
Nausheen Akhter, MD
@nakhtermd
Director of Cardio-Oncology, Northwestern Medicine, bridge-builder, proud mom, my own views
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https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=17987 08-02-2018 20:46:33
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PROTECT HER2: A strain-guided prospective randomized trial of prophylactic carvedilol in HER2+ breast cancer pts on non-anthracycline antiHER2 regimens may identify low risk pts for cardiotoxicity. Grateful to all co-authors! International Cardio-Oncology Society NM Cardiovascular link.springer.com/10.1186/s40959…

Join us for our quarterly dinner & learn. #Chicago #CardioOnc Chicago Citi-Wide Cardio-Oncology Rounds. Cases presented by Northwestern Medicine and UniversityofChicago, #CME by Rush University System for Health, endorsed by IllinoisACC & IMOS Oncology. chicagocardiooncrounds.org. #MedTwitter #Cardiology #Oncology Nausheen Akhter, MD Menhel Kinno #Pharmacy

Our winter edition Chicago Citi-Wide Cardio-Oncology Rounds wrapped last Thursday. Terrific presentations by ⭐️ trainees NU Internal Medicine Eli Grunblatt and The University of Chicago #rukminiroy. Great discussion with onc experts Ami Shah, MD #JustinKline & Jane N. Winter. Save the date for our next meeting on 3/6/25.


Spreading holiday cheer to our neighbors at ReVive, center for housing and ending homelessness. Thank you WeAreNUHeart #JackieUrban for organizing this gift giving project and all NM Cardiovascular faculty and fellows who embraced it! Heba Osman, DO Ben Freed, MD Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc


Please join us for our quarterly Chicago Citi-Wide Cardio-Oncology Rounds event on March 6th! Looking forward to great presentations on bone marrow transplantation and QT issues in #CardioOnc patients led by Tariq Azam, MD FACC FACP & #DennisYu



Great turn out Chicago Citi-Wide Cardio-Oncology Rounds Rounds tonight! Kudos to our trainee presenters and Tariq Azam, MD FACC FACP & #DennisYu for their excellent mentorship. Looking forward already to our next meeting on May 8, 2025!



The #Chicago community is coming together! You don’t want to miss the American College of Cardiology #ACC25 Health fair next Tuesday!! #Free labs, exercise and food prep demos, expert talks & much more. Thank you to the 60+ volunteers who are ready to help! Maghee Disch RN, MSN, CHFN, FHFSA, AACC Akua G. Asare MD #healthequity


As a prequel to American College of Cardiology & #ACC25, see this- good people helping those in need. It’s is the essence of who we are; it’s #service #empathy #commitment to what is unwavering in Medicine. Let’s make a difference that counts Nausheen Akhter, MD NM Cardiovascular



American College of Cardiology ACC Media Center Florida Chapter ACC International Cardio-Oncology Society Anita Deswal Ana Barac, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA Richardkcheng Nausheen Akhter, MD Courtney M. Campbell Daniel Addison, MD Robert Copeland-Halperin, MD FACC The Penn Thalheimer Center for Cardio-Oncology JACC Journals Eric H Yang, MD Robert Copeland-Halperin, MD FACC Rohit Moudgil MD PhD Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Cleveland Clinic Florida FLASCO Maroone Cancer at Cleveland Clinic Florida #ACC2025


#ACC25 #Chicago #cardioOnc thank you to all who joined today at the cardio-oncology workgroups presentation! Big turnout, great energy, many FITs to join us! Anita Deswal American College of Cardiology ACC Media Center Ana Barac, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA The Penn Thalheimer Center for Cardio-Oncology Teresa López Fdez Richardkcheng Courtney M. Campbell


The vital roles women play in cardiovascular health, and medicine as a whole, have not been matched concurrently by advances that address women's health. To transform care for all, we must not rest on our laurels. Women matter. #acc25 Maghee Disch RN, MSN, CHFN, FHFSA, AACC Dipti Itchhaporia, M.D., MACC , FAHA, FESC Nausheen Akhter, MD


Please join us next Thursday May 8th for our quarterly Chicago Citi-Wide Cardio-Oncology Rounds Rounds! Great topics with #cardioOB on pregnancy in cancer survivors and with #oncology on managing a complicated sarcoma case. #MaryRZiccardi #MariannaKrive Tariq Azam, MD FACC FACP Tochi Okwuosa #GlobalEquityinHealth #CardioOnc Sunil Pauwaa MD Menhel Kinno