Educated at top institutions
Dr. Akhtar graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. He then continued his education at centers of academic excellence. His residency in Internal Medicine was at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He completed his three year Cardiology fellowship at University of Texas, Health Science Center in partnership with Texas Heart Institute in Houston. He then trained in the subspecialty of Interventional Cardiology at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas. He had the fortunate experience of being mentored by physicians that are considered leaders in the field of cardiology.
Dr. Akhtar is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He is a Fellow of American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention. In the rapidly advancing and evolving field of Interventional Cardiology he always stays abreast with cutting edge procedures, devices and drug therapy used in the treatment of heart disease.
Published in top medical journals
Dr. Narula has over a hundred publications and presentations, focused on cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology, in top medical journals. He has expertise in electrocardiography, syncope, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac safety of pharmaceuticals in development.
Voted Top Doctor of Las Vegas by his colleagues
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Voted Top Doctor of Las Vegas by his colleagues
Dr. Narula has been recognized by his colleagues as an outstanding physician in the community. He has served on the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium, a collaboration between Duke University and the FDA, to advance safety of pharmaceuticals in development. He has served on the Council of the American College of Cardiology Nevada Chapter. He was awarded the Healthcare Headliners Award for his contribution to advancing clinical research in Las Vegas and the AAG Award for being the first physician in the Western United States to implant a MRI-compatible defibrillator. He has been voted multiple times by his colleagues to be a top doctor of Las Vegas.
- Healthcare Headliners Award – For advancing clinical research in Las Vegas
- AAG Award – First physician in the Western USA to implant an MRI-compatible defibrillator (Read more)
- Multiple “Top Doctor” recognitions in Las Vegas
Bringing the best healthcare to Southern Nevada
Dr. Narula moved to Las Vegas in 2005 and has worked to deliver the best quality care to his patients. He has performed over 8000 cardiac procedures with a high level of quality and with excellent outcomes. He has brought several cutting-edge technologies to Las Vegas by his involvement in clinical research.These include the treatment of heart failure with vagal nerve or carotid body stimulators. He performed the first treatment of atrial fibrillation with cryoablation in Nevada and established this program at Mountainview Hospital. He has been recognized as an innovator in bringing advanced technology to Las Vegas and is well versed with robotic navigation for ablation. Because of his efforts, Las Vegas patients had access to the latest MRI-compatible defibrillators well before patients in many surrounding states.
