Rajesh N. Kukunoor, MD

Dr. Kukunoor serves as the Director of Lung, Head & Neck Oncology Division at Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers. His clinical practice is focused on Lung and thoracic malignancies, Head and Neck and genitourinary malignancies (prostate, kidney, bladder, testicular) and hematologic disorders. He has a keen interest in targeted therapeutics and the quickly evolving landscape of precision oncology.

He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Wayne State University in Detroit and fellowship training in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. “It’s the very special bond between a physician and patient that attracted me to Oncology,” Dr. Kukunoor says. “It’s also important to me that oncology is one of the most evidence-based subspecialties of medicine.”

Dr. Kukunoor serves as adjunct faculty, Assistant professor at Creighton University School of Medicine. His teaching experiences with rotating medical students help keep him up to speed on the latest research. He is a investigator on several clinical trials through the Ironwood Research program and actively seeks novel treatment options for his patients. He has been selected by his professional peers as a Top Doc in PHOENIX Magazine. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, downhill skiing, scuba diving and karaoke.