Rajesh S Kakani MD FACS

L I Center for Ear, Nose and Throat

877 Stewart AveSuite 2Garden City, NY 11530
Phone+1 516-222-1105
Fax+1 516-222-1161

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Summary

Dr. Rajesh Kakani, based in Garden City, NY, is a seasoned otolaryngologist with significant experience in managing conditions such as dizziness, sinusitis, hearing loss, and performing thyroid and parathyroid surgeries. He completed his medical education at M.G.M. Medical College and obtained further specialization with a Master's in Otorhinolaryngology. Dr. Kakani held residencies in surgery and otolaryngology at notable institutions, including Stony Brook Medicine and the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Currently, he serves in leadership roles as Section Chief at Mount Sinai South Nassau and Mercy Medical Center and as Medical Director at the Long Island Center for Ear Nose and Throat Health. He has contributed to various publications and has received multiple honors, including the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification and recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy.

Education & Training

Stony Brook MedicineResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1995 - 1999
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1992 - 1994
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchMS, Otorhinolaryngology, 1988
M.G.M. Medical CollegeClass of 1985

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1997 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2003
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, 2017
Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, 2014
Commonwealth Scholarship University of Leeds, 1992

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Nodular amyloidosis: case report and literature review.
Rajesh S. Kakani, Amy E. Goldstein, Irina Meisher, Cindy Hoffman
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 2001-03-01
11 citations
Superior adenoidectomy in children with palatal abnormalities.
Rajesh S. Kakani, Noreen D. Callan, Max M. April
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. 2000-04-01
42 citations
Acoustic characteristics of rough voice: Subharmonics*
Koichi Omori, Hisayoshi Kojima, Rajesh Kakani, David H. Slavit, Stanley M. Blaugrund
Journal of Voice. 1997-03-01

Journal Articles

Nodular Amyloidosis: Case report and literature review
Kakani RS, Goldstein A, Meisher I, Hoffman C, Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 1/1/2001
Superior Adenoidectomy in children with palatal abnormalities
Kakani RS, Callan ND, April MM, Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal, 1/1/2000
Acoustic characteristics of rough voice: subharmonics
Omori K, Kojima H, Kakani R, Slavit DH, Blaugrund SM, Journal of Voice, 1/1/1997

Abstracts/Posters

Thyroidectomy- Tips
Kakani R, Annual Conference of Association of otolaryngologists of India, Raipur, India, 1/1/2015
Parathyroidectomy-How I do it?
Kakani R, Annual Conference of Association of otolaryngologists of India, Raipur, India, 1/1/2015
Evaluation of a Dizzy patient
Kakani R, Lecture to Physician's Assistant Students/Annual Conference of Association of otolaryngologists of India, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2002; Department of Neurology, Sri Arubindo Institute o, 1/1/2015

Lectures

Management of Epistaxis
Mercy Medical Center, RVC, NY - 1/1/2015
Complications of Otitis Media
Department of Otolaryngology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1999; - 1/1/1999