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Dr. Joseph Akar, MD

Cardiology* Age 53
Dr. Joseph Akar, MD
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Dr. Joseph Akar, MD

Cardiology* Age 53
New Haven, CT
Accepting new patients
20 years of experience
Dr. Joseph Akar, MD is a Cardiologist in New Haven, CT.

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Dr. Akar graduated from University of Virginia / Main Campus. Dr. Joseph Akar, MD is a Cardiologist in New Haven, CT and has 20 years experience. Dr. Akar currently practices at Practice and are affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Akar's office accepts new patients. Dr. Akar is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and accepts multiple insurance plans.

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Electrocardiogram (EKG)
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Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
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Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
Arrhythmias
Atherosclerosis
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Cardiomyopathy
Chronic Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive Heart Failure
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
First Degree Heart Block
Heart Disease
Heart Palpitations
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Hypertensive Heart Disease
Hypertensive Heart with Failure
Lipid Disorders
Mitral Valve Disease
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Tachycardia
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Systolic Heart Failure
Third Degree Heart Block
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
Cardiac Ultrasound
Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
Electrophysiological Study
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Acute Congestive Heart Failure
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
Aneurysm
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Aneurysm of Heart
Angina
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Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Ectasia
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Atherosclerosis of Aorta
Atypical Atrial Flutter
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiomegaly
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Carotid Artery Disease
Chest Pain
Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Disease
Coronary Artery Aneurysm
Coronary Artery Dissection
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
Heart Murmur
Hyperkalemia
Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
Hypertensive Heart without Failure
Hypokalemia
Hypotension
Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
Lipidoses (incl. Gaucher Disease)
Long QT Syndrome
Mitral and Aortic Valve Disorder
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
Nonrheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Orthostatic Hypotension
Pericardial Disease
Pericarditis
Peripheral Edema
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Valve Disease
Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
Rheumatic Tricuspid Disease
Second Degree Heart Block
Syncope
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Tricuspid Valve Disease
Type 2 Heart Block - Mobitz
Typical Atrial Flutter
Ventricular Fibrillation
Vitamin D Deficiency
Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern
Arrhythmia Screening
Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
Cardiac Catheterization with Robotic Assist
Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
Cardiovascular Diagnostic Test
Cardiovascular Stress Test
Cardioversion, Elective
Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
Chest Pain Evaluation
Cholesterol Screening
Coronary Angiogram
Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
Dobutamine Thallium Stress Test
HeartAware Online Risk Screening
Insertion of Left Ventricular Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and Defibrillator
Nuclear Stress Testing
Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening (PAD)
Pharmacologic Nuclear Stress Test
Pharmacologic Stress Test, Adenosine
Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
Stress Test
Structural Heart Disease Evaluations and Treatment
TCD Bubble Test
Thoracentesis
Tilt Table Testing
Treadmill Stress Test

Insurance Accepted

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  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
  • Cigna PPO
    Open Access Plus
    Cigna HMO
  • BCBS PPO
  • Choice Plus POS II
    Elect Choice (Open Access) EPO
    Premier Care Network Plus - Innovation Health
    Select
    Managed Choice (Open Access) POS
    Aetna HMO
    Savings Plus of Metro, NY
    Open Choice PPO
  • Blue Card High Performance Network HPN
    High Performance Network - Tiered HPN
    Blue Card PPO
  • Navigate POS
    Nexus Open Access
    Navigate HMO
    Choice Plus POS
    Options PPO
  • Century Preferred-CT PPO
    Pathway X Enhanced (Ind -)-CT HMO
    BlueCare - CT HMO
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • SimplyBlue/Simply Blue Plus PPO
    BluePPO HSA PPO
  • Freedom
    Liberty
  • Passage HMO
    Flex Connecticut EPO
  • MVP Health Plan EPO

Locations

  1. 1 Radiology And Biomedical Imaging-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT 06519
    Friday
    08:00 - 17:00
  2. 2 Yale-New Haven Hosp-Hme Care Prog
    789 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT 06519
  3. 3 Yale University School of Medicine
    333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510
  4. 4 Temple PT & Life Sciences
    84 N Main St, Branford, CT 06405

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Mar 29, 2024
Dr Akar did my ablation in September. I am so please with the outcome. I went for my 6 month post opt today . I’m able to stop AFib meds
Jacqueline Delucia — Mar 29, 2024
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Specialties*
Cardiology
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Education

Education

Medical Education
  • University of Virginia / Main Campus
    2004
Medical Education

Board Certifications

Board Certifications
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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New patients are generally accepted by Dr. Joseph Akar, MD. To arrange an appointment, call the number on Dr. Akar's profile.

Dr. Joseph Akar, MD is affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospital.

Yes, Dr. Joseph Akar, MD holds board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Hospital Affiliations

  • Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, New Haven, CT