Shahab A. Akhter, MD
Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery
252-744-4400 (main)
252-744-7930 (office)
252-744-7947 (fax)
Mailing Address:
East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU
115 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC 27834
Specialties
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Heart Failure
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Arrhythmia Surgery
- Transcatheter valve replacement
- Board Certification
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- American Board of Surgery
Education
- University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine (M.D. 1993)
- Duke University Medical Center General Surgery Residency (1993-2000)
- University of Michigan Medical Center Cardiothoracic Residency (2000-2002)
Professional Organizations
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- American Heart Association
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- American Surgical Association
- American College of Surgeons