist Oncologist at the Hudson Regional Cancer Program since 2013 and as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto since 2015.
He is the author of 78 publications and has delivered 73 oral and 26 poster presentations. He also serves as a reviewer for 18 scientific journals.
🏥 University Affiliation, City, Country: University of Toronto, Canada. Hudson Regional Cancer Program, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
🧪 Area of Focus in Clinical Practice and Research: Malignant hematology, with a focus on lymphoproliferative disorders
💭 What are you passionate about in medicine or recreationally? Helping people and witnessing recovery and cure. Outside of medicine, Dr. Kotchetkov enjoys music and writing songs for young talents.
🏆 A short story or academic achievement you are proud of:
ASCO 2019 “Best of ASCO” abstract on the “Effect of Montelukast and Rupatadine on Rituximab Infusion Time, Rate, Severity of Reactions, and Cost of Administration”
Landmark work redefining SLONM associated with monoclonal gammopathy in collaboration with Mayo Clinic
Lead investigator of a Pan-Canadian study on adolescents and young adults with myeloproliferative neoplasms, published in Leukemia (Nature Group), 2024
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