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Dr. Jayakar Nayak, MD

Dr. Jayakar Nayak, MD

Stanford, CA

16 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Nayak, Otolaryngologist in Stanford, CA?

    Dr. Jayakar Nayak, MD is an Otolaryngologist, who primarily practices in Stanford, CA with 1 additional practice location. He has been practicing for over 16 years and is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. Dr. Nayak completed his residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Nayak is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Nayak’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Nayak’s office.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Nayak?

    Dr. Jayakar Nayak, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Otolaryngologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Nayak empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Nasal & Sinus Disorders, Rhinosinusitis, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Stanford/CA community, Dr. Nayak is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Nayak go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | University of Pennsylvania PA | University of Pennsylvania, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

    • Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    • Medical School: University of Pittsburgh / Main Campus

    Is Dr. Nayak board certified in Otolaryngologist?

    Yes, Dr. Jayakar Nayak, MD is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology

    What languages does Dr. Nayak speak?

    Dr. Nayak and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does Dr. Nayak treat?

    As a Otolaryngologist, Dr. Nayak diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Nayak. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Nose and Sinus Disorder
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Nasal problems
    • Sinus problems
    • Nose and sinus conditions

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J3489: Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Sinusitis
    • Chronic Pansinusitis
    • Sinusitis
    • Chronic sinus infection
    • Persistent sinus inflammation
    • Rhinosinusitis
    • Long-term sinus problems
    • Chronic widespread sinus infection
    • All sinus inflammation
    • Maxillary sinus inflammation

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J328: Other chronic sinusitis
    • J329: Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
    • J324: Chronic pansinusitis
    • J320: Chronic maxillary sinusitis

    Also known as:

    • Stuffy Nose
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Blocked nose
    • Nasal congestion
    • Congested nose

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R0981: Nasal congestion

    Also known as:

    • Other Post-Surgery Condition
    • Postoperative State
    • Recovery After Surgery
    • Surgical Follow-up

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z98890: Other specified postprocedural states

    Also known as:

    • Nosebleed
    • Enlarged Nasal Turbinates
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Epistaxis
    • Bleeding nose
    • Nasal hemorrhage
    • Turbinate hypertrophy
    • Swollen turbinates
    • Congested turbinates

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R040: Epistaxis
    • J343: Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates

    Also known as:

    • Deviated Septum
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Crooked nose septum
    • Nasal blockage
    • Septal deviation

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J342: Deviated nasal septum

    Also known as:

    • Benign Pituitary Tumor
    • Benign Tumor of the Ear, Nose, and Sinuses
    • Benign Tumor
    • Pituitary Disorder
    • Pituitary Tumor Treatment (PDQ)
    • Prolactinoma
    • Ear Disorder
    • Non-cancerous growth in pituitary gland
    • Pituitary adenoma
    • Non-cancerous growth in ear
    • Benign nasal tumor
    • Non-malignant sinus growth
    • Benign ear mass

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • D352: Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland
    • D140: Benign neoplasm of middle ear, nasal cavity and accessory sinuses

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Rhinitis
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Chronic runny nose
    • Persistent nasal inflammation
    • Long-term stuffy nose

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J310: Chronic rhinitis

    Also known as:

    • Nasal Cancer
    • Nasal Cavity Cancer
    • Nose Cancer
    • Malignant Nasal Tumor

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C300: Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity

    Also known as:

    • Atypical Facial Pain
    • Facial Injuries and Disorder
    • Pain
    • Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain
    • Chronic Facial Pain

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G501: Atypical facial pain

    Also known as:

    • Nasal Polyp
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Polyp in nose
    • Nasal growth
    • Sinus polyp

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J339: Nasal polyp, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Acquired Nose Deformity
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Nose shape change
    • Deformed nose
    • Nasal deformity

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • M950: Acquired deformity of nose

    Also known as:

    • Other Pituitary Gland Disorder
    • Pituitary Disorder
    • Pituitary Gland Problems
    • Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis Dysfunction
    • Endocrine Gland Disorders

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E236: Other disorders of pituitary gland

    Also known as:

    • Postnasal Drip
    • Sinusitis
    • PND
    • Mucus in throat
    • Throat clearing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R0982: Postnasal drip

    Also known as:

    • Craniopharyngeal Duct Growth of Unknown Type
    • Pituitary Disorder
    • Craniopharyngeal duct tumor of uncertain nature
    • Craniopharyngeal duct lesion of uncertain behavior
    • Indeterminate craniopharyngeal duct mass

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • D444: Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of craniopharyngeal duct

    Does Dr. Nayak accept my insurance?

