Overview
Waheed Akhtar is a Cardiologist in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Arrhythmias, Coronary Heart Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Akhtar is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2615 Hospital Rd, Suite 300, Goldsboro, NC 27534
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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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Akhtar isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Akhtar isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Hypertensive Heart DiseaseDr. Akhtar isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertensive Heart Disease.
- NecrosisDr. Akhtar isDistinguished. Learn about Necrosis.
- Sick Sinus SyndromeDr. Akhtar isDistinguished. Learn about Sick Sinus Syndrome.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Heart AttackDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Experienced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)