Shassan Akbari
Experienced in Stroke

Dr. Shassan Akbari

General Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
601 5th Street South, Suite 500, Suite 500, 
Saint Petersburg, FL 

Experienced in Stroke
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
601 5th Street South, Suite 500, Suite 500, 
Saint Petersburg, FL 
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Overview

Dr. Akbari specializes in pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the medical staff in 2022. He also is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also is director of Clinical Research in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery in the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences. Previously, Dr. Akbari was an attending physician at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Akbari earned his medical degree and a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also completed a residency in neurosurgery and served as chief resident at Washington University. He completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham.

Dr. Akbari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Stroke.

Graduate Institution
University Of Washington School Of Medicine, MSCI, 2018
Residency
Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, Neurological Surgery, 2019
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
University of Alabama School of Medicine, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020
Languages Spoken
English
Urdu
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
601 5th Street South, Suite 500, Suite 500, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Call: 727-767-8181

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.


35 Total Publications

Society of MYND (Mentorship of Young Neurosurgical Doctors): a project for the ongoing education of junior faculty pediatric neurosurgeons.
Society of MYND (Mentorship of Young Neurosurgical Doctors): a project for the ongoing education of junior faculty pediatric neurosurgeons.
Journal: Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
Published: October 25, 2024
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