Dr. Rajesh Kakani MD, FACS, FAAOA

About Rajesh Kakani

Dr. Rajesh S. Kakani, M.D., is an experienced otolaryngologist (ENT specialist) based in Garden City, New York, with over 20 years of clinical practice. He specializes in the diagnosis and management of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat, providing comprehensive care for a wide range of conditions affecting the head and neck.

Dr. Kakani earned his medical degree from M.G.M. Medical College, India. He is affiliated with Mercy Hospital–Rockville Centre and Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, where he delivers patient-centered, evidence-based care. He is recognized for his commitment to high-quality clinical outcomes and individualized treatment approaches for patients with both routine and complex ENT conditions.

Professional Experience

Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital

ENT Surgeon · Oceanside, NY

Mercy Medical Center

Chief of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery · Rockville Center, NY

Winthrop University Hospital

ENT Surgeon · Mineola, NY

NSUH at Plainview

ENT Surgeon · Plainview, NY

Jacobi Medical Center/N.C. Bronx Hospitals

ENT Surgeon · Bronx, NY

MeadowBrook Care Center

ENT Surgeon · Freeport, NY

Private Practice

Private Practice · Garden City, NY

Queens Long Island Medical Group

Consultant · Garden City, NY

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Assistant Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology · Bronx, NY

Education & Training

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Resident Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery · Stony Brook, NY

Lenox Hill Hospital

Fellowship Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery · New York, NY

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Senior Resident Otorhinolaryngology · New Delhi, India

Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital

Rotating Internship · Indore, India

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) · Indore, India

Research & Publications

Nodular Amyloidosis: Case report and literature review

Authors: Kakani RS, Goldstein A, Meisher I, Hoffman C

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Superior Adenoidectomy in children with palatal abnormalities

Authors: Kakani RS, Callan ND, April MM

Ear Nose and Throat Journal

Acoustic characteristics of rough voice: subharmonics

Authors: Omori K, Kojima H, Kakani R, Slavit DH, Blaugrund SM

Journal of Voice

Analysis of CT scanning referrals for chronic rhinosinusitis [letter; comment]

Authors: Kakani RS

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Kimura’s disease

Authors: Taskin M, Gokaslan T, Kakani R, DaSilva M

Archives of Otolaryngology

Management of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia

Authors: Szubin L, Kacker A, Kakani R, Komisar Blaugrund S

Ear Nose and Throat Journal

Role of pectoralis major flap in carotid artery protection

Authors: Kakani R, Bahadur S

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Tongue paralysis after head trauma

Authors: Kacker A, Komisar A, Kakani RS, Reich E, Rothman L

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Ear buds need cautious use

Authors: Kakani RS, Kakani SR

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Parapharyngeal lipoma

Authors: Kakani RS, Bahadur S, Tandon DA, Kumar S

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Primary neuroblastoma of maxilla

Authors: Mehta S, Kakani R, Mann SBS, Radotra BD

Ear Nose and Throat Journal

Cystic hygroma of parotid

Authors: Mehta S, Kakani R, Mann SBS, Radotra BD

Bulletin of the Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research (Chandigarh)

Thalamic glioma: an unusual presentation

Authors: Bhansali A, Agarwal RG, Kakani R

Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

Eradication of parthenium

Authors: Kakani RS, Mantri P

Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

Audio-vestibular functions in rheumatoid arthritis

Authors: Kakani RS, Mehra YN, Deodhar SD, Mann SBS, Mehta S

Journal of Otolaryngology