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Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD
Cardiology* Age 44
Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD

Offers telehealth

Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD is a Cardiologist in Allentown, PA.
Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD

Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD

Cardiology* Age 44
Allentown, PA
Accepting new patients

Offers telehealth

Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD is a Cardiologist in Allentown, PA.
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About Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD

Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD is a Cardiologist in Allentown, PA. Dr. Akbar has experience treating conditions like Aortic Stenosis, Sinus Tachycardia, Pericardial Disease, Long QT Syndrome, First Degree Heart Block, Chest Pain, Aortic Valve Disease, Acute Congestive Heart Failure, Sinus Bradycardia, Cardiomegaly and Heart Attack (NSTEMI) among other conditions at varying frequencies. Dr. Akbar's office accepts new patients and telehealth appointments. Dr. Akbar also speaks Punjabi and Urdu. Dr. Akbar is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and accepts multiple insurance plans.

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Aortic Stenosis
Sinus Tachycardia
Pericardial Disease
Aortic Stenosis
Sinus Tachycardia
Pericardial Disease
Long QT Syndrome
First Degree Heart Block
Chest Pain
Aortic Valve Disease
Acute Congestive Heart Failure
Sinus Bradycardia
Cardiomegaly
Heart Attack (NSTEMI)
Arrhythmias
Syncope
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Orthostatic Hypotension
Hypertension
Heart Valve Disorders
Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
Chronic Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive Heart Failure
Ventricular Fibrillation
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Carotid Artery Disease
Peripheral Edema
Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
Mitral Valve Disease
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Atrial Fibrillation
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
Tilt_Testing
Hyperlipidemia
Tricuspid Valve Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Heart Disease
Cardiomyopathy
Systolic Heart Failure
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
Atrial Septal Defect
Hypotension
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis of Aorta
Lipid Disorders
Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Atrial Flutter
Aortic Aneurysm
Heart Palpitations
Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Mitral and Aortic Valve Disorder
Cardiac Ultrasound
Cardioversion, Elective
Congenital Heart Defects
Aortic Ectasia
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Nonrheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Hypokalemia
Heart Attack (STEMI)
Hypertensive Heart with Failure
Nonrheumatic Tricuspid Disease
Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
Heart Murmur
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Hypertensive Heart Disease
Congenital Aortic Valve Disorders
Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
Angina
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Third Degree Heart Block
Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Unstable Angina
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Vitamin D Deficiency
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Rheumatic Tricuspid Disease
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
Aneurysm of Heart
Typical Atrial Flutter
Atypical Atrial Flutter
Hyperkalemia
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Abdominal Pain
Abnormal Thyroid
Acidosis
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Acute Endocarditis
Administrative Physical
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
Anemia
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Anxiety
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Aortic Dissection
Aortic Embolism and Thrombosis
Arthritis
Arthritis of the Elbow
Asthma
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Back Pain
Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
Biventricular Heart Failure
Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
Bronchiectasis
Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cellulitis
Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Pain
Chronic Venous Embolism Thrombosis
Constrictive Pericarditis
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Cor Pulmonale
Coronary Artery Dissection
Coronary Vessel Malformation
Cough
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Dehydration
Diabetes Type 1
Diabetes Type 2
Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Difficulty With Walking
Dizziness
Dyslipidemia
Ear Ache
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Emphysema
Endocarditis
Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Gait Abnormality
Ganglion Cyst
Gas-Bloat Syndrome
Gastritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastroparesis
Gout
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Headache
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Hemorrhoids
Hernia
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Hypercalcemia
Hypertensive Heart without Failure
Hypothyroidism
Hypoxemia
Idiopathic Hypotension
Infective Endocarditis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Leg and Foot Ulcers
Limb Pain
Limb Swelling
Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
Lipidoses (incl. Gaucher Disease)
Magnesium Metabolism Disorders
Malaise and Fatigue
Marfan Syndrome
Menstrual Disorders
Mineral Metabolism Disorders
Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
Nail and Nail Bed Infection
Nausea
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Neurogenic Bladder
Noninfectious Gastroenteritis and Colitis
Noninfective Endocarditis
Obesity
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis of Foot
Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
Osteopenia
Osteoporosis
Overweight
Peptic Ulcer
Pericarditis
Peripheral Arterial Disease of Extremities
Phlebitis and Thrombophlebitis
Pneumonia
Polyneuropathy
Postpartum Cardiomyopathy
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Prinzmetal Angina
Proteinuria
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Valve Disease
Rheumatoid Carditis
Sarcoidosis
Second Degree Heart Block
Secondary Diabetes Mellitus
Secondary Hypertension
Secondary Renovascular Hypertension
Septal Defect
Shortness of Breath
Sickle Cell Disease
Sleep Apnea
Sleep-Related Leg Cramp
Subacute Endocarditis
Tetralogy of Fallot
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Tobacco Use Disorder
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Tremor
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Type 2 Heart Block - Mobitz
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Stones
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Venous Compression
Venous Embolism and Thrombosis
Venous Insufficiency
Ventricular Septal Defect
Vertigo
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Wheezing
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Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern
Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
Impella Device
Peripheral Artery Catheterization
Thoracentesis

