Lakshmi Nayak, MD

Dr. Lakshmi Nayak is a neurologist who specializes in neuro-oncology, focusing on brain tumors and neurological cancers. She earned her medical degree from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals in India before completing her internal medicine residency at New York Downtown Hospital in 2006. Dr. Nayak then pursued neurology residency training at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, finishing in 2009, followed by specialized fellowship training in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2011. With 24 years of medical experience, she holds board certification in neurology from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and provides care in English.

Dr. Nayak practices at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, and maintains hospital affiliations with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her clinical expertise centers on treating brain tumors in children, primary brain cancer, and various forms of brain …cancer. She coordinates comprehensive care that includes physical therapy and diagnostic testing such as complete blood counts and alkaline phosphatase monitoring. Patients have given her an average rating of 3.7 based on their care experiences.