Overview
Mehmet Akay is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Akay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Acquired Hemophilia, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Akay is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 46 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
Locations
6550 Fannin St, Suite 1401, Houston, TX 77030
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Baylor College Of Medicine
Kenneth Liao is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Liao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Liao is currently accepting new patients in some locations.
Surgical Associates Of Texas PA
James Livesay is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Livesay is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Livesay is currently accepting new patients.
David Ott is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ott is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.
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
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Akay isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Akay isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Heart TransplantDr. Akay isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Experienced
- Acquired HemophiliaDr. Akay isExperienced. Learn about Acquired Hemophilia.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Akay isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Akay isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Akay isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Akay isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.