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Mohammed Akhtar, MD, PhD
M. Zeeshan Akhtar (Preferred Name)
Transplantation
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
- Pediatric Liver Transplant
- Spleen Surgery
- Splenic Artery Aneurysm
- Splenic Lesion / Mass
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
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
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.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.