Associate Professor in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Rakesh Chandra practices Otolaryngology (ENT). He researched medicine at University of Maryland School of Medicine. University of Maryland School of Medicine has a rank of 37 in research and a 52 in primary care He has 31 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Faculty Surgical Teaching and Mentorship Award", "Faculty of 1000 Recommended", "Editors Choice", "Top Read Articles of 2012", "Marquis Who's Who", "Scholar", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Clinical Research Award", "First Place Poster Award", "Nominated Faculty Member", "David Kennedy Society", "Star (Top 10) Reviewer", "Honor Award", "Clinical Scholar", "Poster Presentation Award - 1st Place", "Who's Who", "Included in Guide to America's Top Physicians", "Trainee Investigator Award", "Resident Travel Award", "Resident Research Award - 3rd Place", "Resident Research Award / Travel", "National Dean's List", "Honors in Surgery and Otolaryngology", "Alpha Omega Alpha, Beta Chapter: Inducted in M3 year", "Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry", "Commonwealth Scholar", "Biochemistry Departmental Academic Scholarship", "Phi Beta Kappa: Inducted as a Junior", "Golden Key National Honor Society" and "Fellow (FAAO-HNS)". Rakesh Chandra has written publications. He has 16 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis.' Rakesh Chandra accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: RhinoSinusitis.
• Updates in anterior skull base reconstruction.
• Differential effect of omalizumab on pulmonary function in patients with allergic asthma with and without chronic rhinoSinusitis.
• The prevalence of bacterial infection in Acute rhinosinusitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Seasonal Variation and Predictors of Epistaxis.
• Predictors of readmission after outpatient otolaryngologic surgery.
• Thymic stromal lymphopoietin activity is increased in nasal polyps of patients with chronic rhinoSinusitis.
• Chronic rhinoSinusitis: Epidemiology and cost.
• The role of the nose in Sleep-disordered breathing.
• Incidence and associated premorbid diagnoses of patients with chronic rhinoSinusitis.
• Chronic rhinoSinusitis with nasal polyps is characterized by B-cell inflammation and EBV-induced protein 2 expression.
• Variations in Antibiotic Prescribing of Acute Rhinosinusitis in United States Ambulatory Settings.
• Excessive fibrin deposition in nasal polyps caused by fibrinolytic impairment through reduction of tissue plasminogen activator expression.
• Cost effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in the workup of the dysosmia patient.
• Patient level decision making in recurrent Acute rhinosinusitis: a cost-benefit threshold for surgery.

Schools

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• University Of Maryland School Of Medicine

• Northwestern University

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation or Excision of Nasal Turbinates
• Antrostomy and Antrotomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Balloon Sinuplasty
• Diagnostic Nasal and-or Sinus Endoscopy
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Conditions Treated

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• Acute Sinusitis
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Chronic Sinusitis
• Chronic Tonsillitis
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Doctors Specialties

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• Ear, Nose, and Throat
• Otolaryngology (ENT)

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Faculty Surgical Teaching and Mentorship Award
• Faculty of 1000 Recommended
• Editors Choice
• Top Read Articles of 2012
• Marquis Who's Who
• Scholar
• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Clinical Research Award
• First Place Poster Award
• Nominated Faculty Member
• David Kennedy Society
• Star (Top 10) Reviewer
• Honor Award
• Clinical Scholar
• Poster Presentation Award - 1st Place
• Who's Who
• Included in Guide to America's Top Physicians
• Trainee Investigator Award
• Resident Travel Award
• Resident Research Award - 3rd Place
• Resident Research Award / Travel
• National Dean's List
• Honors in Surgery and Otolaryngology
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Beta Chapter: Inducted in M3 year
• Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry
• Commonwealth Scholar
• Biochemistry Departmental Academic Scholarship
• Phi Beta Kappa: Inducted as a Junior
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• Fellow (FAAO-HNS)

Education

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• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
• University of Maryland School of Medicine
• University of Pennsylvania

Hospital

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• Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1255389623
NPPES Provider LastName		CHANDRA
NPPES Provider FirstName		RAKESH
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		372328605
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Otolaryngology
Total Claim Count		653.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1255389623
Last Name Of The Provider	CHANDRA
First Name Of The Provider	RAKESH
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