Dr. Fadi Akar

Biography

Fadi G. Akar completed his doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, followed by post-doctoral training in molecular cardiology at Johns Hopkins University. His academic career began at Johns Hopkins, where he joined the Faculty of Medicine in 2004, later moving to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2007, and then to Yale University School of Medicine in 2020. His lab focuses on understanding the mechanisms that promote arrhythmias associated with structural heart diseases and developing gene-based approaches to prevent malignant arrhythmias. Akar's research involves basic and translational studies to advance knowledge of sudden cardiac death and to identify novel targets for treating arrhythmias. His investigations include studying complex arrhythmias that arise from conditions such as hypertrophy, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. He utilizes in vitro approaches and various animal models in his experiments, guided by the principle that effective management of rhythm disorders necessitates targeting the root causes of the disease. He has notable involvement with the American Heart Association and has contributed to discussions on electrophysiology fellowships.

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