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
- Aortic Disease
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Endovascular Treatment
- Hemodialysis Access
- Lower Extremity Arterial Surgery
Conditions and procedures
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
- Hemodialysis Access
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Infected Graft Excision
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Limited Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Lower Extremity Arterial Surgery
- 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
106 Irving St NW
POB North 3150
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General 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