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Office
115 Heart Dr
Greenville, NC 27834Phone+1 252-744-4400Fax+1 252-744-7624
Summary
- Dr. Shahab Akhter is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He specializes in adult cardiovascular surgery.
Education & Training
- University of MichiganFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2000
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1995
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 1993 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2007 - 2017
- WI State Medical License 2013 - 2017
- OH State Medical License 2002 - 2009
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 69 citationsMolecular and Functional Characterization of a Novel Cardiac-Specific Human Tropomyosin IsoformSudarsan Rajan, Ganapathy Jagatheesan, Chehade N. Karam, Marco S.L. Alves, Ilona Bodi
Circulation. 2010-01-26 - 31 citationsβ-Arrestins regulate human cardiac fibroblast transformation and collagen synthesis in adverse ventricular remodelingJinju Li, Jennifer L. Philip, Xianyao Xu, Tiju Theccanat, M. Abdur Razzaque
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2014-11-01 - 22 citationsQuantifying the incremental cost of complications associated with mitral valve surgery in the United States.Alexander Iribarne, John D. Burgener, Kimberly N. Hong, Jai Raman, Shahab A. Akhter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012-04-01
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