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Joseph G. Akar, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

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Affiliated With: Yale Medicine

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Yale Cardiology New Haven, CT 06519
Yale Cardiology New Haven, CT 06519
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Biography - Joseph G. Akar, MD, PhD

Joseph Akar, MD, PhD, is director of Yale Medicine’s Electrophysiology and Cardiac Arrhythmia Program. As an electrophysiologist, he treats the “electrical wiring” of the heart, which he describes as being not unlike the wiring in a house. The system must work properly, but the electricity in one of the chambers could get disrupted, he says. Heartbeat sequences that are too fast or slow—or otherwise irregular—can lead to serious problems, including stroke and sudden cardiac death. “It’s very important for the heart to have a uniform and consistent rhythm,” he says.

Dr. Akar treats a variety of issues that can develop in people of all ages, including those with otherwise healthy hearts. He uses techniques such as catheter ablation, a minimally invasive procedure that deliberately cauterizes the electrical short circuits in order to even out erratic rhythms, or arrhythmias. This technique has emerged as a treatment for complex problems such as refractory atrial fibrillation, which is the most common arrhythmia in humans, or ventricular tachycardia which is a major cause of sudden cardiac death. “The advent of ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia has really revolutionized the field,” Dr. Akar says.

He also has expertise in performing these ablations without fluoroscopy, an X-ray technique that can involve high radiation doses.

Patients who have heart rhythm problems should not hesitate to seek treatment, Dr. Akar says. “We’ve done a lot of work at Yale in refining our technology and techniques for the management of complex arrhythmias,” he says. “It’s been nothing but revolutionary as far as our ability to restore normal rhythms in cases that, in the past, we would never have dreamed that we would be able to.”

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Overview

Gender

Male

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Conditions & Treatments

Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Biventricular Pacing, Cardiac Resynchronization, Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Disease, Radiofrequency Ablation, Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

Language(s)

English, Spanish

Education & Training

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Internship

Yale New Haven Hospital

Residency

Yale New Haven Hospital

Fellowship

University of Virginia Health System

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  • CONNECTICARE
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  • MULTIPLAN
  • OXFORD HEALTH PLANS
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  • PRIME HEALTH SERVICES
  • PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (PHCS)
  • TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL
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800 Howard Ave
Yale Physicians Bldg 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06519

Phone: (203) 785-4126
Fax: (203) 785-6506

789 Howard Avenue
3rd Floor
New Haven, CT 06519

Phone: (203) 785-3541
Fax: (203) 785-6506

20 York Street
New Haven, CT 06510

Phone: (203) 785-4114
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500 West Putnam Avenue
Suite 350
Greenwich, CT 06830

Phone: (203) 863-4210
Fax: (203) 622-1872

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