Overview
Mehmet Akay is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Akay and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Akay is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 45 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Community Health
- Friday Health
- Humana
Locations
6550 Fannin St, Suite 1401, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Igor Gregoric is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gregoric and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Ventricular Septal Defects, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Gregoric is currently accepting new patients.
Jorge Salazar is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Salazar and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Septal Defects, Pulmonary Atresia, Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. Dr. Salazar is currently accepting new patients.
Texas Childrens Physician Group
Edward Hickey is a Thoracic Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hickey and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Heart Transplant, and Embolectomy.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.