Vikash K. Modi, M.D., is a board-certified Pediatric Otorhinolaryngologist (head and neck surgeon) and the co-director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Cleft and Craniofacial Team. Dr. Modi's areas of clinical interest include the management of pediatric airway disease, pediatric head and neck masses, pediatric sinus disease, pediatric sleep disorders, ear infections, and cleft palate disorders.
After receiving his medical degree from the New Jersey Medical School, Dr. Modi completed his residency in otolaryngology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. He spent a considerable amount of time in his residency training in pediatric otolaryngology at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Following residency, Dr. Modi completed a fellowship at Northwestern University Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago pursuing advanced training in complex issues in pediatric otolaryngology. During this time he studied under Lauren Holinger, M.D., a world-renowned pediatric otolaryngologist.
As co-director of the Craniofacial Program, Dr. Modi is also particularly interested in the management of speech and language disorders caused by cleft palate or velopharyngeal insufficiency.
