Memorial Sloan Kettering Neal Rakesh

Neal Rakesh, MD, MSE

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Pain
  • Acute pain
  • Chronic pain

My Specialties

  • Pain management
  • Managing symptoms of cancer treatment
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Get to Know Me

My journey to practicing pain medicine comes from my desire to restore a patient’s quality of life —whether the underlying issue stems from pain due to the daily wear and tear of joints from arthritis or the spread of cancer to the bones. My focus is mainly on minimally invasive treatments, injections, and pharmacotherapy to help alleviate pain.

Through the lens of my educational background in biomedical engineering, I am continuously seeking the bridge between medicine and technology. My academic interests include further understanding and advancing the fields of ultrasonography and neuromodulation to control my patients’ pain more effectively. Another key focus of mine is medical education within our institution’s fellowship as well as academic societies to train the future generation of pain physicians.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a pain management doctor, with special training in diagnosing and treating pain.

  • Assistant Attending Physician
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Pain
  • Acute pain
  • Chronic pain
  • Coping with pain
  • Symptoms and side effects

My Specialties

  • Pain management
  • Managing symptoms of cancer treatment
Education & Honors

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine - Jacobi Medical Center, Einstein (2016–2017)
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia & Cornell (2017–2020)

Fellowships

  • Pain Medicine - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell (2020–2021)

Board Certifications

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards and Honors

  • Fellow of the Year (2020–2021)

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Contact and Location

Dr. Rakesh sees patients at two locations.

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New York, NY

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Neal Rakesh discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Neurovasis, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities

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