RajeshSKakaniMDFACS

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Garden City, NY

L I Center for Ear, Nose and Throat

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Office
877 Stewart Ave
Suite 2
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone+1 516-222-1105

Fax+1 516-222-1161

Summary

I am a board certified Otolaryngologist. Comprehensive Otolaryngology.
I strive to treat every patient same way as I would like to treat my family members. My motto is Competent care with compassion. I have been fortunate to have received education and training from amazing teachers.

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

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1997 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2003
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, 2014
Commonwealth Scholarship University of Leeds, 1992
Silver Medal for first place in Master of Surgery (ORL) examination Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 1988
First Place in Merit in Medical School Class 1979
State Merit Scholarship 1979
National Merit Scholarship Government of India, 1978
National Talent Search Scholarship Government of India, 1978
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

36 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
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
17 citations
Tongue paralysis following head trauma
Ashutosh Kacker, Arnold Komisar, Rajesh Kakani, Edward Reich, Lewis Rothman
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology. 1995-08-01

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
Management of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia
Szubin L, Kacker A, Kakani R, Komisar Blaugrund S, Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal, 1/1/1996
Kimura’s disease
Taskin M, Gokaslan T, Kakani R, DaSilva M, Archives of Otolaryngology, 1/1/1996
Analysis of CT scanning referrals for chronic rhinosinusitis (letter; comment)
Kakani RS, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 1/1/1996
Tongue paralysis after head trauma
Kacker A, Komisar A, Kakani RS, Reich E, Rothman L, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 1/1/1995
Role of pectoralis major flap in carotid artery protection
Kakani R, Bahadur S, Indian Journal of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1/1/1995
Ear buds need cautious use
Kakani RS, Kakani SR, Journal of the Indian Medical Association, 1/1/1993
Parapharyngeal lipoma
Kakani RS, Bahadur S, Tandon DA, Kumar S, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 1/1/1992
Primary neuroblastoma of maxilla
Mehta S, Kakani R, Mann SBS, Radotra BD, Ear Nose and Throat Journal, 1/1/1991
Cystic hygroma of parotid
Mehta S, Kakani R, Mann SBS, Radotra BD, Bulletin of the Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research, 1/1/1990
Thalamic glioma: an unusual presentation
Bhansali A, Agarwal RG, Kakani R, Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 1/1/1990
Eradication of parthenium
Kakani RS, Mantri P, Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 1/1/1990
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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
Allergy Primer for the Otolaryngologist
Kakani R, Annual Conference of Association of otolaryngologists of India, Raipur, India, 1/1/2015
Sinusitis and Tonsillitis-What is new?
Kakani R, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Mercy Medical Center, RVC, NY, 1/1/2014
Private Practice.-Advantages and Disadvantages
Kakani R, Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Montefiore Hospital and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1/1/2012
Perforation of cervical esophagus by PEG tube extraction
Sandeep Sainathan, Vemuru Sunil Reddy, Svetlana Danovich , Bret Larsen, Rajesh Kakani, Stewart Fox, Shahriyour Andaz, Annual Clinic Day of Nassau Surgical Society and American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2012
Rhinosinusitis-update
Kakani RS, MPMAANA CME, Cedar Grove, CA, 1/1/2008
How to protect and market your invention
Kakani R, Instruction Course, American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, CA, 1997; San Antonio, TX, 1998, 1/1/1998
Midline Clival Lesions: Diagnoses and Management
Kakani R, Grand Rounds, Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1/1/1998
Prevention and management of complications in facial reconstruction
Kakani R, Katz A, Instruction Course American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/1997
Hemangiopericytoma of head and neck
Kakani R, Grand Rounds, Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1/1/1997
Superior adenoidectomy–revisited
Kakani RS, April MM, Callan N, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Orlando, FL, 1/1/1996
Dispensing hearing aids during pro-bono surgical missions
Kakani RS, Katz AE, Barbera JA, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/1996
Management of electrolytes following total thyroidectomy
Kakani RS, Komisar A, Blaugrund SM, Kacker A, Triologic Society Eastern Section Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 1/1/1994
Vocal tractogram: a preliminary report
Kakani RS, Mori K, Blaugrund SM, Yu JD, Voice Foundation’s 22nd Annual Symposium—Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/1993
Low-grade papillary adenocarcinoma of the nasopharynx
Kakani RS, Blaugrund SM, American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/1993
Clinical evaluation of the larynx
Kakani R, Interdisciplinary research conference, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, 1/1/1993
Audio-vestibular functions in rheumatoid arthritis
Kakani RS, Mehra YN, Deodhar SD, Mann SBS, Mehta S, Journal of Otolaryngology, Year Book of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1/1/1991
Visual loss following Orbital Infections
Kakani RS, Tandon D, Bahadur S, 43rd Annual conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 1/1/1991
Rheumatoid arthritis: audio-vestibular profile
Kakani RS, Mehra YN, Deodhar SD, Mann SBS, 41st Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 1/1/1989
Cochlear implants—Indian context
Kakani RS, CME on deafness, Chandigarh, India, 1/1/1989
Hypopharyngeal carcinoma in teenagers: a report of 14 cases
Kakani RS, Mehra YN, Mehta S, 40th Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 1/1/1988
Sound signal processor-design
Kakani RS, Mehra YN, 1st National Workshop on Cochlear Implants, Chandigarh, India, 1/1/1986
Sinusitis- Everything You Wanted to Know
Kakani R, CME activity of AAPIQLI, Garden City, NY, 1/5./2017
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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