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Mehmet K. Aktas, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-4775

Office: (585) 275-4775

Fax: (585) 242-9549

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Locations

7309 Seneca Road North
St James Medical Office Building
Hornell, NY 14843-9036

Cardiology: (585) 275-2475

Strong Memorial Hospital Cardiology
601 Elmwood Ave.
 AC-G
Rochester, NY 14642-0001

Cardiology: (585) 275-2475

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Cardiology

Biography

Dr. Aktas is a member of the electrophysiology section, and he takes care of patients with arrhythmias. Specific areas of expertise include ablation of atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardias (SVT), and ventricular tachycardia. Dr. Aktas is an expert in complete management of pacemakers, defibrillators, and resynchronization devices. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Professional Background

Dr. Aktas earned his M.D. from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2002. He was a medical resident at the Cleveland Clinic, and trained as a cardiology fellow and electrophysiology fellow at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 2009.

Credentials

Specialties

  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology - American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Education

2002
MD | Upstate Medical University

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
Fellowship in Electrophysiology at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2005 - 06/30/2008
Fellowship in Cardiology at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2003 - 06/30/2005
Residency in Internal Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Foundation

07/01/2002 - 06/30/2003
Internship in Internal Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Awards

2017
Research Mentoring Award
Sponsor: Department of Medicine
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center

2012
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems High Score Recognition
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Center
Location: Rochester, New York

2011
Internal Medicine Resident Mentorship Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Center
Location: Rochester, New York

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Patents

Patent Title: ECG Clock Electrocardiogram Based Diagnostic Device and Method
Patent #: 10,085,667
Issue Date: Oct 02, 2018
Country: United States
Invented By: Mehmet Kemal Aktas, Jean-Philippe Yves Couderc, Alex Tyndall Page, Tolga Soyata

Publications

Journal Articles

10/20/2020
Younis A, Aktas MK, Rosero S, Kutyifa V, Polonsky B, McNitt S, Sotoodehnia N, Kudenchuk P, Rea TD, Arking DE, Goldenberg I, Zareba W. "Outcome by Sex in Patients With Long QT Syndrome With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator." Journal of the American Heart Association.. 2020 Oct 20; 9(19):e016398. Epub 2020 Sep 21.

9/1/2020
Goldenberg I, Younis A, Aktas MK, McNitt S, Zareba W, Kutyifa V. "Competing risk analysis of ventricular arrhythmia events in heart failure patients with moderately compromised renal dysfunction." Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology.. 2020 Sep 1; Epub 2020 Sep 01.

8/24/2020
Bleszynski PA, Goldenberg I, Fernandez G, Howell E, Younis A, Chen AY, McNitt S, Jeffrey Bruckel , Ling F, Cove C, Aktas MK. "Risk of Arrhythmic Events Following Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Continuous Implantable Cardiac Monitoring." Heart rhythm.. 2020 Aug 24; Epub 2020 Aug 24.

Books & Chapters

2016
Chapter Title: Defibrillation Therapy
Book Title: Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization Therapy, 5e
Author List: Wojciech Zareba, Mehmet Aktas, Chu-Pak Lau
Published By: Elsevier 2016

2015
Chapter Title: Cardiac Conduction and Bradycardia
Book Title: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in Clinical Practice
Author List: Mehmet K. Aktas, Ryan Mandell
Edited By: David T. Huang, Travis Prinzi,
Published By: Springer 2015

2012
Chapter Title: Ambulatory Arrhythmias
Book Title: Manual of Outpatient Cardiology
Author List: Andrew J Brenyo, Mehmet K Aktas
Edited By: John D. Bisognano, Ron Beck, Ryan Connell
Published By: Springer 2012

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