Ghulam Akbar
Distinguished in Fainting

Dr. Ghulam Akbar

Cardiology
Lehigh Valley Health Network
LVH Cardiology-1250 Cedar Crest
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 300, 
Allentown, PA 

Distinguished in Fainting
Lehigh Valley Health Network
LVH Cardiology-1250 Cedar Crest
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 300, 
Allentown, PA 
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Overview

Philosophy of care | I believe in patient oriented medicine care. My goal is to provide detailed education to you about your condition and help you make decisions based on most recent available medical literature and guidelines. Empathetic care and family support contributes to speedy recovery. I want to assure you and your family that I will put my best efforts in applying my skills, my experience, advancing and ever-changing technologies, and my judgment to get you back to your routine life. | Why I entered medicine | I became a doctor to help heal those who are ailing. | Community involvement | Away from patient care, I volunteer to give health education lectures to the community. | Personal interests | Outside of my work, I greatly enjoy traveling, sightseeing and spending time with my wife and three children.

Dr. Akbar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fainting. His top areas of expertise are Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Fainting, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Ablation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 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 Fainting.

Graduate Institution
Nishtar Medical University, Bachelor Of Medicine And Surgery, 2006
Residency
Internal Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ- 2011, 2012, 2013
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Fellowships
Nephrology, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA- 2014, 2015
Cardiovascular Disease, Lehigh Valley Health Network-Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA- 2017, 2018, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
Geisinger Medical Center
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Punjabi
Urdu
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Avalon Health Care
  • MEDICARE PDP
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
EmblemHealth
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Gateway Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Partners Plans
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Horizon Healthcare
  • EPO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
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  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
PA Health and Wellness
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
Trustmark
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
  • EPO
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

LVH Cardiology-1250 Cedar Crest
1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 300, Allentown, PA 18103
Call: 610-402-3110
Other Locations
LVPG Cardiology-Claude A Lord Blvd
106 S Claude A Lord Blvd, Pottsville, PA 17901
Call: 570-728-2424

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.


9 Total Publications

Ventricular Septal Aneurysm Mimicking Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Mass in a Patient With Ventricular Septal Defect.
Ventricular Septal Aneurysm Mimicking Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Mass in a Patient With Ventricular Septal Defect.
Journal: JACC. Case reports
Published: June 11, 2020
View All 9 Publications
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1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 300, 
Allentown, PA 
 (0.1 miles away)
610-402-3110
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    • Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney
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