Accepted Insurance Plans

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  • Wellspan Health PPO
    Capital Blue Cross PPO
    Keystone Health Plan Central HMO
  • Choice Plus POS
    Options PPO
    Navigate HMO
    MD IPA/Optimum Choice HMO/Preferred POS HMO-POS
    Nexus Open Access
    Navigate POS
    Medica Choice
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Cigna PPO
    Open Access Plus
  • myBlue Access EPO
    Performance Blue
    Blue High Performance Network
    PPOBlue PPO
    Community Blue PPO
    BCBS PPO
  • Premium Network Plans PPO
    Premium Network Plans - PPO and EPO Plans
  • Geisinger Choice with no Referral PPO
  • Keystone HMO-POS
  • Aetna
    APCN Open Access Aetna Select
    Choice Plus POS II
    Select
    AWH NJ Choice MultiTier POS II
    AWH NJ Choice MultiTier - Standard Savings POS II
    Open Choice PPO
    Managed Choice (Open Access) POS
    Premier Care Network Plus - Innovation Health
    Premier Care Network APCN Choice (OAMC) POS II
    Elect Choice (Open Access) EPO
  • Local Value Network POS Plus
    Regional Preferred POS Plus
    Personal Choice PPO
    Hospital Advantage EPO
  • Flex Connecticut EPO
  • SimplyBlue/Simply Blue Plus PPO
    BluePPO HSA PPO
  • BluePreferred PPO
  • Curative PPO
    Curative EPO
    Curative PPO Plus
  • MVP Health Plan EPO
  • High Performance Network - Tiered HPN
    Blue Card High Performance Network HPN
    Blue Card PPO

Where Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD Sees Patients

  1. 1 Office
    1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 300, Allentown, PA 18103
  2. 2 Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street
    700 E Norwegian St, Pottsville, PA 17901
  3. 3 RxD of Pottsville
    106 S Claude a Lord Blvd, Pottsville, PA 17901

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Meet Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD

Languages Spoken
Punjabi
Urdu
Languages Spoken
Specialties*
Cardiology
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FAQs About Dr. Akbar's Practice

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New patients are generally accepted by Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD. To arrange an appointment, call the number on Dr. Akbar's profile.

Dr. Akbar frequently treats the following conditions: Aortic Stenosis, Sinus Tachycardia, Pericardial Disease, Long QT Syndrome, First Degree Heart Block, Chest Pain, Aortic Valve Disease, Acute Congestive Heart Failure, Sinus Bradycardia, Cardiomegaly and Heart Attack (NSTEMI). See more on Sharecare.

Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD is affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Yes, Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD holds board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine.

Training & Medical Education
Board Certifications
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine
Board Certifications
What’s a board certification and why is it important that my provider has one?

A board certification represents a provider’s dedication to ongoing training in one or more specialties, including the completion of intensive exams. While not all specialties have board certifications, if your provider does have one they’ve taken the extra step to master their specialty and to keep up with the latest advancements in their field.
Residency Hospital
  • Raritan Bay Medical Center
    2011
Residency Hospital
Fellowship Hospital
  • Lankenau Hospital
    2014
Fellowship Hospital

Hospitals Where Dr. Ghulam Akbar, MD Practices

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street

    700 E Norwegian St, Pottsville, PA

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