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Office
10810 Parkside Dr
Ste 208
Knoxville, TN 37934Phone+1 865-647-3350Fax+1 865-647-3359
Education & Training
University of TennesseeFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1986 - 1988
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1986- University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1988 - Present
TN State Medical License 1982 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2002 - 2006- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsCase Series of Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration of Mitral Valve Endocarditis.Yasir N Akhtar, Neil Barry Iv, Malcolm T Foster, Shade Adigun, Gary Smith
JACC. Case Reports. 2022-05-04 - 10 citationsClinical outcomes of percutaneous debulking of tricuspid valve endocarditis in intravenous drug usersYasir N. Akhtar, William A. Walker, Umar Shakur, Gary Smith, Syed S. Husnain
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021-03-01
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