Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Faculty

Rahul K. Kakkar, M.D. Rahul K. Kakkar, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Division
University of Florida College of Medicine

Malcom Randall VAMC
Gainesville, Florida 32608
Phone (352) 374-6063
Fax: 352-379-4155
Email id: Rahul.Kakkar@medicine.ufl.edu


Educational Background

  • 2004 Fellowship Sleep Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1998 Residency Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
  • 1988 Internship Internal Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, India

Clinical Interests

  • - Sleep disordered breathing
  • - Narcolepsy
  • - Insomnia
  • - Non-invasive ventilation

Research Interests

  • - Obstructive sleep apnea
  • - Sleep in medical disorders
  • - Sleep education in medical community

Professional Societies

  • American College of Chest Physicians
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • Indian Society of Anesthesiologists
  • American College of Physicians

For a complete list of the publications,
Visit Pubmed, US National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Honors and Awards

Star performance award for two years by Florida Hospital
Outstanding Resident Award of Montefiore Medical Center
First order award of the Post Graduate Institute - Silver Medal
Ranked first in MD (Anesthesiology)

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