ZaheerAkhtarDO

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Resident Physician

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I am a third year resident physician in Internal Medicine currently performing my residency with the University of Iowa Des Moines Internal Medicine residency program. My current interests are in pulmonary and critical care medicine. I also enjoy hospital medicine.

IA State License 2019 - 2026
WI State License 2022 - 2025
American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support Certification
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineBasic Surgical Skills Certification

Sigma Sigma Phi Osteopathic Honor Society Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
Undergraduate Competitive Travel Award University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science, 2011
University of Wisconsin Madison Iron Cross Inductee University of Wisconsin Madison, 2010
NIH ARDKK Supplement Award NIH, 2010
Abraham S. Burack Study Abroad Scholarship University of Wisconsin Madison College of Letters and Science, 2010
UW Recreational Sports Personal Training Scholarship University of Wisconsin Madison Recreational Sports, 2009
Oncology Alliance of Wisconsin Scholarship for Outstanding Performance Oncology Alliance of Wisconsin, 2007
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PubMed

1 citations
Unusual presentation of lepidic adenocarcinoma in a healthy female.
Zaheer Akhtar, Leah Laageide, Julian Robles, Christopher Winters, Geoffrey C Wall
BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2022-05-16
11 citations
Impact of Fibrosis-4 Index Prior to COVID-19 on Outcomes in Patients at Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Mohamed A. Elfeki, Julian Robles, Zaheer Akhtar, Fauzia Ullah, Ice Ganapathiraju
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021-06-26
3 citations
Cutaneous mucormycosis in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient on ibrutinib.
Katherine R. Sittig, Leah Laageide, Zaheer Akhtar, Geoffrey C. Wall, Sudhir C. Kumar
Idcases. 2021-01-01

Abstracts/Posters

Incidence of Thrombocytopenia Between Proton Pump Inhibitors and Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients Receiving Stress-...
Robles, J., Wall, G., Laageide, L., Akhtar, Z., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/23/2020
Incidence and Outcomes of Constipation in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients on Fentanyl Infusions
Robles, J., Laageide, L., Akhtar, Z., Robles, C., The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 10/2020
Changes in Renal Oxygenation and function secondary to cyclosporine A: BOLD MRI
Akhtar, Z., Sadowski, E.A., Hafez, O., Cornejo, D., Schlei, N.W., Niles, D. J., Fain, S., Djamali, A., ISMRM 21st Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City Utah, 4/23/2013
Inhibition of SCD activity in RAW264.7 macrophages promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress response but decreases lipogenesis while enhancing cholesterol trafficking
Akhtar, Z, Joshi, S, Liu, X, and Ntambi, J., 34th Steenbock Symposium, Madison, WI, 5/22/2011
Inhibition of SCD activity in RAW264.7 macrophages promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress response but decreases lipogenesis and may enhance cholesterol trafficking
Akhtar, Z., Liu, X., and Ntambi, J., Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, 4/9/2011
Inhibition of SCD activity enhances inflammation in RAW264.7 macrophages but improves cholesterol trafficking
Liu, X., Joo, D., Akhtar, Z., and Ntambi, J., The FASEB Journal, 4/1/2010
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Resident member, Diabetic Ketoacidosis Quality Improvement Committee 2021 - Present
Resident Member, SIESTA Protocol Committee 2019 - Present
Resident member, Residency Recruitment Committee 2019 - Present
Resident Member, Residency Curriculum Committee 2019 - Present
Resident liaison, Graduate Medical Education Committee 2019 - Present
Resident liaison, Physician IT Advisory Council 2019 - Present