    Dr. Nayak accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Nayak accept in Stanford, CA?

    Dr. Nayak in Stanford, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Shield of California

    • Central California Alliance for Health

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Department of Veterans Affairs

    • Express Scripts

    • Kaiser Permanente

    • Medicaid

    • Medicare

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Nayak's office located?

    Dr. Jayakar Nayak's Primary Practice

    300 Pasteur Dr

    Stanford, CA 94305

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    Dr. Jayakar Nayak's Practice 2

    801 Welch Rd

    Palo Alto, CA 94304

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    Recognitions

    Awards

    CORE Schering Plough Resident Research Award from the American Academy

    University of Pittsburgh

    Gold Foundation Little Apple Medical Student Teaching Award Finalist,

    University of Pittsburgh

    Bernhard A. Goldman Prize in Dermatology,

    University of Pittsburgh

    M.D./Ph.D. Transfer Admission & Full Scholarship Award,

    University of Pittsburgh

    U Californioa, San Diego

    American Heart Association Medical Student Research Fellowship

    U California, San Diego

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Student Research Fellowship

    Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA

    Stanley J. Sarnoff Endowment Medical Student Research Fellowship

    Baccalaureate with Honors,

    University of Pennsylvania

    Basal cells in maintenance and regeneration of the nasal epithelium,

    Career Development Award

    Human Mucosal Immune Responses to Influenza Virus: a Systems Biology

    Immune Responses to Influenza Virus in Single Human Nasal Epithelial

    2D and 3D Electron Microscopy Ultrastructure of Murine Nasal Cavity,

    Influenza virus tropism for human nasal epithelial cells of the upper

    Co-Valedictorian, Woodbridge High School, New Jersey

    Publications

    Experience with intraoperative vigation

    Neurosurgical focus, 2014

    Systemic prednisone administration selectively alters granulocyte subsets

    Intertiol forum of allergy & rhinology, 2013

    Characterization of human upper airway epithelial progenitors.

    Intertiol forum of allergy & rhinology, 2013

    Expression of dual oxidases and secreted cytokines in chronic rhinosinusitis.

    Intertiol forum of allergy & rhinology, 2013

    Trends in incidence

    American jourl of rhinology & allergy, 2013

    Low-frequency pulsed ultrasound in the sal cavity and parasal sinuses

    INTERTIOL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY, 2012

    tionwide incidence of major complications in endoscopic sinus surgery

    INTERTIOL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY, 2012

    Sinosal seromucinous hamartomas: Clinical features and diagnostic dilemma

    OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, 2010

    Assessing the risk of irrigation bottle and fluid contamition after endoscopic sinus surgery

    Lee, J. M., yak, J. V., Doghramji, L. L., Welch, K. C., Chiu, A. G., 2010

    Biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis: A review

    AMERICAN JOURL OF RHINOLOGY & ALLERGY, 2009

    Head and neck epithelioid sarcoma in a child

    INTERTIOL JOURL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, 2008

    Experience with the exp

    AMERICAN JOURL OF RHINOLOGY, 2007

    Phagocytosis induces lysosome remodeling

    JOURL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 2006

    Role of antigen-processing machinery in the in vitro resistance of squamous cell carcinoma of the

    JOURL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 2006

    Diagnostic utility of positron emission tomography

    LARYNGOSCOPE, 2005

    Lipid-protamine-D-mediated antigen delivery to antigen-presenting cells results

    MOLECULAR THERAPY, 2003

    Primary lymphoma of the larynx: New diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

    ORL-JOURL FOR OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY AND ITS RELATED SPECIALTIES, 2003

    Intravenous injection of ked D encoding secreted flt3 lig

    HUMAN GENE THERAPY, 2000

    The dual phases of the response to neotal exposure to a V-H family

    JOURL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 1998

    B-cell superantigens: molecular and cellular implications.

