
Dr. Rajesh Kakani MD, FACS, FAAOA
Specialty:Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Experience
Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital
Oceanside, NY | 3/2020 – Current|ENT Surgeon
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Center | ’13- 10/16
Chief of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Center NY | ’09- 10/16
Chief of Head and Neck Surgery
Mercy Medical Center Rockville Center NY
Rockville Center NY | ’03-Current
Member Institutional Review Board
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Center, NY|2003 – Current|Member Institutional Review Board|
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY|6/2000 – Current|ENT Surgeon|
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Center, NY|2000 – Current|ENT Surgeon|
NSUH at Plainview
Plainview, NY|May|2000 – Current|ENT Surgeon
Jacobi Medical Center/N.C. Bronx Hospitals
Bronx, NY|July 1999 – Current|ENT Surgeon|
MeadowBrook Care Center
Freeport, NY|2001 – Current|ENT Surgeon|
Private Practice
Garden City, NY|12/1999 – Current|Private Practice|
Queens Long Island Medical Group
Garden City, NY|12/1999 – 06/2003|Consultant|
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY|07/99 – 6/2009|Assistant Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology|
Education
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College
Indore, India | 1985
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY | 07/92–06/94
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook NY | 07/95–06/99
Resident, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY | 07/94–06/95
Resident (PGY-1), General Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi (national referral center for difficult/unusual problems) | 10/89–04/92
Senior Resident, Otorhinolaryngology (post board certification, teaching appointment, equivalent to a junior faculty in US)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Chandigarh, India | 01/89–10/89
Senior Resident, Otorhinolaryngology (post board certification, teaching appointment, similar to junior faculty position in US)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Chandigarh, India | 01/86–10/89
Resident Otorhinolaryngology
Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital
Indore, India | 11/85–01/86
House Officer, Pediatrics
Research & Publications
Nodular Amyloidosis: Case report and literature review
Kakani RS, Goldstein A, Meisher I, Hoffman C|2001|Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery|
Superior Adenoidectomy in children with palatal abnormalities
Kakani RS, Callan ND, April MM|2000|Ear Nose and Throat Journal|
Acoustic characteristics of rough voice: subharmonics
Omori K, Kojima H, Kakani R, Slavit DH, Blaugrund SM|1997|Journal of Voice|
Analysis of CT scanning referrals for chronic rhinosinusitis [letter; comment]
Kakani RS|1996|Journal of Laryngology and Otology|
Kimura’s disease
Taskin M, Gokaslan T, Kakani R, DaSilva M|1996|Archives of Otolaryngology|
Management of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia
Szubin L, Kacker A, Kakani R, Komisar Blaugrund S|1996|Ear Nose and Throat Journal|
Role of pectoralis major flap in carotid artery protection
Kakani R, Bahadur S|1995|Indian Journal of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery|
Tongue paralysis after head trauma
Kacker A, Komisar A, Kakani RS, Reich E, Rothman L|1995|Journal of Laryngology and Otology|
Ear buds need cautious use
Kakani RS, Kakani SR
1993 |Journal of the Indian Medical Association|
Parapharyngeal lipoma
Kakani RS, Bahadur S, Tandon DA, Kumar S|1992|Journal of Laryngology and Otology|
Primary neuroblastoma of maxilla|
Mehta S, Kakani R, Mann SBS, Radotra BD|1991Ear Nose and Throat Journal|
Cystic hygroma of parotid
|Mehta S, Kakani R, Mann SBS, Radotra BD|1990|Taskin M, Gokaslan T, Kakani R, DaSilva M|1996|Archives of Otolaryngology|Bulletin of the Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research (Chandigarh)
Thalamic glioma: an unusual presentation
Bhansali A, Agarwal RG, Kakani R|1990|Journal of the Association of Physicians of India|
Eradication of parthenium
Kakani RS, Mantri P|1990|Journal of the Association of Physicians of India|
Audio-vestibular functions in rheumatoid arthritis
Kakani RS, Mehra YN, Deodhar SD, Mann SBS, Mehta S|1990|Journal of Otolaryngology
Certifications/Awards/Recognitions
Commonwealth Scholarship
UK Government|1992-93|
Ethicon Travel Fellowship
Association of Otolaryngologists of India |1991|
Silver Medal for First Place|
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India|1988|
National Talent Search Scholarship
Government of India|1978-88|
National Merit Scholarship
Government of India|1978|
State Merit Scholarship
Government of India|1979-84|
Fellow
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy|2014|
Diplomate
American Board of Otolaryngology|2000|
Diplomate
National Board of Otorhinolaryngology (India)|1989|
Master of Surgery (Otorhinolaryngology)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India|1988|
ECFMG
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Patient Reviews
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Dr. Kakani is amazing. He was thorough and answered all my questions. I felt very comfortable and well taken care of.
Sally Thompson | 2023-07-15
Dr. Kakani is a very knowledgeable and professional doctor. He explained everything clearly and took his time.
Michael Roberts| 2023-06-20
Excellent experience. Dr. Kakani was very attentive and provided great care. Highly recommend.
Linda Martinez| 2023-05-18
Dr. Kakani is fantastic. He has a great bedside manner and is very thorough in his explanations.
John K.|2023-04-30
Very satisfied with my visit. The staff was friendly and Dr. Kakani was very attentive.
Barbara Adams |March 2023
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