NajibMichaelAlturkMDFACP
Cardiology • Toms River, NJAdult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Cardiology section chief
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Office
508 Lakehurst Rd
2B
Toms River, NJ 08755Phone+1 732-281-6101Fax+1 732-281-6116
Summary
- Dr. Najib Alturk is a cardiologist based in Toms River, NJ, with subspecialties in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Invasive Cardiology. He completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at New York Medical College, his residency in Internal Medicine at St Barnabas Hospital, and graduated from the University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine. He has expertise in conditions such as atherosclerosis and mitral valve prolapse and is skilled in procedures like cardiac catheterization. Dr. Alturk has contributed to several research publications and holds the title of Fellow from the American College of Cardiology. He received the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification in 2013.
Education & Training
New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1995 - 1998
St Barnabas HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1994
University of Aleppo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1993 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsCor Triatriatum with Single Atrium Presenting in AdulthoodSatyanarayana Avula, Manuel Salazar, Najib Alturk, Sheldon Kukafka, Samuel Ritter
Echocardiography. 2005-11-01 - 11 citationsAn electrocardiographic algorithm for the prediction of the culprit lesion site in acute anterior myocardial infarction.Thomas Y. Kim, Najib Alturk, Nasir Shaikh, George Kelen, Manny Salazar
Clinical Cardiology. 1999-02-01 - 79 citationsNovel antiplatelet therapies for treatment of patients with ischemic heart disease: inhibitors of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa integrin receptor.William H. Frishman, Bryan Burns, Bulent Atac, Najib Alturk, Bassam Altajar
American Heart Journal. 1995-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Arabic
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