NaumanIslamMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Physician

Overview of Dr. Islam

Dr. Nauman Islam is a cardiologist in Allentown, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton. He received his medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College and has been in practice 21 years. Dr. Islam accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 144 doctors at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and one of 12 doctors at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton who specialize in Cardiology. He has 8 publications and over 150 citings.

Office
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd
Suite 300
Allentown, PA 18103
Book by Phone+1(610) 601-3146

Fax+1 610-402-3112

Education & Training

Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2008 - 2011
University at BuffaloResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Rawalpindi Medical CollegeClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
IN State Medical License 2001 - 2009
UT State Medical License 2006 - 2008
AL State Medical License 2001 - 2005
NC State Medical License 2005 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

23 citations
Trends and Predictors of Palliative Care Referrals in Patients With Acute Heart Failure.
Brijesh Patel, DO Paul Secheresiu, Mahek Shah, DO Lekha Racharla, Ahmad B Alsalem
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2019-02-01
54 citations
National Trends in Utilization, Mortality, Complications, and Cost of Care After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation From 2005 to 2011.
Neeraj Shah, Vratika Agarwal, Nileshkumar J. Patel, Abhishek Deshmukh, Ankit Chothani
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016-04-01
62 citations
Utility of virtual crossmatch in sensitized patients awaiting heart transplantation.
Josef Stehlik, Nauman Islam, Denise Hurst, Abdallah G. Kfoury, Matthew A. Movsesian
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2009-11-01

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Amerihealth HMO
AmeriHealth PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Tennessee Network 5
Capital BC Keystone Health Plan Central HMO
Capital Blue Cross PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Great West PPO
HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
Highmark BCBS ClassicBlue
Highmark BCBS PPOBlue
IBC Keystone HMO / POS
IBC Personal Choice PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
PacificSource Preferred PSN
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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