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
- Atherosclerosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Treatment
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Lower Limb Edema
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Phlebitis
- Stent Placement
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Capillary Diseases
- Carotid Stenosis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Endoleak
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Intestinal Ischemia
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Blood Vessel Injury
- Lower Limb Edema
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- May Thurner Syndrome
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Blood Vessel Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Spider Veins
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Insufficiency
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Bypass Graft
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Dialysis
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Treatment
- Enteroscopy
- Factor Vii Infusion
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Removal
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Neobladder Creation
- Nerve Graft
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Pump Therapy
- Stent Placement
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Translumbar Aortography
- Vascular Embolization
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Health Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-877-2255Fax 877-376-2434
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
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- POS OA
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General 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