
Rakesh Chandra MD MMHC
Rhinology & Paranasal Sinus Disease
Vice Chair, Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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1215 21st Ave SMedical Center East 7209Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-6180
Fax+1 615-343-9554
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Summary
- Dr. Rakesh (Rick) Chandra is Full Professor and Vice Chair of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is Chief of the Division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery and current Editor-in-Chief of ENT Journal. He is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor and has twice won Faculty Teaching Awards. Dr. Chandra earned a Master’s in Healthcare Management (2018) and has over 200 published works.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1997 - 2002
- University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1997
- Virginia TechB.S., Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1993
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2003 - 2027
- MS State Medical License 2025 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
- IL State Medical License 1994 - 2014
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly
- Faculty Surgical Teaching and Mentorship Award Northwestern University, 2014
- Editors Choice JACI: Incidence and Associated Pre-morbid Diagnosis of Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Utilizing a publicly accessible automated machine learning platform to enable diagnosis before tumor surgery.Farideh Hosseinzadeh, George Liu, Esmond Tsai, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Angela Yang
Communications Medicine. 2025-10-08 - Effects of inflammatory endotypes on disease trajectory in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.Christina Dorismond, Yash Trivedi, Mason R Krysinski, Rory J Lubner, Li-Ching Huang
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025-07-01 - Twenty-Four-Month Outcomes Following Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Treatment for Septal Swell Body Hypertrophy: An Open-Label, Single-Arm Multicenter Study.Jordan Pritikin, Stacey Silvers, Jeffrey Rosenbloom, Bryan Davis, Anthony Del Signore
International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2025-06-01
Journal Articles
- Oncostatin M Is Elevated In Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Decreases Barrier Function In Human Airway EpitheliumMs. Kathryn L. Pothoven1,2, Mr. James Norton, MS2, Dr. Christopher Ocampo, MD, PhD2, Ms. Lydia Suh, BSc2, Mr. Roderick Carter, BSc2, Dr. Kathryn E. Hulse, PhD3, Dr. Su..., J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2014
- Meta-Analysis Of Gene Expression Microarrays Reveals Novel Biomarkers Consistent With Altered Functionality Of Mucosal Barrier In Patients With Chronic RhinosinusitisDr. Sergejs Berdnikovs, PhD1, Dr. Atsushi Kato, PhD2, Mr. JamesNorton, MS2, Ms. Lydia Suh, BSc2, Dr. Robert C. Kern, MD3,Dr. David Conley, MD3, Dr. Rakesh Chandra, MD4..., J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2014
- Dr Bruce K Tan, MD1; Evidence For Immunoglobulin D In Patients With Chronic RhinosinusitisDr. Jin Young Min, MD, PhD1, Dr. Robert C. Kern, MD1, Dr. Kathryn E. Hulse, PhD2, Dr. Rakesh Chandra, MD2, Dr. David Conley, MD1, Ms. Lydia Suh, BSc3, Mr. Roderick Car..., J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Microstructural Tensile Properties of Two Different Growh Plates in the Proximal Femora of Calves---A Mechanical and Histological ComparisonShah AA, Williams JL, Hamilton JJ, Fiorella RM, Amin AR, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Bioengineering Conference, Sonesta Beach Resort, Key Biscayne, FL, 6/25/2003
- A Siglec of Endothelial Heart ValvesHerndon B, Brahmbhatt T, Latcham S, Fiorella RM, The FASEB Journal of Abstracts for Experimental Biology, New Orleans, LA, 4/20/2002
- Coronary Artery Endothelial ICAM-1 and Neutrophil Adhesion in EndocarditisClark S, Bennet D, Fiorella RM, The FASEB Journal of Abstracts for Experimental Biology, 3/7/2001
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Lectures
- From Start to Finish: Management of CRSOrlando, FL - 9/24/2014
- Tackling Problematic Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Technical Pearls on Optimizing Outcomes from Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (ESS)Orlando, FL - 9/23/2014
- Rhinology & Allergy Education Committee Maintenance of Certification ReviewOrlando, FL - 9/22/2014
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Other
- Primary Maxillary AntrostomyChandra RK
http://www.RhinologyArchive.com - Silent Sinus SyndromeChandra RK
http://www.RhinologyArchive.com - Inverting Papilloma ResectionChandra RK
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Press Mentions
- UMMC Expands Research to Address Hearing and Balance DisordersSeptember 22nd, 2025
- Many Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Subspecialties Relocate to Vanderbilt Health One Hundred OaksSeptember 4th, 2024
- Do Neti Pots Really Work?January 26th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Rhinologic SocietyFellow
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