GhulamAkbarMDFACC

Cardiology • Allentown, PA

Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging

Associate Chief of Cardiology

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Office
1250 South Cedar Crest Blvd
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone+1 610-402-3110

Education & Training

Main Line Health System/Lankenau Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 2013 - 2015
JFK Medical Center/Raritan Bay Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Nishtar Medical CollegeClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2021
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Ventricular Septal Aneurysm Mimicking Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Mass in a Patient With Ventricular Septal Defect.
Nikhil Mehta, Syed Rafay Ali Sabzwari, Sara Godil, Ghulam Akbar, Raman Dusaj
JACC. Case Reports. 2020-11-01
The Disappearing Murmur: Systolic Anterior Motion of the Mitral Valve Leaflet in a Non-hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patient.
Syed Rafay Ali Sabzwari, James Kimber, Hiwot Ayele, Nimra Khan, Tarick Sheikh
Cureus. 2018-06-21
21 citations
Drug-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: a Review.
Lohit Garg, Ghulam Akbar, Sahil Agrawal, Manyoo Agarwal, Leila Khaddour
Heart Failure Reviews. 2017-05-01

Abstracts/Posters

[Board 198] Isolated Bicuspid Pulmonic Valve: ' Forgotten Valve ' and a Rare Anomaly
Ghulam Akbar, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019
[Board 161] Traumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation: When to Operate
Ghulam Akbar, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019

Lectures

Heart Songs
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019