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Neal Rakesh, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, New York, NY

NealRakeshMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab New York, NY

Pain Medicine

Interventional Cancer Pain Management

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  • Office

    1275 York Ave
    New York, NY 10065
    Phone+1 212-639-6851

Summary

  • Dr. Neal Rakesh is a physiatrist and pain medicine physician. He specializes in interventional cancer pain management at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

    He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine Center). Subsequently, he completed his Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at the Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship (Weill Cornell, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the Hospital for Special Surgery).

    Dr. Rakesh is actively involved in multiple organizations including the World Academy of Pain Medicine United and the Association of Academic Physiatrists. He is also the co-founder of Ultrasound Underground, which focuses on teaching residents and fellows about diagnostic and interventional ultrasound.

Education & Training

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2020 - 2021
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017 - 2020
  • Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 2016

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed