Muhammad K. Athar
Experienced in Hydrocephalus

Dr. Muhammad K. Athar

Intensive Care Medicine | Neurology | Neurosurgery
Jefferson Health
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Experienced in Hydrocephalus
Jefferson Health
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Muhammad Athar is a Neurologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Athar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Seizures, and Gastrostomy.

Graduate Institution
University Of Health Sciences, Lahore Rawalpindi Medical College
Residency
University of Health Sciences, Lahore Rawalpindi Medical College
Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in OH
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Fellowships
Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital Affiliations
Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital
Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Jefferson Stratford Hospital
Jefferson Washington Township Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
PA Health and Wellness
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
  • EPO
  • PPO
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Locations

Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 215-955-7000
Other Locations
Jefferson Neurological Surgery Associates
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 215-955-7000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Athar has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Aneurysm
Stroke
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Distinguished
    • Stroke
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      • Experienced
      • Abdominal Cystic Lymphangioma
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        Experienced
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      • Apoplexy
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      • Arachnoiditis
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      • Brain Herniation
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      • Brain Stem Cancer
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      • Cavernous Lymphangioma
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