    Intertiol reviews of immunology, 1997

    Experience with intraoperative navigation

    Neurosurgical focus, 2014

    Human ethmoid sinus mucosa: a promising novel tissue source of mesenchymal progenitor cells

    STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2014

    Systemic prednisone administration selectively alters granulocyte subsets

    International forum of allergy & rhinology, 2013

    Characterization of human upper airway epithelial progenitors.

    International forum of allergy & rhinology, 2013

    Expression of dual oxidases and secreted cytokines in chronic rhinosinusitis.

    International forum of allergy & rhinology, 2013

    Survival outcomes in acute invasive fungal sinusitis

    Laryngoscope, 2013

    Trends in incidence

    American journal of rhinology & allergy, 2013

    Low-frequency pulsed ultrasound in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses

    INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY, 2012

    Nationwide incidence of major complications in endoscopic sinus surgery

    INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY, 2012

    Sinonasal seromucinous hamartomas: Clinical features and diagnostic dilemma

    OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, 2010

    Assessing the risk of irrigation bottle and fluid contamination after endoscopic sinus surgery

    Lee, J. M., Nayak, J. V., Doghramji, L. L., Welch, K. C., Chiu, A. G., 2010

    Biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis: A review

    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RHINOLOGY & ALLERGY, 2009

    Head and neck epithelioid sarcoma in a child

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, 2008

    Head and Neck Cancer Immunotherapy: Clinical Evaluation

    CURRENT ONCOLOGY REPORTS, 2008

    Deferring planned neck dissection following chemoradiation for stage IV head and neck cancer

    LARYNGOSCOPE, 2007

    Experience with the exp

    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RHINOLOGY, 2007

    Phagocytosis induces lysosome remodeling

    JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 2006

    Role of antigen-processing machinery in the in vitro resistance of squamous cell carcinoma of the

    JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 2006

    Current use of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

    LARYNGOSCOPE, 2005

    Diagnostic utility of positron emission tomography

    LARYNGOSCOPE, 2005

    Sensitization with xenogeneic tissues alters the heavy chain repertoire of human anti-Ga1 alpha 1

    TRANSPLANTATION, 2005

    Lipid-protamine-DNA-mediated antigen delivery to antigen-presenting cells results

    MOLECULAR THERAPY, 2003

    Myoepithelial neoplasia of the submandibular gland - Case report and therapeutic considerations

    ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY, 2003

    Primary lymphoma of the larynx: New diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

    ORL-JOURNAL FOR OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY AND ITS RELATED SPECIALTIES, 2003

    Intravenous injection of naked DNA encoding secreted flt3 lig

    HUMAN GENE THERAPY, 2000

    The dual phases of the response to neonatal exposure to a V-H family

    JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 1998

    In vivo consequences of B cell superantigen immunization

    B LYMPHOCYTES AND AUTOIMMUNITY, 1997

    B-cell superantigens: molecular and cellular implications.

    International reviews of immunology, 1997

    What is Dr. Nayak's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Nayak's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1841451556.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Nayak?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Nayak

    What is Dr. Jayakar Nayak's specialty?

    Dr. Nayak is a Otolaryngologist near Stanford, CA. An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for conditions affecting the ears, nose, throat, respiratory, and upper alimentary systems, as well as related head and neck structures. This specialist diagnoses and treats diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders, and injuries involving these areas. Expertise includes head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and the treatment of hearing and voice disorders. Contact Dr. Nayak to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Jayakar Nayak affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Nayak is affiliated with Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Jayakar Nayak accepting new patients in Stanford, CA?

    Yes, Dr. Jayakar Nayak is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Jayakar Nayak offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Nayak's office for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Jayakar Nayak?

    Please contact Dr. Nayak's office for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Jayakar Nayak have?

    Dr. Jayakar Nayak is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

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