Overview
Riaz Akhtar is a Cardiologist in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Meige Disease, and Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 64 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
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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.
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- Experienced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- LymphangiectasisDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Lymphangiectasis.
- Meige DiseaseDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Meige Disease.
- Primary Intestinal LymphangiectasiaDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia.
- Thoracic Aortic AneurysmDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.