AkashMakkarMDFHRS

Cardiology • Phoenix, AZ

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Physician, Arizona Heart Arrhythmia Associates

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Office
2929 E Camelback Rd
Ste 116
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone+1 602-698-5820

Fax+1 855-807-4748

Summary

Dr. Akash Makkar is board certified in Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He completed his Electrophysiology Fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, one of the top Electrophysiology programs in the country. Prior to that, Dr. Makkar was on faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Dr. Makkar underwent his Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Louisville, where he served Chief Cardiology Fellow for year 2009-2010. Dr. Makkar earned his medical degree from Kanpur University, India. He graduated from medical school in first place among all students garnering sought-after Governor’s Medal for best graduating medical student. He also did post graduation from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India one of the premier training hospitals in India.

Dr. Makkar is well known for his excellent bedside manners as well as his skills for complex cardiac electrophysiology diagnosis and treatments. He is well respected within the cardiology community as an expert in his field and a physician other physicians trust with their patients. This has made him one of the busiest electrophysiologists in the state, but he never forgets why: Expert and skilled cardiac care focused on each patient’s individual needs.

Dr. Makkar is specially trained and an expert in performing the full range of electrophysiology procedure including complex trans-septal catheter ablations, implantation of complex cardiac devices, and laser lead extractions. Dr. Makkar is also an active researcher, having authored numerous abstracts and manuscripts. Dr. Makkar has been recognized for being is one of the first electrophysiologists to perform flouroless (no radiation/x-rays) atrial fibrillation ablations in the state of Arizona.

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Flouroless Afib ablation

Dr. Makkar is one of the first doctors in Arizona to perform Flouroless afib ablations

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Education & Training

University of MichiganFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2010 - 2012
University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2010
University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2007
G.S.V.M Medical College KanpurClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2013 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2018
MI State Medical License 2010 - 2017
KY State Medical License 2007 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
In-Training Exam Award University of Louisville, 2005
Dr S. A. Hashmi Award Gems Association International, 2000
Dr. Shankata Narain Mathur Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Sri Buddhulal Mehrotra Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Smt. Sumiti Devi Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Smt. Rani Kapoor Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Smt. Jain Mati Bai Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Smt. Gyan Lata Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Smt Ratan Devi Dixit Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
First Prize in Medicine Quiz GSVM Med. College, 1999
Dr. Sharda Prasad Srivastava Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Book Prize � First position in Final Professional MBBS Examination GSVM Med. College, 1999
Balrampur Dharam Karya Nidhi Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1999
Lala Laxmipati Singhania Gold Medal CSJM Kanpur University, 1999
Dr. B.N.Bhalla Gold Medal CSJM Kanpur University, 1999
Upper India Sugar Exchange Ltd Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1998
Sri J.P. Srivastava Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1998
Sri Hari Shanker Bagla Gold Medal GSVM Med. College, 1998
Book Prize � First position in Second Professional MBBS Examination GSVM Med. College, 1998
Sri Satya Prakash Jain & Smt. Bimla Devi Jain Award Gems Association International, 1998
M.C. Srivastava Memorial Gold Medal CSJM Kanpur University, 1998
Book Prize � Second position in First Professional MBBS Examination GSVM Med. College, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

180 citations
Effect of Catheter Ablation with Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion vs Catheter Ablation Alone on Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The VENUS Randomized Clinical Trial
Miguel Valderrábano, Leif E. Peterson, Vijay Swarup, Paul A. Schurmann, Akash Makkar
JAMA. 2020-10-27
56 citations
Effect of radiation therapy on permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator function
Akash Makkar, Joann I. Prisciandaro, Sunil Agarwal, Morgan Lusk, Laura Horwood
Heart Rhythm. 2012-12-01
32 citations
Manifestations of coronary arterial injury during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and related arrhythmias
Aman Chugh, Akash Makkar, Siew Yen Ho, Miki Yokokawa, Baskaran Sundaram
Heart Rhythm. 2013-11-01

