
Overview
Dr. Ashish Pershad is a board certified interventional cardiologist. He is the Director of Interventional Cardiology at Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.He has expertise in treating, Aortic Stenosis with TAVAR, Mitral Valve Disease with Mitraclip and TMVR Complex Coronary Artery Disease with Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) PCI, and CHIP interventions and stroke prevention with LAAO therapies.Dr. Pershad has been recognized as an expert in complex coronary Intervention including CTO, PCI and Structural Heart Intervention. He is extensively published with more than 110 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Pershad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Coronary Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 130 peer reviewed articles and participating in 11 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Pacemaker Implantation.
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Locations
1727 W. Frye Road, Suite 200, Chandler, AZ 85224
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.
11 Clinical Trials
Banner - University Medicine Heart Institute
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Assar, Mansour MD
Mansour Assar is an Interventional Cardiologist in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Assar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Attack, Pacemaker Implantation, and Angioplasty.
Arizona Heart Arrhythmia Associates
Dr. Akash Makkar is board certified in Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He completed his Electrophysiology Fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, one of the top Electrophysiology programs in the country. Prior to that, Dr. Makkar was on faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Dr. Makkar underwent his Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Louisville, where he served Chief Cardiology Fellow for year 2009-2010. Dr. Makkar earned his medical degree from Kanpur University, India. He graduated from medical school in first place among all students garnering sought-after Governor's Medal for best graduating medical student. He also did post graduation from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India one of the premier training hospitals in India.Dr. Makkar is well known for his excellent bedside manners as well as his skills for complex cardiac electrophysiology diagnosis and treatments. He is well respected within the cardiology community as an expert in his field and a physician other physicians trust with their patients. This has made him one of the busiest electrophysiologists in the state, but he never forgets why: Expert and skilled cardiac care focused on each patient's individual needs.Dr. Makkar is specially trained and an expert in performing the full range of electrophysiology procedure including complex trans-septal catheter ablations, implantation of complex cardiac devices, and laser lead extractions. Dr. Makkar is also an active researcher, having authored numerous abstracts and manuscripts. Dr. Makkar has been recognized for being is one of the first electrophysiologists to perform flouroless (no radiation/x-rays) atrial fibrillation ablations in the state of Arizona. Dr. Makkar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AnginaDr. Pershad isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Pershad isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Pershad isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Pershad isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Pershad isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Pershad isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Advanced
- AngioplastyDr. Pershad isAdvanced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Pershad isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Pershad isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Heart AttackDr. Pershad isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Pershad isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Pershad isAdvanced. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Pershad isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Pershad isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Pershad isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherectomyDr. Pershad isExperienced. Learn about Atherectomy.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Pershad isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Pershad isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
