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Moffitt Cancer Center Magnolia Campus12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612 map
Dr. Rikesh Makanji is a nuclear medicine specialist in Tampa. He employs the use of pain-free radioactive procedures to diagnose and treat illness.
Moffitt Cancer Center Magnolia Campus
Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. Rikesh J. Makanji is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Address
12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612
Office Details
Near USF Campus
There is free Valet Parking at any of the entrances. The red and gold valet are closest to the clinic.
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- AvMed
- Beech Street
- Champva
- Cigna
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health
- Health First
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- Self-pay
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Other
Bio
Dr. Rikesh Makanji graduated from Other in 1987.
Dr. Makanji has one office in Florida where he specializes in Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology.
Dr. Makanji works with two hundred and twenty-one doctors including Dr. Gregory Carney and Dr. Dexter Stallworth.
Specialties
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Nuclear Medicine
As a nuclear medicine specialist, Dr. Makanji utilizes painless, minimally-invasive procedures and medical imaging modalities to diagnose and treat disease and illness. For example, Dr. Makanji may employ diagnostic techniques such as nuclear imaging. More specifically, the procedure involves the injection of nuclear isotopes into the body that can be tracked by the low levels of radiation that are emitted.
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Diagnostic Radiology
Specializing in the field of diagnostic radiology, Dr. Rikesh Makanji evaluates the results of medical images. These may include X-rays like CAT scans or MRIs. Diagnostic radiologists may specialize in evaluating the results of a specific imaging modality, or in the diagnosis of a specific disease, such as cancer. Medical imaging techniques are typically used to diagnose and evaluate conditions like cancer or a broken leg.
Education & Training
Medical School
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Other
MD • 1987
Hospital Affiliations
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc.
Languages Spoken
- English
Links & Social Media
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