Mohammed Akhtar - Transplantation | Mount Sinai

About Me

M Zeeshan Akhtar is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Attending Surgeon at Mount Sinai, New York, with a primary clinical focus on Liver Transplantation and Surgery. At Mount Sinai, he leads the isolated organ perfusion services. His research interests lie in the development of innovative devices for perfusion and understanding the biological basis for resuscitating, optimizing, and rescuing organs for transplantation.

M Zeeshan Akhtar graduated from Oxford medical school in 2007, completed residency in hospitals in London and Oxford before completing fellowship in multiorgan transplant and hepatobiliary surgery at Mount Sinai.

Language

English

Position

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Surgery, Liver Transplant, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Immunology & Immunotherapy

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Research Topics

Cancer, Gene editing, Immunology, Metabolomics, Mitochondria, Pediatrics, Transplantation

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET], Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT), Immunology [IMM]

Clinical Focus

Abdominal Surgery
Benign Neoplasm
Bile Duct Cancer
Bile Duct Injury
Hepatic Surgery
Liver Cancer
Liver Mass
Living Donor Liver Transplant
Pancreatic Surgery

Education

MD, Oxford University Medical School

BM BCh (MD), University of Oxford

DPhil (PHD), University of Oxford

FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons England

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)

Oxford University Hospitals

Fellowship, Surgery (General Surgery)

University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

Fellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery

Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Research

I work on scientific areas to optimize, resuscitate and rescue organs for transplantation using machine preservation.

Locations

RMTI Liver Surgery

5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-659-8084

Insurance Information

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RMTI Liver Surgery5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

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Industry Relationships

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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Akhtar during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

OrganOx Ltd.

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Mohammed Akhtar, MD, PhD

M. Zeeshan Akhtar (Preferred Name)

Transplantation

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Research Topics

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Research Topics

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, Oxford University Medical School

BM BCh (MD), University of Oxford

DPhil (PHD), University of Oxford

FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons England

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)

Fellowship, Surgery (General Surgery)

Fellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Research

Locations

RMTI Liver Surgery

Insurance Information

Industry Relationships