Naveed Akhtar

Dr. Naveed Akhtar

Cardiology
Piedmont Healthcare
795 Poplar Road, Suite 400, 
Newnan, GA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Piedmont Healthcare
795 Poplar Road, Suite 400, 
Newnan, GA 
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Dr. Akhtar specializes in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Piedmont Augusta. His clinical interests include Cardiac MRI, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Right Heart Catheterizations. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), The Medical Association of Georgia, and the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA). Dr. Akhtar offers treatment for conditions such as Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardio-Oncology, Pulmonary Hypertension, Post-partum cardiomyopathy, and other Cardiovascular Diseases.

Dr. Akhtar has more than 15 years' experience in general cardiology, and is currently board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant. He manages patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), Cardiomems®, and other implantable cardiac devices with remote heart failure monitoring capabilities. Dr. Akhtar takes great care in providing high quality care and timely follow up for his patients.

In his spare time, Dr. Akhtar enjoys spending time with his family, and playing golf.

Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Cardiovascular Disease, 2012
Residency
Detroit Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1998
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MI
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowships
Indiana University School of Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure, 2021
Detroit Medical Center, Cardiovascular Disease, 2001
Hospital Affiliations
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Urdu
Gender
Male

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Locations

Piedmont Heart of Newnan
795 Poplar Road, Suite 400, Newnan, GA 30265
Call: 770-716-0051

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.

168 Total Publications

Associations between Canadian deprivation indices and acute stroke outcomes post endovascular thrombectomy - A retrospective cohort study.
Associations between Canadian deprivation indices and acute stroke outcomes post endovascular thrombectomy - A retrospective cohort study.
Journal: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences
Published: December 02, 2025
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