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Office
900 E Oak Hill Ave
Knoxville, TN 37917Phone+1 865-545-8000Fax+1 865-545-6732- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of TennesseeFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1986 - 1988
- University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1986
- University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
- University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1988 - Present
- TN State Medical License 1982 - 2024
- VA State Medical License 2002 - 2006
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsCase Series of Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration of Mitral Valve Endocarditis.Yasir N Akhtar, Neil Barry Iv, Malcolm T Foster, Shade Adigun, Gary Smith, William A Walker, Darryl S Weiman> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2022 May 4
- 9 citationsClinical outcomes of percutaneous debulking of tricuspid valve endocarditis in intravenous drug usersYasir N. Akhtar, William A. Walker, Umar Shakur, Gary Smith, Syed S. Husnain, Shade F. Adigun> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Mar 1
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Tennova Physicians Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee
- Turkey Creek Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee
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