Advanced in High Cholesterol

Dr. Yashashwi Pokharel

Cardiology
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center
329 NC Highway 801 N, 
Advance,, NC 

Advanced in High Cholesterol
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center
329 NC Highway 801 N, 
Advance,, NC 
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Overview

Yashashwi Pokharel is a Cardiologist in Advance,, North Carolina. Dr. Pokharel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, Heart Attack, and High Cholesterol.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 71 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles in the study of High Cholesterol.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Hospitalist in MO
Hospital Affiliations
Wilkes Regional Medical Center
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Commonwealth Care Alliance
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Devoted Health
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
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Independent Health
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Medicaid
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TeamCare
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UnitedHealthcare
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Wellcare
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Locations

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center
329 NC Highway 801 N, Advance,, NC 27006
Call: 336-716-9348

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.


71 Total Publications

Utilizing a Health Equity Framework to Explore Patient-Level Factors Impacting Effective Hypertension Management Across Two Academic Health Systems.
Utilizing a Health Equity Framework to Explore Patient-Level Factors Impacting Effective Hypertension Management Across Two Academic Health Systems.
Journal: Medical care research and review : MCRR
Published: December 01, 2025
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