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Konstantin “Kos” Kovtun, M.D.
Kos Kovtun MD
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Primary Location

Baton Rouge 4950 Essen Lane
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
70809

Other Locations

Gonzales 1104 Louisiana 30 W
Gonzales, Louisiana
70737

Phone

(225) 767-0847

Fax

(225) 215-1651

Email

feedback@marybird.com

Konstantin “Kos” Kovtun, M.D.

Mary Bird Provider

Dr. Konstantin “Kos” Kovtun is a radiation oncologist and medical director of adaptive radiation therapy at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, and a member of Southeast Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Cornell University’s College of Engineering in Ithaca, New York, where he transferred from Tulane after Hurricane Katrina. He earned his Medical Doctorate degree from Harvard Medical School before completing his internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Medicine and his radiation oncology residency at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, all in Boston, Mass. Dr. Kovtun also completed the Harvard School of Public Health Program in Clinical Effectiveness and served on the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Radiation Oncology Quality Improvement Committee. Dr. Kovtun also has original peer reviewed publications in “Cancer” and “Brachytherapy” along with numerous presentations, posters and abstracts.

Dr. Kovtun is a founder of the Augmented and Virtual Reality in Oncology Lab at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is the creator of a new software technology aimed to improve the speed, quality, and precision of image-guided treatment planning. “DICOM VR,” a novel technology will enable clinicians to intuitively view and manipulate medical images in a 3D virtual reality environment, as well as enable effective communication between providers and patients. His work has received grants from a Brigham Research Institute and the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy to aid in its development.

Dr. Kovtun is a credentialed Gamma Knife Icon (GKI) physician.

Affiliations

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
South Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group

Experience & Training

Residency: Harvard Radiation Oncology Program – Boston, MA
Internship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Medicine – Boston, MA

Education

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Undergraduate: Cornell University (BS, Bioengineering)

Certifications

American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology)