Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment:
Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Administrative Title:
Vascular & Interventional Fellowship Director
Additional Title:
Assistant Professor of Vascular & Interventional Radiology Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Director of Interventional Oncology Program Director of Interventional Radiology Residency
Email:
Location:
22 S. Greene St Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (Primary):
(410) 328-9309 (667) 214-1576
Phone (Secondary):
(410) 328-8162 (410) 328-7490
Fax:
(410) 328-3168
Education and Training
Medical Education
King Edward Medical University. Lahore, Pakistan. 10 / 1993 - 05 / 1999
Degree: M.B.B.S.
Post Graduate Education and Training
07/1999 – 12/2000 Surgical Unit 1, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Position: House Surgeon
01/2000 – 06/2000 West Medical Ward, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Position: House Officer
07/2000 – 07/2000 Anklessaria Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Position: House Officer
08/2000 – 01/2001 Plastic Surgery and General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Position: House Surgeon
02/2001 – 07/2001 Hamdard University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Position: House Surgeon
08/2001 – 10/2001 Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Position: House Surgeon
11/2001 - 06/2003 Surgical Research Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Bayview Campus, Baltimore, Maryland
Position: Surgical Research Associate.
07/2003 – 06/2005 Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Position: Surgery Resident
07/2005 – 06/2006 Jackson Health System/University of Miami, Florida
Position: Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellow.
07/2006 – 06/2007 Jackson Health System/University of Miami and Veterans Affair Hospital, Miami, Florida
Position: Abdominal Imaging Fellow.
07/2007 – 06/2011 Jackson Health System/University of Miami, Florida
Position: Radiology Resident.
07/2011 – 06/2012 University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Position: Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellow
09/2012 – Present University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Position: Assistant Professor Vascular and Interventional
Radiology
07/2016 – Present University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Position: Director of Interventional Oncology
07/2016 - 06/2019 University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltiumore, Maryland
Position: Assistant Program Director of VIR feelowship and IR residency
07/ 2019 - Present University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Marylan
Position: Program Director of IR Residency
Biosketch
After finishing medical education, Dr. Akhter started training in surgery. He did research in the surgical research lab at Johns Hopkins University with emphasis in wound healing and esophageal reflux before moving to New York for residency. While there he developed an interest in vascular and interventional radiology. Dr. Akhter pursued a fellowship in interventional radiology and then did a fellowship in body imaging before completing radiology residency in Miami. He then moved back to Baltimore and did a fellowship at University of Maryland with emphasis on interventional oncology before joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor. He became Director of Interventional Oncology and assistant program director for VIR fellowship and IR residency in 2016. He became Program Director of VIR fellowship and Integrated and Independent IR Residency in 2019.
Presently, his practice includes all facets of interventional oncology including TACE, TARE, percutaneous thermal and IRE ablative techniques as well as other IR procedures including TIPS, hepatobiliary interventions, UFE's and transradial access for elective and emergent endovascular procedures.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Interventional Oncology. Percutaneous Thermal Ablation. IRE, TIPS, TACE, TARE, UFE, Transradial access.
Highlighted Publications
Akhter N, Haskal ZJ. Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Varices, Gastrointestinal Intervention, Publication Date: 12 / 2012, Volume: 1, Issue 1, Pages: 3 – 10, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213179512000028
Alexander Y, Kim, Shelby Frantz, Nabeel Akhter, Jian Zhang;. Radioembolization with yttrium-90 resin microspheres for liver metastases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A retrospective multicenter analysis. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Publication Date: 08/2017, https://www.cochranelibrary.com/central/doi/10.1002/central/CN-01398254/full
Shahed Badiyan, Neha Bhooshan, Michael D. Chuong, Navesh Sharma, Nabeel Akhter, Vahid Etezadi, Petr Hausner, Svetlana Kudryasheva, Adeel Kaiser, Stewart Becker, Mariana Guerrero, Byong Yong Yi. Correlation of radiation dose and activity with clinical outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer after selective internal radiation therapy using yttrium-90 microspheres. Nuclear Medicine Communications, Publication Date: 10/2018, Volume:39. Issue 10, Pages 915-920, PMID:30124600
Alexander Kim, Shelby Frantz, Jayson Brower, Nabeel Akhter, Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 Microspheres for Treating Liver Metastases of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Analysis. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Publication Date: 03/2019, Volume: 30, Issue 3, Pages 298 – 304. PMID:30819469
James Dent, David Dreizin, Nabeel Akhter, Yuanyuan Liang. Diagnostic value of CT Contrast Extravasation for major arterial injury after pelvic fracture: a meta-analysis of 3855 patients. Accepted for publication at American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 11/2019
Additional Publication Citations
Akhter N, Alberola RL & Saigal G. Multimodality Imaging Findings of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy using Conventional & Modern Techniques.
