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1840 Regents Park RdKnoxville, TN 37922
Phone+1 865-335-9531
Fax+1 865-584-7712
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Summary
- Dr. Donald Akers Jr., MD is a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee.
Education & Training
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 1989 - 1991
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1989
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1985 - 2021
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsFinal results from a postmarket registry of an iliac leg graft with a continuous, spiral nitinol stent.Thomas F. Lindsay, Omid Jazaeri, Sara M. Sherman, Alan T. Saunders, Thomas L. Forbes
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2020-01-19 - 1 citationsU74389F, a 21-aminosteroid antioxidant, improves neoendothelial morphology, but not neointimal thickening after balloon catheter injurySubramanyam N. Murthy, Donald L. Akers, I-Li Chen, Thomas A. Osgood, Raphael Santiago
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2009-12-18 - 9 citationsPioglitazone restores endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin.Sunil Asnani, Biju Kunhiraman, Ali Jawa, Donald L. Akers, David Lumpkin
Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 2006-10-02
