Nicholas M. Kunda, MD

Dr. Nicholas M. Kunda, MD is a Fellowship-Trained, Double Board-Certified Plastic, Reconstructive, & Hand Surgeon. He is one of a select few surgeons throughout the country who have completed formal training in General Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery.

Dr. Kunda was born and raised on Long Island. He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and minors in Business and Psychology. He went on receive his Doctor of Medicine from St. James School of Medicine.

Dr. Kunda completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. While training in General Surgery, he was the recipient of many awards, including twice being named Resident Teacher of the Year. In addition, Dr. Kunda was awarded a $100,000 scholarship for a year-long Research Fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago between his second and third years of General Surgery Residency.

Dr. Kunda then went on to complete a second residency in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Stony Brook University Hospital/Nassau University Medical Center Program, serving as Chief Resident during his final year. Lastly, Dr. Kunda completed a final year of training as a Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery Fellow at Stony Brook University Hospital. In total, Dr. Kunda has completed 10 years of surgical training, allowing him to provide his patients with the highest quality surgical care using the most innovative surgical techniques.

Dr. Kunda is Double Board-Certified by both The American Board of Plastic Surgery and The American Board of Surgery. He has over 10 peer-reviewed publications and has presented his research at national meetings throughout the country. He is a candidate member of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The America College of Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, and The American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Dr. Kunda specializes in aesthetic surgery of the face & body, cancer reconstruction, surgery of the hand & upper extremity, peripheral nerve surgery, and abdominal wall reconstruction.

Dr. Kunda treats both adults and children and sees patients at the both the Great Neck & Lynbrook Office locations.

Dr. Kunda is currently on staff at the following hospitals:

Northwell:

• North Shore University Hospital
• Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
• Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
• South Shore University Hospital
• Glen Cove Hospital
• Plainview Hospital
• Syosset Hospital

NYU Langone:

• NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

Catholic Health:

• Mercy Hospital
• Saint Francis Hospital & Heart Center
• Saint Joseph Hospital

Mt. Sinai:

• Mount Sinai - South Nassau Hospital

In addition to his clinical appointments, Dr. Kunda maintains affiliations with the following professional societies:

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• The Aesthetic Society
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Recent Publications:

Kunda N, Cai SB, Dagum AB. The Small Finger Reverse Ulnar Digital Artery Hypothenar Palmar Perforator Flap: An Anatomical Study With Clinical Examples. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Nov 22;12(11):e6331.  PMID: 39583787

Zhao K, Rodriguez E, Liao C, Kunda N, George F: Complications following Alloplastic

Chin Augmentation: A Systematic Review of Implant Materials and Surgical Techniques. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Feb 20 PMID: 36880789

Economou G, Kunda N, Eberlin K, Valerio I, Agrawal, N: The Potential of Transexamic Acid Use for Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet. Plast Recons Surg Global Open. 2022 Oct 27; 10(10): e4630 PMID: 36312906

Kone LB, Kunda N, Tran TB, Maker AV: Surgeon-Placed Continuous Wound Infusion Pain Catheters Markedly Decrease Narcotic Use and Improve Outcomes After Pancreatic Tumor Resection. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020;10.1245 PMID: 32880771

Saini S, Sripada L, Tulla K, Kumar P, Yue F, Kunda N, Maker AV, Prabhakar BS: MADD Silencing Enhances Anti-Tumor Activity of TRAIL in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2019 Jun 1;26(6):551-563 PMID: 30999276                           

El Khoury R, Kunda N, Keldahl ML: Endovascular Treatment of a Penetrating Injury of the Suprarenal Inferior Vena Cava. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2019 Mar; 7(2): 247-250
PMID: 30497937

Saini S, Sripada L, Tulla K, Kumar P, Yue F, Kunda N, Maker AV, Prabhakar BS: Loss of MADD Expression Inhibits Cellular Growth and Metastasis in ATC. Cell Death Dis. 2019 Feb 13;10(2): 145 PMID: 30760700

Qin J, Kunda N, Qiao G, Tulla K, Prabhakar BS, Maker AV: Vaccination with Mitoxantrone-treated Primary Colon Cancer Cells Enhances Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Clinical Responses in Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Surg Res. 2019 Jan;233:57-64. PMID: 30502288

Qin J, Kunda N, Qiao G, Calata J, Pardiwala K, Prabhakar BS, Maker AV: Colon Cancer Cell Treatment with Rose Bengal Generates a Protective Immune Response via Immunogenic Cell Death. Cell Death Dis. 2017 Feb 2;8(2):e2584 PMID: 28151483

Qiao G, Qin J, Kunda N, Calata J, Mahmud D, Gann PH, Fu YX, Rosenberg SA, Prabhakar BS, Maker AV: LIGHT Elevation Enhances Immune Eradication of Colon Cancer Metastases. Cancer Res. 2017 Apr 15;77(8):1880 – 1891. PMID: 28249900

Maker, AV & Kunda, N: A Technique to Define Extrahepatic Biliary Anatomy Using Robotic Near-Infrared Fluorescent Cholangiography. J Gastro Surg. 2017 Nov;21(11): 1961-1962.
PMID: 28585107

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