American Roentgen Ray Society, Oral Presentation, Boston, Massachusetts. Date: 04/27/2009
Akhter N, Haskal Z. Extreme Embolization Cases from the Beyond.
Jian Zhang, Nabeel Akhter. Transradial versus transfemoral arterial access in Yittrium-90 microspheres radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies, New York, New York. Date: 05/06/2012
Symposium on Clinical Interventional Oncology, Florida Date: 02/04/2017
Brandon Chen, Abdulla Al Khalifah, Nabeel Akhter. Transcatheter embolization for upper GI bleed: Outcomes of empiric vs selective embolization.Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Conference, Austin, Texas. Date: 03/26/2019
Brown D, Akhter N et al. Incidence and Risk Factors for Sustained Hepatic Function Toxicity 6 Months after Y90 Radioembolization: Interim Analysis of the Radiation-Emitting SIR-spheres In Non-resectable liver tumor (RESIN) registry. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington Date: 03/30/2020
Grand Rounds
Role of Y 90 Radioembolization in Oncology
Radioembolization with Y 90 Glass beads in pre surgical setting.
Interventional Oncology: The other IO
Cryoablation
Research Interests
QED study.
UV catheter study.
TheraSphere HDE for treatment of unresectable HCC
RESIN registry
Surefire Precision Infusion System HCC Registry
SOLACE Study
Clinical Specialty Details
As Director of Interventional Oncology I have particular interest and expertise in minimally invasive cancer therapy including but not limited to:
Percutaneous Ablation of liver, kidney, lung, pancreas, prostate, bone and soft tissue tumors
Microwave ablation
Cryoablation
Radiofrequency ablation
Irreversible electroporation (IRE/Nanoknife)
Ethanol ablation
Fiducial marker placement
Endovascular Cancer therapy e.g.
Transarterial bland embolization (TAE)
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)
Transarterial radioembolization (Y 90 TARE)
Portal vein embolization
Diagnosis, therapy, pain management (nerve block) and palliation
Another area of interest and expertise is in hepato-biliary interventions including but not limited to:
Trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation and revision (TIPS)
Balloon occluded/assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO, BATO, PATO)
Trans-jugular liver biopsy
Trans-splenic and/or trans-mesenteric portal vein recanalization
Pre and Post liver transplant arterial and venous interventions
Other Vascular and Interventional Radiological Procedures e.g.
Men’s health including but not limited to:
Prostate artery embolization
Varicocele Embolization
Women’s health including but not limited to:
Uterine artery embolization
Pelvic vein congestion syndrome therapy
Fallopian tube recanalization
Gastro-enteric interventions and feeding tubes
Percutaneous trans-hepatic cholangiograms, stents, stone removal and cholecystostomy tubes
Genitourinary interventions, nephrostomy and nephro-ureteral tubes and stents
Musculoskeletal interventions, biopsy, ablation, cementoplasty, vertebro/kyphoplasty
Venous interventions, tunneled, non-tunneled lines and mediports
Venous stenting and sclerotherapy
Parathyroid, adrenal and renal vein sampling
Hemodialysis intervention, fistulogram, venoplasty and stenting
Inferior Venacava filter placement and routine or advanced IVC filter and foreign body removal
Superior and inferior venacava recanalization and reconstruction
Pulmonary and other arterial/venous thrombo-embolectomy and thrombolysis
Arteriography, venography, angioplasty and stenting
Trauma and acute arterial and venous hemorrhage embolization and intervention
Pediatric interventions
Trans-radial, trans-femoral and other arterial and venous accesses etc
Fellowship and expertise in body imaging
Awards and Affiliations
2009 - Present Member of Society of Interventional Radiology
Community Service
Skipper, Kayak instructor and Able body for Shake A Leg