Journal Articles

Effect of Catheter Ablation with Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion vs Catheter Ablation Alone on Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Akash Makkar, Rahul N Doshi, David Delurgio, Charles A Athill, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Andrea Natale, Jayanthi Koneru, Irakli Giorgberidze, Neal S Kleiman, JAMA
Dosimetric review of cardiac implantable electronic device patients receiving radiotherapy
Joann I Prisciandaro, Akash Makkar, Colleen J Fox, James A Hayman, Laura Horwood, Frank Pelosi, and Jean M Moran, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 1/1/2015
Empirical amphotericin therapy on day 4 or day 8 of febrile neutropenia
Malhotra P, Makkar A, Guru Murthy GS, Varma N, Varma S, Chakrabarti A, Mycoses, 1/11/2013
A patient with recurrent falls
Huang HD, Makkar A, Birnbaum Y, J Electrocardiol, 1/1/2013
Is it pacemaker malfunction?
Kim E, Makkar A, Birnbaum Y, J Electrocardiol, 1/1/2013
Characteristics of Atrial Tachycardia due to Small versus Large Reentrant Circuits after Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Yokokawa M, Latchamsetty R, Ghanbari H, Belardi D, Makkar A, Roberts B, Saint-Phard W, Sinno M, Carrigan T, Kennedy R, Suwanagool A, Good E, Crawford T, Jongnarangsin ..., Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2012
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Abstracts/Posters

Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation after Watchman Device Implantation.
Mohamed Zghouzi, Mohit Pahuja, Nicole Hensey, Jacob Hantla, Akash Makkar, and Vijay Swarup, Heart Rhythm, Boston, MA, 1/13/2015
Preventing Phrenic Nerve Injury during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.
Akash Makkar, Mohamed Zghouzi, Mohit Pahuja, Jacob Hantla, Nicole Hensey, and Vijay Swarup, Heart Rhythm, Boston, MA, 1/13/2015
Case Report: Unrecognized Tracheal Placement of Temperature Probe During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.
Jacob Hantla, Akash Makkar, Cynthia Ethel, and Vijay Swarup, Heart Rhythm, Boston, MA, 1/13/2015
Suture Vascular Closure Device for prevention of vascular complications after WATCHMAN DEVICE implant.
Mohamed Zghouzi, Mohit Pahuja, Nicole Hensey, Courtney Rothwell, Niki Wheeler, Akash Makkar, and Vijay Swarup, Heart Rhythm, Boston, MA, 1/13/2015
Manifestations of Coronary Arterial Injury during Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Related Arrhythmias.
Aman Chugh, Akash Makkar, Siew Yen Ho, Miki Yokokawa, Baskaran Sundaram, Frank Pelosi, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Heart Rhythm, Denver, CO, 1/8/2012
Effect of radiation therapy on permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator function.
Akash Makkar, Hamid Ghanbari, Rakesh Latchamsetty, Diego Belardi, Brett Roberts, Thomas C. Crawford, Eric D. Good, Aman Chugh, Jr, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Krit Jong..., Heart Rhythm, Boston, MA, 1/8/2012
Safety and efficacy of warfarin compared with heparin based bridging therapy during implantation of cardiac rhythm devices in patients with high risk of thromboembolic...
Hamid Ghanbari, Akash Makkar, Diego Belardi, Brett Roberts, Eric Good, Aman Chugh, Thomas Crawford, Hakan Oral, Frank Bogun, Fred Morady, and Frank Pelosi, Heart Rhythm, San Francisco, CA, 1/4/2011
Hypothyroidism as a cause of negative defibrillation threshold testing: A serendipitous association.
Arka Chatterjee, Akash Makkar, and Allen G Deam, Heart Rhythm, San Francisco, CA, 1/4/2011
The impact of age on the atrial substrate in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
Aman Chugh, Miki Yokokawa, Suveer Bagwe, Timir Baman, Sanjaya Gupta, Karl Ilg, Rakesh Latchamsetty, Diego Belardi, Hamid Ghanbari, Akash Makkar, Brett Roberts, Eric Go..., Heart Rhythm, San Francisco, CA, 1/4/2011
Detection of Coronary Artery Disease by Dobutamine Stress Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Aortic Stenosis.
Tariq S. Siddiqui, Buddhadeb Dawn, Robert K. Lewis, Akash Makkar, Marcus F, 13th World Congress on Heart Disease, International Academy of Cardiology, Annual Scientific Sessions, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1/28/2007
Transesophageal Echocardiographic Direct Measurement of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Area Improves Accuracy of Aortic Valve Area Determination by the Continuity Equa...
Buddhadeb Dawn, Tariq S. Siddiqui, Akash Makkar, Robert K. Lewis, Marcus F. Stoddard, Division of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, American College of Cardiology, 56th Annual Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, 1/24/2007
Identification of Genetic Variants of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 2 Gene (TNFRSF1B) in Patients with Heart Failure.
Akash Makkar, Javier Banchs, Mary Anne Hauck, Tariq S. Siddiqui, Saeed A. Jortani, Roland Valdes, Steven C. Koenig, Michael E. Mitchell, Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, Sumanth D..., Heart Failure Society of America, 11th Annual Scientific Meeting, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1/16/2007
Empirical Antifungal Therapy (Amphotericin B from day 4 / day 8 ) in Febrile Neutropenia.
Pankaj Malhotra, Akash Makkar, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Subash Varma, Haematologica/The Hematology Journal; Division of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1/1/2006
Higher Success rate with Vein of Marshall alcohol ablation in treatment of post ablation recurrent Left atrial flutters.
Akash Makkar, MD, FHRS, Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Nikhita Sachdeva, BS, Camilyn Jackson, PA, Robert Strumpf, MD, Ayman Jamal, MD, and Vijay Swarup, MD, FHRS, Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, Phoenix, AZ; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Arizona Heart Hospital,
Early use of Spectranetics TightRail (TM) Rotating Mechanical Dilator Sheath as an adjunct to LASER for removal of aged CRM leads.
Akash Makkar, MD, FHRS, Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Saheba Bhatnagar, BS, Somya Bhatnagar, BS, Courtney Rothwell, BS, Kristen Suverkrup, BS, Jessica Hinkle, BS, and Vija..., Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, Phoenix, AZ; Rice University, Houston, TX: Washington University in St.
Higher incidence of inadvertent isolation of left atrial appendage after Vein of Marshall alcohol ablation.
Akash Makkar, MD, FHRS, Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Nikhita Sachdeva, BS, Saheba Bhatnagar, BS, Somya Bhatnagar, BS, and Vijay Swarup, MD, FHRS, Multiple Locations
Treatment and Risk factors Associated With Left-Atrial Thrombus Formation After Placement of the Watchman Occlusion Device.
Saifuldeen Al-Qaisi, MD, Naomi Habib, MD, Somya Bhatnagar, BS, Saheba Bhatnagar, BS, Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Akash Makkar, MD, and Vijay Swarup, MD, Multiple Locations
Increased Esophageal Heat Transfer Observed During Radiofrequency Ablation With Irrigated Multi-Electrode Catheter Compared to Irrigated Single-Electrode Catheter.
Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Akash Makkar, MD, Katie Cochran, RN, BSN, Courtney Rothwell, BS, Kristen Suverkrup, BS, Jessica Hinkle, BS, and Vijay Swarup, MD, FHRS, Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, Phoenix, AZ
Heparin Resistance in Patients Receiving Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors
Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Akash Makkar, MD, Katie Cochran, FN, and Vijay Swarup, MD, FHRS, Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, Phoenix, AZ
Case Report: Premature Separation of Watchman Device From Core Wire Upon Deployment.
Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Akash Makkar, MD, and Vijay Swarup, MD, FHRS, Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, Phoenix, AZ
How Much Bleeding Is Too Much? Two Case Reports of Successful Massive Pericardial Hemorrhage Management With Recommended Protocol.
Jacob Hantla, CRNA, CCDS, Akash Makkar, MD, and Vijay Swarup, MD, Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, Phoenix, AZ
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Lectures

Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Shakertown Retreat, KY - 1/21/2006
Empirical Antifungal Therapy (Amphotericin B from day 4 / day 8 ) in Febrile Neutropenia.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 1/15/2006
ANCA negative pauci-immune vasculitis.
1/15/2006
Identification of Genetic Variants of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 2 Gene (TNFRSF1B) in Patients with Heart Failure.
Louisville, KY - 1/11/2006
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Press Mentions

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