The 20 Best Advanced Bronchoscopy Doctors Near Me

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Experienced in Advanced Bronchoscopy

Dr. Farah Akhtar

Pulmonary Medicine | Sleep Medicine
CommonSpirit Health
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital - Sugar Land, TX
1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy, 
Sugar Land, TX 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Advanced Bronchoscopy
CommonSpirit Health
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital - Sugar Land, TX
1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy, 
Sugar Land, TX 
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Overview

Farah Akhtar is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Advanced Bronchoscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Akhtar is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Hospital Affiliations
Palo Pinto General Hospital
Navarro Regional Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Cigna
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Community Health
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Community Health Choice
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Humana
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  • POS
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Wellcare
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Locations

St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital - Sugar Land, TX
1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy, Sugar Land, TX 77478

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 Total Publications

Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing: New evidence on its development.
Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing: New evidence on its development.
Journal: Sleep medicine reviews
Published: April 14, 2014
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13219 Dotson Rd, Suite 210, 
Houston, TX 
 (73.1 miles away)
281-955-0338
Languages Spoken:
English
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Areas of Expertise

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        • Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
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        • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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        • Interstitial Lung Disease
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