YasirNaeemAkhtarMD
Cardiology • Knoxville, TNAdult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Physician
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Office
2727 Asbury Road
Suite 102
Knoxville, TN 37914Phone+1 865-444-6161Fax+1 865-444-6363
Education & Training
University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2013 - 2014- University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2011 - 2013
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, 2004 - 2007
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2014 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2022 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2018
IL State Medical License 2008 - 2011- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 287 citationsImproved Outcomes Associated with the use of Shock Protocols: Updates from the National Cardiogenic Shock InitiativeMir B Basir, Navin K. Kapur, Kirit Patel, Murad A Salam, Theodore Schreiber
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019-06-01 - 37 citationsDistal coronary perforation in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery: The importance of early treatment☆☆☆Aris Karatasakis, Yasir N. Akhtar, Emmanouil S. Brilakis
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2016-09-01 - 32 citationsThe Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Regulator Cyclophilin D Exhibits Tissue-Specific Control of Metabolic Homeostasis.Rhianna C. Laker, Evan P. Taddeo, Yasir N. Akhtar, Mei Zhang, Kyle L. Hoehn
Plos One. 2016-12-22
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