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Office
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Summary
- Dr. Mehmet Akkaya is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in Georgia and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emory University. He has been in practice for 15 years. He specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology and is experienced in catheter ablation of arrhythmias and icd / pacemaker insertion. He has more than 30 publications and over 300 citings.
Education & Training
- Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2018 - 2019
- University of MinnesotaFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2012 - 2014
- University of Utah HealthPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2011 - 2012
- OtherClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsHeparin reversal with protamine sulfate is not required in atrial fibrillation ablation with suture hemostasisSenan J. Yasar, Trent Bickel, Shiyang Zhang, Mehmet Akkaya, Sam G. Aznaurov
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2019-10-29 - An Unusual Localization of a Cardiac Pseudoaneurysm Complicated by Paravalvular Leak in a Patient with Prosthetic Heart Valves.Mehmet A. Vatankulu, Osman Sonmez, Mehmet Akkaya, Cemalettin Aydin
Echocardiography. 2016-02-01 - Risk Stratification of Patients Presenting with Transient Loss of ConsciousnessVenkata K. Puppala, Mehmet Akkaya, Oana Dickinson, David G. Benditt
Cardiology Clinics. 2015-08-01
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