About me
Dr. Akbari performs vascular and endovascular surgery, including complex lower-extremity interventions, limb salvage, open and endovascular aneurysm repair, carotid surgery, dialysis access surgery and interventions.
He has authored or co-authored 67 articles, reviews, and editorials in refereed journal and multimedia, is the author or co-author of 30 book chapters, and has given over 100 presentations nationally and internationally.
In collaboration with the MedStar Wound Healing Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Akbari has maintained a long-standing expertise and dedication to complex lower extremity vascular and endovascular surgery and limb salvage. His practice is primarily located at MGUH.
Clinical areas of focus
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Treatment
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Stent Placement
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aorta Restriction
- Angioaccess Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation
- Angioplasty
- Aortography
- Arteriovenous Anastomosis
- Arteriovenous Fistula Revision
- Bypass Graft
- Coiling Of An Aneurysm
- Dialysis
- Dilation Of Left Cephalic Vein With Intraluminal Device
- Dilation Of Upper Vein
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Repair Of Femoral Artery
- Endovascular Treatment
- External Iliac Artery Supplement
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Right Upper Extremity Arteries
- Fluoroscopy Upper Arteries
- Fragmentation Of Femoral Artery
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Infected Graft Excision
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limited Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Percutaneous Dilation Of Common Iliac Artery
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Plain Radiography Abdominal Aorta
- Popliteal Foot Bypass
- Radial Artery Dilation
- Revision Synthetic Substitute
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Stent Placement
- Stenting Of Blood Vessels
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thromboendarterectomy With Patch Graft
- Translumbar Aortography
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Vascular Embolization
- Vein Needle Introduction
- Vein Patch Placement
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Health Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-4485Fax 202-877-4463
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- POS OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1997)
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center (1995)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1990)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Selected Recent Peer-reviewed Articles
K, K. G., Meshkin, D. H., Tirrell, A. R., Bekeny, J. C., Tefera, E. A., Fan, K. L., Akbari, C. M., Evans, K. K. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular angiosomal revascularization in the setting of collateral vessels. Journal of Vascular Surgery, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.026
Bekeny, J. C., Alfawaz, A., Day, J., Naz, I., Attinger, C. E., Fan, K. L., Evans, K. K., Akbari, C. M. (2021). Indirect endovascular revascularization via collaterals: a new classification to predict wound healing and limb salvage. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 73, 264-272. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.11.031
Janhofer, D. E., Lakhiani, C., Kim, P. J., Akbari, C., Naz, I., Tefera, E. A., Attinger, C. E., Evans, K. K. (2019). The utility of preoperative arteriography for free flap planning in patients with chronic lower extremity wounds. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 143, 604-613. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005265
Lakhiani, C., Fleury, C. M., Black, C. K., Janhofer, D. E., Akbari, C., Evans, K. K. (2019). Negative pressure wound therapy with intermittent instillation of rifampin for the treatment of an infected vascular bypass graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques, 5, 435-437. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2019.04.008