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Office
1415 Woodland Ave Ste 140
Des Moines, IA 50309Phone+1 515-241-5995- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a third year resident physician in Internal Medicine currently performing my residency with the University of Iowa Des Moines Internal Medicine residency program. My current interests are in pulmonary and critical care medicine. I also enjoy hospital medicine.
Education & Training
- University of Iowa (Des Moines)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2019 - 2022
- Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2019, DO
- University of Wisconsin MadisonBS, Biology, With Distinction, 2006 - 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- WI State License 2022 - 2025
- IA State License 2019 - 2024
- American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
- American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support Certification
- Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineBasic Surgical Skills Certification
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Sigma Sigma Phi Osteopathic Honor Society Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
- Undergraduate Competitive Travel Award University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science, 2011
- University of Wisconsin Madison Iron Cross Inductee University of Wisconsin Madison, 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Unusual presentation of lepidic adenocarcinoma in a healthy female.Zaheer Akhtar, Leah Laageide, Julian Robles, Christopher Winters, Geoffrey C Wall, James Mallen, Zeeshan Jawa> ;BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2022 May 16
- 10 citationsImpact of Fibrosis-4 Index Prior to COVID-19 on Outcomes in Patients at Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.Mohamed A. Elfeki, Julian Robles, Zaheer Akhtar, Fauzia Ullah, Ice Ganapathiraju, Calvin Tran, Casey Inman, Simon M Collin, Rossana Rosa> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021 Jun 26
- 3 citationsCutaneous mucormycosis in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient on ibrutinib.Katherine R. Sittig, Leah Laageide, Zaheer Akhtar, Geoffrey C. Wall, Sudhir C. Kumar> ;Idcases. 2021 Jan 1
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Abstracts/Posters
- Incidence of Thrombocytopenia Between Proton Pump Inhibitors and Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients Receiving Stress-...Robles, J., Wall, G., Laageide, L., Akhtar, Z., American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/23/2020
- Incidence and Outcomes of Constipation in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients on Fentanyl InfusionsRobles, J., Laageide, L., Akhtar, Z., Robles, C., The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 10/2020
- Changes in Renal Oxygenation and function secondary to cyclosporine A: BOLD MRIAkhtar, Z., Sadowski, E.A., Hafez, O., Cornejo, D., Schlei, N.W., Niles, D. J., Fain, S., Djamali, A., ISMRM 21st Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City Utah, 4/23/2013
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Committees
- Resident member, Diabetic Ketoacidosis Quality Improvement Committee 2021 - Present
- Resident Member, SIESTA Protocol Committee 2019 - Present
- Resident member, Residency Recruitment Committee 2019 - Present
- Resident Member, Residency Curriculum Committee 2019 - Present
- Resident liaison, Graduate Medical Education Committee 2019 - Present
- Resident liaison, Physician IT Advisory Council 2019 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical CenterDes Moines, Iowa
- Froedtert South - Kenosha Medical CenterKenosha, Wisconsin
External Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9782-9824
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