Waseem Akhter MD

Physician

Rutgers Robertwood Johnson Medical SchoolOne Robert Wood Johnson PlaceNew Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone+1 215-668-9607

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Education & Training

Tower HealthFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
Dow University of Health SciencesClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2021
CO State Medical License 2014 - 2017
KY State Medical License 1998 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Effect of post-hypoxic reoxygenation on DNA fragmentation in cortical neuronal nuclei of newborn piglets
Jeffrey Parker, Qazi M. Ashraf, Waseem Akhter, Om P. Mishra, Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos
Neuroscience Letters. 2007-02-02
27 citations
Hypoxia-induced modification of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase and dna polymerase β activity in cerebral cortical nuclei of newborn piglets: role of nitric oxide
Om P. Mishra, Waseem Akhter, Qazi M. Ashraf, Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos
Neuroscience. 2003-07-16
24 citations
Hypoxia-induced Ca2+-influx in cerebral cortical neuronal nuclei of newborn piglets
Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, Waseem Akhter, Om P. Mishra
Neuroscience Letters. 2003-05-15