MehmetKAktasMDMBA
Cardiology • Rochester, NYCardiac Electrophysiology
Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
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Office
601 Elmwood Ave
# 684
Rochester, NY 14642Phone+1 585-275-2475Fax+1 585-242-9549- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Mehmet Aktas is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rochester, NY. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
He received his medical degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University and completed training at the Cleveland Clinic and University of Rochester Medical Center. He has been in practice 15 years.
He specializes in cardiac electrophysiology. He has extensive experience in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia and device based therapies including implantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertion and follow-up. He is actively involved in numerous clinical research projects focused on the treatment of heart failure, atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death.
Education & Training
University of RochesterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2008 - 2009- University of RochesterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2002 - 2005- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 25
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Risk Prediction in Male Adolescents With Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Implications for Sex-Specific Risk Stratification in Potassium Channel-Mediated Long QT Syndrome.Bjelic, M., Goldenberg, I., Younis, A., Chen, A., Huang, D., Yoruk, A., Aktas, M., Rosero, S., Cutter, K., McNitt, S., Sotoodehnia, N., Kudenchuk, P., Rea, T., Arking,...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Feb 6
- Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment.Patel, A., Hsu, K., Schleede, S., Watts, A., McNitt, S., Goldenberg, I., Sherazi, S., Aktas, M.> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2024 Mar 1
- 1 citationsPersistent and Recurrent Device-Related Thrombus After Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes.Jules Mesnier, Trevor Simard, Richard G Jung, Kyle R Lehenbauer, Kerstin Piayda, Radoslaw Pracon, Gregory G Jackson, Eduardo Flores-Umanzor, Laurent Faroux, Kasper Kor...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Nov 27
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Journal Articles
- Device Measured Rapid Shallow Breathing Index and Not Minute Ventilation Reflects Changes in Dyspnea Status in Ambulatory Heart Failure PatientsMehmet Aktas, John Boehmer, Journal of Cardiac Failure
- CIED Malfunction in Patients Receiving Radiation Is a Rare Event That Could Be Detected by Remote MonitoringAbrar H Shah, Mehmet K Aktas, Genaro Fernandez, Sughosh Dhakal, Michael J Moravan, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Authored Content
- Device Measured Rapid Shallow Breathing Index and Not Minute Ventilation Reflects Changes in Dyspnea Status in Ambulatory Heart Failure PatientsAugust 2018
Press Mentions
![Cite as Tosun M, Olmez M, Unver E, Et Al. Oxidative and Pro- Inflammatory Lung Injury Induced by Desflurane Inhalation in Rats and the Protective Effect of Rutin [Published Online as Ahead of Print on August 19, 2021]. Adv Clin Exp Med. 2021;30(9). doi:10.17219/acem/136194](https://doximity-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1548182774/z6elz0keoz6zkihzw8qn.png)
Cite as Tosun M, Olmez M, Unver E, Et Al. Oxidative and Pro- Inflammatory Lung Injury Induced by Desflurane Inhalation in Rats and the Protective Effect of Rutin [Published Online as Ahead of Print on August 19, 2021]. Adv Clin Exp Med. 2021;30(9). doi:10.17219/acem/136194September 25th, 2020
Chest Pain Drug Ranolazine Falls Short in Preventing First Episode of Ventricular Arrhythmia or DeathSeptember 5th, 2018- UR Medicine Heart Team Offers World’s Smallest PacemakerDecember 19th, 2016
Hospital Affiliations
Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of RochesterRochester, New York
St. James HospitalHornell, New York
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