Fawaz F Akbik MD

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Physician

1136 Cleveland AveSte 209East Point, GA 30344
Phone+1 404-761-3525
Fax+1 404-766-3696

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Summary

Dr. Fawaz Akbik is a pulmonologist based in East Point, GA, with subspecialties in asthma & COPD, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine. He completed his medical degree at Cairo University School of Medicine in 1978, followed by a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Cook County Health and Hospitals System. He practices at the South Atlanta Pulmonary Group and is experienced in sleep medicine and pneumonia. He authored a publication on managing hemoptysis in pulmonary tuberculosis cited 25 times, and received CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certifications through Practice Fusion in several years.

Education & Training

Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1984 - 1986
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1978

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Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1986 - 2027
IN State Medical License 1987 - 2019
IL State Medical License 1981 - 1999
TX State Medical License 1986 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion, Practice Fusion, 2011, 2013-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

24 citations
Management of Major or Massive Hemoptysis in Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Bronchial Arterial Embolization
Petham P. Muthuswamy, Fawaz Akbik, Cory Franklin, Dimitrios G. Spigos, Walter L. Barker
Chest. 1987-07-01