Dr. Rahul Modi

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

• Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Snoring and Sleep Apnea, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Middle Ear Surgery , New born Hearing Habilitation

PROCEDURES PERFORMED:

• Tympanoplasty and Mastoidectomy (Ear Surgery)
• Endoscopic Sinus and Skullbase Surgery (Nose and Paranasal Sinus)
• Coblation Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
• Surgery for Snoring and Sleep Apnea
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
• Microlaryngeal Surgery including Laser Surgery (Voice Box)

TREATMENTS/PROCEDURES OFFERED:

• Treatment of Hearing Loss both in Children and Adults.
• Treatment Nose and Paranasal Sinus disorders including Allergy
• Coblation Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
• Surgery for Snoring and Sleep Apnea
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
• Microlaryngeal Surgery (Voice Box)
• Vertigo and Dizziness Management

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

• MBBS: Seth G. S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai
• M.S. (ENT): Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

FELLOWSHIPS:

• American Head and Neck Society Certified Fellowship in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard University, Boston, USA
• Visiting Faculty, Division of Sleep Surgery, Stanford University, USA

• RAJAOICON Oration – 43rd Annual Rajasthan State ENT Conference, Jhalawar, India. (November 2025)
• Medal of First Order, PGIMER, Chandigarh (February 2011)
• Dr. Kailash Rai Oration - 40th Annual Rajasthan State ENT Conference, Ranthambore, India. (December 2019)

Dr. Modi honed his medical training at premier institutes, including KEM Hospital, Mumbai, and PGIMER, Chandigarh. He uniquely trained at world-leading centers in sleep medicine and thyroid surgery, enhancing his specialized skills. Prior to joining Kokilaben Hospital, Dr. Modi led the ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, and Sleep Apnea Services as Director at Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai

Dr. Rahul Modi, a distinguished clinician-researcher, earns widespread recognition for advancing snoring and sleep apnea treatments, while also promoting safe thyroid and parathyroid surgery through advanced intra-operative nerve monitoring systems. He serves as faculty at national and international forums, leading a renowned OSA training course that has educated over 250 specialists nationwide, and regularly conducts courses to encourage nerve monitoring in thyroid surgeries. As a Governing Body Member of the Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea (IASSA), Dr. Modi spearheads sleep surgery education as National Coordinator for the IASSA Certified Training Program. Dr. Modi, as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, champions research and knowledge dissemination across his specialties.

PUBLICATIONS

• “The International RLN Anatomic Classification System” Gregory W. Randolph , Che-Wei Wu, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Dipti Kamani, Rahul R. Modi, Feng-Yu Chiang, Jean François Henry - The Recurrent and Superior Laryngeal Nerves, 1st Edition - 2016. Springer Publications ISBN 978-3-319-27725-7
• “Intraoperative Neural Monitoring”- Dipti Kamani, Rahul Modi, Gregory W. Randolph; Editors – Terris/ Duke - Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases, 2nd Edition Thieme publications ISBN - 9781626230088
• “Recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring” - Rahul Modi, Dipti Kamani, Gregory W. Randolph; Editors – Bellantone/Lombardi – Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases 1st Edition – 2016 (pg. 221- 236) – Springer publications - ISBN 978-3-319-20065-
• “The TMH Handbook of IONM” Anuja Deshpande, Rahul Modi, Parthiban V. – Published by the Tata Memorial Hospital, August 2018 ISBN 978-93-82963-17-2

• “Lateral pharyngeal wall collapse associated with hypoxemia in obstructive sleep apnea” Lan MC, Liu SY, Lan MY, Modi R, Capasso R. Laryngoscope. January 2015. doi:0.1002/lary.25126
• “Confusional arousals, sleep terrors and sleepwalking” Modi R, Camacho M, Valerio J. Sleep Medicine Clinics December 2014 Vol 9 (4), pp. 537-551
• “Head and Neck Leiomyosarcoma” Yadav JS, Bakshi J, Chouhan M, Modi R. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery. July 2013, Volume 65(1) Sup pp 1-5 doi: 10.1007/s12070-011-0305-8
• “Auditory changes in mobile users: is evidence forthcoming?” Panda NK, Modi R, Munjal S, Virk RS. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery 2011 Apr; 144(4):581-5

• American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (AAOHNS)
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
• International Society for Sleep Surgery (ISSS)
• Governing Body Member & National Fellowship co-ordinator - Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea (IASSA)
• West Zone In-charge – Indian Society of Thyroid Surgeons (ISTS)
• President Elect (2023 – 25) – Association of Otolaryngologists of India, (Mumbai West)
• Life Member – Skull base surgery society of India
• Life Member – All India Rhinology Society
• Life Member – Association of Phono surgeons of India
• Life Member – Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology

Dr. Modi plays a very active role in various national and international medical organizations and has organized several conferences aimed at encouraging clinical excellence in Sleep Apnea Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.