AmitMohanKakkarMDFACC, RPVI

Cardiology • Bronx, NY

Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine

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Office
1400 Pelham Pkwy S
Cath Lab, 5West
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone+1 718-918-5735

Fax+1 718-918-5733
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Education & Training

Morehouse School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2010 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
RI State Medical License 2013 - 2014
DC State Medical License 2007 - 2010
VA State Medical License 2007 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Assessment of 2-Year Mortality With Use of Drug-Coated Devices in Femoropopliteal Disease: A Real-World Experience From the Bronx, New York.
Israel Safiriyu, Divya Gumber, Leonidas Palaiodimos, Seth Sokol, Sheetal V Mathai, Amit Shah, Aksim Rivera, Dimitris Karamanis, Amit Kakkar> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2022 Aug 1
A case of vasculitis after paclitaxel drug-coated balloon angioplasty.
Kelly Hawkins, Rithu Srikantha, Lauren Penn, Amit Kakkar, Jason Cohen, Beth N Mclellan> ;JAAD Case Reports. 2022 May 1
Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) - A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism.
Jonathan Koslowsky, Amit Kakkar, Robert T. Faillace, Seth I. Sokol> ;Current Pharmaceutical Design. 2021 Nov 15
6 citations
Saddle pulmonary embolism and clot in transit in COVID-19 infection: a case report of catastrophic venous thromboembolism
Shunsuke Aoi, Amit Kakkar, Yosef Golowa, Michael Grushko, Christina M. Coyle, Tarek N. Elrafei, Matthew D Langston, Robert T. Faillace, Sripal Bangalore, Seth I. Sokol> ;European Heart Journal. Case Reports. 2020 Dec 1
10 citations
Use, Safety and Effectiveness of Subintimal Angioplasty and Re-Entry Devices for the Treatment of Femoropopliteal Chronic Total Occlusions: A Systematic Review of 87 S...
Damianos G. Kokkinidis, Ioannis Katsaros, Anil Kumar Jonnalagadda, Seth J. Avner, Nikolaos Chaitidis, Christos Bakoyiannis, Amit Kakkar, Eric A. Secemsky, Jay Giri, Eh...> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
15 citations
Direct Transcervical Access vs the Transfemoral Approach for Carotid Artery Stenting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Pavlos Texakalidis, Stefanos Giannopoulos, Damianos G. Kokkinidis, Nektarios Charisis, Amit Kakkar, Pascal Jabbour, Leonardo Rangel-Castilla, Ehrin J. Armstrong, John ...> ;Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2019 Mar 1
14 citations
Percutaneous versus surgical management of lower extremity peripheral artery disease.
Amit Kakkar, J. Dawn Abbott> ;Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 2015 Jan 23
10 citations
Prophylactic use of intra-aortic balloon pump for high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: will the Impella LP 2.5 device show superiority in a clinical randomize...
Asmir I. Syed, Amit Karkar, Rebecca Torguson, Yanlin Li, Itsik Ben-Dor, Sara D. Collins, Gilles Lemesle, Gabriel Maluenda, Zhenyi Xue, Mickey Scheinowitz, Kimberly Kan...> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2010 Apr 1
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Press Mentions

Community Healthcare System Adds Eight New PhysiciansSeptember 10th, 2021
Hospitals of Community Healthcare System Welcome Practitioners to Physician NetworkSeptember 8th, 2021
Best Psychologists in ChicagoJune 23rd, 2019
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Hospital Affiliations

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, New York
NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, New York
NYC Health + Hospitals / JacobiBronx, New York
St. Catherine HospitalEast Chicago, Indiana