Overview
Joseph Akar is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Guilford, Connecticut. Dr. Akar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 81 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles and participated in 3 clinical trials in the study of Heart Failure.
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- PPO
- EPO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
111 Goose Ln, Guilford, CT 06437
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.
3 Clinical Trials
Yale University
Jeffrey Testani is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Testani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Low Blood Pressure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant.
Yale University
Eric Velazquez is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Velazquez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
Harlan Krumholz is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Krumholz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.
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. Akar isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Akar isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- His Bundle TachycardiaDr. Akar isDistinguished. Learn about His Bundle Tachycardia.
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Advanced
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Akar isAdvanced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Akar isAdvanced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Akar isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Akar isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Akar isAdvanced. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Experienced
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Akar isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Akar isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Akar isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- COVID-19Dr. Akar isExperienced. Learn about COVID-19.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Akar isExperienced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- FaintingDr. Akar isExperienced. Learn about Fainting.