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Akl Fahed, MD, Cardiology, Boston, MA

AklFahedMDMPH

Cardiology Boston, MA

Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics

Physician-scientist and interventional cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

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  • Office

    Massachusetts General Hospital
    55 Fruit St.
    Boston, MA 02114
    Phone+1 617-726-2865

Summary

  • Akl Fahed, MD, MPH is a physician, scientist, and innovator. He completed all his clinical and research training at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School where he is currently on faculty.
    He is triple-board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology. His clinical practice is focused on invasive diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, including intravascular imaging, coronary physiology, and high-risk interventions, and cardiac intensive care.
    His NIH-funded research at Mass General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard focuses on using genomics and data science to improve understanding, prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease. He has published numerous papers as lead author and in top-tier journals and received multiple awards for his work.
    He is an expert in genomics, precision medicine, digital health and innovation in healthcare and serves as genomic and precision medicine lead for the American College of Cardiology.
    As co-founder and chief medical and scientific advisor of Goodpath (a VC-backed digital health startup), Dr. Fahed helped shape a new model for delivering value-based care at scale for chronic conditions.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2020 - 2021
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2016 - 2020
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
  • Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health
    Harvard T. H Chan School of Public HealthMPH, 2012 - 2015
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010 - 2013
  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
    American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2010, M.D.
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityCertificate, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management, 2007
  • American University of Beirut
    American University of BeirutBS, Biology, 2003 - 2006
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityCertificate, International Politics and Economics, 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

Press Mentions

  • Polygenic Risk-Based Detection of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Intervention with Statin and Colchicine (PROACT 2)
    Polygenic Risk-Based Detection of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Intervention with Statin and Colchicine (PROACT 2)May 9th, 2023
  • Boston Digital Health Company Offers Long COVID Treatment Alternative
    Boston Digital Health Company Offers Long COVID Treatment AlternativeApril 3rd, 2022
  • What Makes for an Ergonomic WFH Set-Up?
    What Makes for an Ergonomic WFH Set-Up?March 12th, 2021
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Other Languages

  • French, Arabic