Overview
Yasir Akhtar is a Cardiologist in Athens, Tennessee. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
711 Cook Dr Ste 220, Athens, TN 37303
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
Dr. Gregg Shander’s research on the heart’s electrical functions adds a new dimension to The Chattanooga Heart Institute’s renowned electrophysiology expertise. Dr. Shander has been interested in heart rhythm disturbances since he was in medical school. He received the Stanley J. Sarnoff award for cardiovascular research through which he studied rhythm disturbances. He transferred this interest from research into the care of his patients.Dr. Shander earned his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and completed his internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Chicago Hospital. He performed research involving arrhythmias at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and the University of Chicago. He completed his general cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, where he received further training in cardiac pacing and clinical electrophysiology including radiofrequency ablation.Dr. Shander received the American Heart Association Basic Sciences Research Award from the Chicago Chapter. He has also presented before the American Heart Association’s scientific sessions and at numerous other cardiovascular research symposiums. He has been published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, the Journal of American Physiology, the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, and the supplement to the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation.|Dr. Shander, his wife, and two children enjoy spending time doing activities as a family. Dr. Shander is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
Erlanger Cardiology
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- AngioplastyDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Arterial Tortuosity SyndromeDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome.